Amumu vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Amumu
based on 1,141 Amumu vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Karthus
Despair is very effective against other tanks, so make sure you're in range of opponents with the highest Health.
Amumu is highly dependent on teammates, so try laning with your friends for maximum effectiveness.
Cooldown Reduction on Amumu is very strong, but it's often difficult to itemize for it. Grab the Golem buff whenever possible to gain Cooldown Reduction without sacrificing stats.
Advice to Win Against Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Amumu vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Amumu in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some influential Amumu vs. Karthus counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus..
Amumu usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Karthus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Karthus
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Who is Better, Amumu or Karthus?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when taking on Karthus, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes an ok counter to Karthus.
While Amumu does have a higher win rate compared to Karthus, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Karthus.
Furthermore, Amumu also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Karthus matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Amumu is a decent counter for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Amumu to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu on average accumulates less CS as Karthus. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Amumu versus Karthus build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Karthus than with many other common builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Karthus with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Karthus as Amumu, Amumu players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Amumu vs Karthus battles, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.
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