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Amumu vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Amumu

based on 968 Amumu vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Amumu resulted from an examination of 968 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Amumu is forced to battle against Kennen in only 1.1% of his matches.

Amumu vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Amumu does a decent job of beating Kennen. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champions face one another in. In Amumu vs Kennen rounds, Amumu’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Amumu vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Amumu to level upe
>
Second ability for Amumu to level upq
>
Last skill for Amumu to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Amumu's passive ability p
Amumu's q ability q
Amumu's w ability w
Amumu's e ability e
Amumu's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kennen as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Kennen

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 Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Amumu vs Kennen Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Kennen Image
4.2
< Kills >
6.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
10.9
< Assists >
6.8
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
30
< Minions Killed >
157
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,447
< Physical Damage >
1,985
10,999
< Magic Damage >
20,829
1,921
< True Damage >
606
14,368
< Damage Dealt >
23,421
32,679
< Damage Taken >
22,326
10,638
< Gold Earned >
11,386
1.12
< Towers >
1.96
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
11,734
< Total Healing >
3,031
12,811
< Experience >
14,515
25
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
254
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Kennen with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Amumu vs. Kennen counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between these two champions. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kennen. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Amumu usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Amumu and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Kennen

Who is Better, Amumu or Kennen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when playing against Kennen, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes a good counter for Kennen.

While Amumu does have a higher win rate than Kennen, when facing one another, Amumu also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Kennen.

Moreover, Amumu has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Kennen matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a higher 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 Kennen. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Amumu against Kennen.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Amumu, we analyzed 968 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kennen as Amumu comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Amumu in order to counter Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Kennen. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Amumu versus Kennen build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Amumu included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Kennen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 51.2% battling Kennen with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Kennen as Amumu, Amumu players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Amumu vs Kennen clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

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