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How to Win Amumu vs Leona Counter MatchupAmumu is in the b tier of champions

Amumu vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the s tier of champions
TankMage
TankSupport

How to Beat Leona as Amumu

based on 3,624 Amumu vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Amumu battled Leona 3624 times. Including so many games with Amumu versus Leona gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide useful data and a pro build to smash your enemy. This matchup is relatively rare. Amumu encounters Leona in only 4.0% of his games.

Amumu vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Amumu has done a pathetic job of beating Leona. On average, he wins a lowly 46.3% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Amumu versus Leona rounds, Amumu’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Leona.

Best Amumu vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenFrozen HeartUnending DespairAbyssal Mask

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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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 Leona as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Leona

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 Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Amumu vs Leona Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Leona Image
4.1
< Kills >
2.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
11.2
< Assists >
14
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
29
< Minions Killed >
32
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,428
< Physical Damage >
2,769
11,365
< Magic Damage >
6,898
2,119
< True Damage >
980
14,912
< Damage Dealt >
10,647
31,935
< Damage Taken >
23,533
10,434
< Gold Earned >
8,593
1.06
< Towers >
1.55
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,303
< Total Healing >
2,885
12,415
< Experience >
10,524
24
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
23
277
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Leona with Amumu in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some strategic Amumu against Leona matchup stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Leona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Leona..

Amumu usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Leona. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Amumu and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Leona

Who is Better, Amumu or Leona?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually loses when trying to fight Leona, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes a bad counter for Leona.

While Amumu does have a lower winrate compared to Leona, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Amumu into Leona.

Additionally, Amumu also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Leona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Amumu is a terribly counter for Leona. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Leona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Amumu

Amumu Loses Against

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Amumu Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.8% winrateZeriZeri56% winrateZoeZoe55.2% winrateLuluLulu54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Amumu, we analyzed 3,624 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 Leona 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Amumu to counter Leona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Leona. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Amumu versus Leona build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Liandry's Torment. When Amumu included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Leona than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Amumu had an average winrate of 46.3% when countering Leona with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of beating Leona as Amumu, Amumu players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Amumu vs Leona clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.3% win rate overall.

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