Amumu vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Amumu
based on 9,114 Amumu vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Lux
Amumu is highly dependent on teammates, so try laning with your friends for maximum effectiveness.
Despair is very effective against other tanks, so make sure you're in range of opponents with the highest Health.
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Amumu vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Amumu in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some important Amumu versus Lux counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lux..
Amumu usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lux. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Amumu and Lux
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Who is Better, Amumu or Lux?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when facing off against Lux, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes a good counter to Lux.
While Amumu does have a higher win rate than Lux, when on opposite teams, Amumu also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Lux.
Additionally, Amumu also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Lux matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Amumu is a decent counter for Lux. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Amumu in order to counter Lux 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 significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu on average picks up less CS relative to Lux. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Amumu versus Lux build include Sunfire Aegis, Gargoyle Stoneplate, and Demonic Embrace. When Amumu bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Lux than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 51.3% battling Lux with this build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Lux as Amumu, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Amumu vs Lux counters, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Amumu are given for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.