Amumu vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Amumu
based on 2,871 Amumu vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Nasus
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 Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Amumu vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Amumu in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Amumu against Nasus counter statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nasus. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Amumu often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Nasus
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Who is Better, Amumu or Nasus?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nasus, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes an ok counter for Nasus.
While Amumu does have a lower win rate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Nasus.
Moreover, Amumu has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Nasus matchups, Nasus 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 late stage team fights.
Amumu is a somewhat poor counter to Nasus. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Amumu against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Amumu in order to counter Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu often racks up a lot less CS compared to Nasus. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Amumu versus Nasus build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Liandry's Torment. When Amumu used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Nasus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Amumu had an average winrate of 49.0% when playing against Nasus with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Nasus as Amumu, you should equip 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 combinations players chose for Amumu vs Nasus counters, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.
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