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

Amumu vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Amumu

based on 1,454 Amumu vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our data, Amumu battled Nilah in 1454 games. Including so many games with Amumu versus Nilah gives us faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a solid build to shatter your foe. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Amumu has to counter Nilah in only 1.6% of his matches.

Amumu vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Amumu does a dismal job of countering Nilah. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Amumu against Nilah games, Amumu’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Amumu vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of Nature

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
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Nilah as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Nilah

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.

Amumu vs Nilah Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Nilah Image
4.2
< Kills >
7.9
5.9
< Deaths >
6.9
11.3
< Assists >
6.1
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
30
< Minions Killed >
166
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,475
< Physical Damage >
18,234
11,608
< Magic Damage >
153
2,039
< True Damage >
418
15,122
< Damage Dealt >
18,805
31,094
< Damage Taken >
24,242
10,398
< Gold Earned >
12,596
1.12
< Towers >
2.49
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
11,279
< Total Healing >
8,565
12,536
< Experience >
13,130
24
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
268
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Nilah with Amumu in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some vital Amumu against Nilah counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between these two champions. Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nilah. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Amumu normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nilah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Amumu and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Nilah

Who is Better, Amumu or Nilah?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes a bad counter to Nilah.

While Amumu does have a lower win rate compared to Nilah, when facing one another, Amumu also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Nilah.

Furthermore, Amumu has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. 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 in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Amumu is a somewhat poor counter for Nilah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Nilah.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Amumu, we analyzed 1,454 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 Nilah 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

If you would like to truly master Amumu in order to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Nilah. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Amumu versus Nilah build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Amumu incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Nilah than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Amumu had an average winrate of 48.9% when countering Nilah with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Nilah 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 used for Amumu vs Nilah fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Amumu are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.