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Amumu vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Amumu

based on 2,255 Amumu vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Amumu faced off against Nunu & Willump in 2255 games. With so many games with Amumu vs Nunu & Willump gives us faith in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a supported build to defeat Nunu & Willump. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Amumu is forced to battle against Nunu & Willump in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a good job of beating Nunu & Willump. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.5% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Amumu versus Nunu & Willump matches, Amumu’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Nunu & Willump.

Best Amumu vs Nunu & Willump 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

RiftmakerLiandry's TormentIceborn GauntletRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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E
3
Q
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Nunu & Willump

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 Nunu & Willump

Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.

Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.

Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

Amumu vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Nunu & Willump Image
4.2
< Kills >
5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.9
10.9
< Assists >
11.3
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
29
< Minions Killed >
30
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,544
< Physical Damage >
1,113
11,221
< Magic Damage >
13,145
1,987
< True Damage >
865
14,754
< Damage Dealt >
15,123
31,947
< Damage Taken >
37,421
10,474
< Gold Earned >
10,772
1.13
< Towers >
1.23
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
11,662
< Total Healing >
19,976
12,518
< Experience >
12,748
23
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
262
< Time Dealing CC >
442

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Amumu vs. Nunu & Willump matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nunu & Willump..

Amumu often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Nunu & Willump. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Amumu and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Amumu or Nunu & Willump?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when trying to fight Nunu & Willump, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes a good counter for Nunu & Willump.

While Amumu does have a higher win rate than Nunu & Willump, when facing one another, Amumu also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Amumu into Nunu & Willump.

Additionally, Amumu has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Amumu is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Amumu is a good counter for Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Nunu & Willump Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Amumu, we analyzed 2,255 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 Nunu & Willump 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 truly master Amumu in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nunu & Willump. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Amumu versus Nunu & Willump build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Amumu used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Nunu & Willump than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Amumu had an average win rate of 52.5% when countering Nunu & Willump with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Nunu & Willump as Amumu, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Amumu vs Nunu & Willump counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.

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