Amumu vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Amumu
based on 3,072 Amumu vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Pyke
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 Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Amumu vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Amumu in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several important Amumu against Pyke matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Pyke..
Amumu usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Pyke. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Pyke
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Who is Better, Amumu or Pyke?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Pyke, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Amumu does have a higher win rate compared to Pyke, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Pyke.
Additionally, Amumu has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Pyke matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a similar 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 Pyke. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Amumu against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Amumu to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu usually gets a similar amount of CS as Pyke. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Amumu versus Pyke build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Force of Nature. When Amumu included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Pyke than with many other common builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Pyke with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Pyke 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 runes that we analyzed for Amumu vs Pyke LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.8% winrate overall.
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