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

Amumu vs Rakan

How to Beat Rakan as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the a tier of champions
TankMage
Support

How to Beat Rakan as Amumu

based on 2,389 Amumu vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rakan as Amumu came out of an examination of 2389 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Amumu encounters Rakan in only 2.6% of his games.

Amumu vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a ok job of countering Rakan. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champions face one another in. In Amumu versus Rakan matches, Amumu’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Rakan.

Best Amumu vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentDead Man's PlateRanduin's OmenFrozen Heart

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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Rakan as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Amumu vs Rakan Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Rakan Image
3.9
< Kills >
1.5
6
< Deaths >
5.5
10.9
< Assists >
14.6
0.87
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
30
< Minions Killed >
32
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,407
< Physical Damage >
1,188
11,148
< Magic Damage >
4,999
1,944
< True Damage >
738
14,499
< Damage Dealt >
6,926
31,044
< Damage Taken >
20,227
10,366
< Gold Earned >
8,266
1.16
< Towers >
1.74
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,155
< Total Healing >
5,735
12,331
< Experience >
10,362
26
< Vision Score >
62
9
< Wards Placed >
29
269
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Rakan with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Amumu vs. Rakan counter statistics that may help you realize the differences between the two. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rakan..

Amumu often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Rakan. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Amumu and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Rakan

Who is Better, Amumu or Rakan?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rakan, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes an ok counter for Rakan.

While Amumu does have a higher win rate than Rakan, when on opposite teams, Amumu also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Rakan.

Moreover, Amumu has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rakan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Rakan 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 late stage team fights.

Amumu is a decent counter to Rakan. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Rakan.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Amumu, we analyzed 2,389 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 Rakan 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 to counter Rakan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Rakan. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Amumu versus Rakan build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Rakan than with most other common builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Rakan with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Rakan as Amumu, Amumu players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Amumu vs Rakan counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

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