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

Amumu vs Rengar

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How to Beat Rengar as Amumu

based on 2,797 Amumu vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Rengar as Amumu resulted from an analysis of 2797 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Amumu encounters Rengar in only 3.1% of his matches.

Amumu vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a ok job of countering Rengar. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Amumu against Rengar rounds, Amumu’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Rengar.

Best Amumu vs Rengar 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

Randuin's OmenAbyssal MaskSpirit VisageDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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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 Rengar as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Amumu vs Rengar Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Rengar Image
4.4
< Kills >
8
5.9
< Deaths >
7.2
10.8
< Assists >
6.5
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
31
< Minions Killed >
44
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
1.23
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,543
< Physical Damage >
17,262
11,201
< Magic Damage >
1,382
1,968
< True Damage >
1,117
14,713
< Damage Dealt >
19,761
31,386
< Damage Taken >
34,234
10,683
< Gold Earned >
12,943
1.16
< Towers >
1.29
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
11,283
< Total Healing >
16,185
12,864
< Experience >
14,173
26
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
5
271
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Rengar with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several significant Amumu versus Rengar counter stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rengar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rengar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Amumu normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Rengar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Amumu and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Rengar

Who is Better, Amumu or Rengar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when playing against Rengar, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes an ok counter to Rengar.

While Amumu does have a higher winrate compared to Rengar, when facing one another, Amumu also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Rengar.

Furthermore, Amumu also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rengar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Rengar 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 Rengar. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Amumu against Rengar.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Amumu, we analyzed 2,797 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 Rengar 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 learn all of the intricacies of Amumu to counter Rengar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Rengar. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Amumu versus Rengar build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Amumu bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Rengar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Amumu had an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Rengar with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Rengar as Amumu, you should take 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 we have analyed for Amumu vs Rengar LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.2% winrate overall.

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