Amumu vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Amumu
based on 1,555 Amumu vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Shen
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 Shen
Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.
Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.
Amumu vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Amumu in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some influential Amumu versus Shen matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shen..
Amumu normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Shen
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Who is Better, Amumu or Shen?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when playing against Shen, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes an ok counter for Shen.
While Amumu does have a lower win rate than Shen, when facing one another, Amumu also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Shen.
Additionally, Amumu has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ 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 somewhat poor counter to Shen. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Amumu in order to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu most often racks up a lot less CS relative to Shen. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Amumu versus Shen build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Amumu bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Shen than with most other common item sets. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Shen with this build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Shen 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 Shen counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.
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