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

Amumu vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the a tier of champions
TankMage
TankFighter

How to Beat Sion as Amumu

based on 2,530 Amumu vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our database, Amumu faced off against Sion 2530 times. With so many matchups for Amumu versus Sion gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative stats and a solid build to annihilate your enemy. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Amumu fights Sion in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Amumu has done a poor job of countering Sion. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Amumu vs Sion rounds, Amumu’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Sion.

Best Amumu vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Frozen HeartForce of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
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
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Sion as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Sion

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 Sion

Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.

Amumu vs Sion Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Sion Image
4.3
< Kills >
4.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.8
11.3
< Assists >
7.2
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
33
< Minions Killed >
184
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.62
1,720
< Physical Damage >
12,936
12,665
< Magic Damage >
8,406
2,372
< True Damage >
646
16,758
< Damage Dealt >
21,989
33,506
< Damage Taken >
48,195
10,832
< Gold Earned >
12,212
1.05
< Towers >
3.11
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,262
< Total Healing >
8,877
13,171
< Experience >
15,434
24
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
287
< Time Dealing CC >
676

How to Counter Sion with Amumu in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Amumu against Sion counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s ratio of NaN, showing that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sion. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Amumu often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sion. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Amumu and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Sion

Who is Better, Amumu or Sion?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually loses when trying to fight Sion, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes a bad counter to Sion.

While Amumu does have a lower win rate than Sion, when on opposite teams, Amumu also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Amumu into Sion.

Additionally, Amumu also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Amumu is a terribly counter for Sion. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Amumu

Amumu Loses Against

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Amumu Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.8% winrateZeriZeri56% winrateZoeZoe55.2% winrateLuluLulu54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Amumu, we analyzed 2,530 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 Sion 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.

Other Useful Resources

Amumu Build Sion Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Amumu to counter Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Sion. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Amumu versus Sion build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Amumu bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Sion than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Amumu had an average win rate of 47.7% battling Sion with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Sion as Amumu, you should take 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 Sion LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sion as Amumu are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.