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

Amumu vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Amumu

based on 3,460 Amumu vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Amumu did battle with Sylas in 3460 games. Including so many games with Amumu vs Sylas gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a supported build to wreck your opponent. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Amumu has to counter Sylas in only 3.8% of his matches.

Amumu vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Amumu does a poor job of countering Sylas. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions face one another in. In Amumu versus Sylas matches, Amumu’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Amumu vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalChain Vest

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenAbyssal MaskIceborn GauntletSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

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
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Amumu vs Sylas Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Sylas Image
4.2
< Kills >
8.4
6.5
< Deaths >
7.3
11.2
< Assists >
7.2
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.94
30
< Minions Killed >
121
1.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,483
< Physical Damage >
517
11,565
< Magic Damage >
22,263
1,979
< True Damage >
781
15,028
< Damage Dealt >
23,562
32,107
< Damage Taken >
30,932
10,505
< Gold Earned >
11,645
1.1
< Towers >
1.55
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
11,104
< Total Healing >
8,047
12,586
< Experience >
13,749
25
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
263
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Sylas with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Amumu versus Sylas matchup stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Amumu usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Amumu and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Sylas

Who is Better, Amumu or Sylas?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Amumu usually loses when taking on Sylas, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes a poor counter to Sylas.

While Amumu does have a lower win rate than Sylas, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Sylas.

Moreover, Amumu also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Amumu is a somewhat poor counter to Sylas. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Amumu against Sylas.

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

GravesGraves+ 53.4% 771 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.5% 14687 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.6% 4666 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 54.8% 84 Games

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Amumu, we analyzed 3,460 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 Sylas 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Amumu to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu typically accumulates a lot less CS as Sylas. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Amumu versus Sylas build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Amumu used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Sylas than with many other typical builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Sylas with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Sylas as Amumu, Amumu players should use 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 rune builds that we analyzed for Amumu vs Sylas counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Amumu are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.