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

Amumu vs Talon

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

based on 1,725 Amumu vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our data, Amumu did battle with Talon in 1725 games. Including so many games with Amumu versus Talon provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a pro build to counter your opposition. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Amumu is forced to battle against Talon in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Talon Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a decent job of beating Talon. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champions battle each other in. In Amumu against Talon games, Amumu’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Talon.

Best Amumu vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailFrozen Heart

Optional Items

Unending DespairIceborn GauntletSpirit VisageRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Talon as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Talon

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 Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Amumu vs Talon Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Talon Image
4.3
< Kills >
8.4
6.1
< Deaths >
7
11
< Assists >
6.5
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
32
< Minions Killed >
138
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.44
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,584
< Physical Damage >
21,155
11,436
< Magic Damage >
79
2,057
< True Damage >
1,222
15,079
< Damage Dealt >
22,456
32,292
< Damage Taken >
28,092
10,754
< Gold Earned >
12,762
1.12
< Towers >
1.5
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
11,503
< Total Healing >
6,378
13,001
< Experience >
14,717
27
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
7
277
< Time Dealing CC >
192

How to Counter Talon with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Amumu versus Talon matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Amumu normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Talon. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Amumu and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Talon

Who is Better, Amumu or Talon?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when facing off against Talon, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes a good counter to Talon.

While Amumu does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Amumu also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Talon.

Moreover, Amumu also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

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

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Amumu, we analyzed 1,725 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 Talon 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Amumu to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Talon. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Amumu versus Talon build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Amumu included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Talon than with many other common item sets. In fact, Amumu had an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Talon as Amumu, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Amumu vs Talon counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% winrate overall.

If you need to view Amumu vs Talon tips and builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every round with data with both champions.