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

Amumu vs Warwick

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

based on 4,637 Amumu vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Warwick as Amumu resulted from an analysis of 4637 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Amumu fights Warwick in only 5.1% of his matches.

Amumu vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a average job of countering Warwick. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Amumu vs Warwick rounds, Amumu’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Warwick.

Best Amumu vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskFrozen HeartDead Man's PlateRanduin's Omen

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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
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 Warwick as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Amumu vs Warwick Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Warwick Image
4
< Kills >
7
6.2
< Deaths >
7.1
11.1
< Assists >
7
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
29
< Minions Killed >
50
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
1.3
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,472
< Physical Damage >
7,337
11,240
< Magic Damage >
8,893
1,993
< True Damage >
842
14,706
< Damage Dealt >
17,073
31,302
< Damage Taken >
39,834
10,364
< Gold Earned >
11,418
1.05
< Towers >
1.3
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
11,147
< Total Healing >
21,300
12,363
< Experience >
12,981
23
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
262
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Warwick with Amumu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Amumu against Warwick counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Amumu usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Warwick. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Amumu and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Warwick

Who is Better, Amumu or Warwick?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when facing off against Warwick, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes an ok counter for Warwick.

While Amumu does have a higher winrate compared to Warwick, when facing one another, Amumu also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Warwick.

Additionally, Amumu has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Warwick. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Warwick matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Amumu is a decent counter to Warwick. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Warwick.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Amumu, we analyzed 4,637 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 Warwick 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 in order to counter Warwick during both the lane 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 mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu typically accumulates less CS as Warwick. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Amumu versus Warwick build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Liandry's Torment. When Amumu combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Warwick than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Amumu boasted an average win rate of 50.7% battling Warwick with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Warwick as Amumu, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Amumu vs Warwick clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.

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