Amumu vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Amumu
based on 6,476 Amumu vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Amumu vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Amumu in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some important Amumu vs. Yasuo matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Amumu often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Yasuo. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Amumu or Yasuo?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Yasuo, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes an ok counter to Yasuo.
While Amumu does have a lower win rate compared to Yasuo, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Yasuo.
Additionally, Amumu has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Amumu is a somewhat poor counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your tactics 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 Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Amumu in order to counter Yasuo during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu usually accumulates a lot less CS as Yasuo. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Amumu versus Yasuo build include Sunfire Aegis, Randuin's Omen, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Yasuo than with most other common builds. In fact, Amumu had an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Yasuo with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Yasuo as Amumu, Amumu players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Amumu vs Yasuo fights, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.
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