Caitlyn vs Amumu
How to Beat Amumu as Caitlyn
based on 9,172 Caitlyn vs Amumu matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Amumu Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Amumu Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Amumu
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Advice to Win Against Amumu
Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.
Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.
Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.
Caitlyn vs Amumu Counter Stats
How to Counter Amumu with Caitlyn in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some influential Caitlyn against Amumu matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Amumu..
Caitlyn usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Amumu. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Amumu
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Amumu?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Amumu, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes an ok counter for Amumu.
While Caitlyn does have a lower win rate compared to Amumu, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Amumu.
Moreover, Caitlyn also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Amumu. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Amumu matchups, Amumu is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter for Amumu. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Amumu.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Caitlyn to counter Amumu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn typically racks up much more CS relative to Amumu. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Amumu build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Amumu than with many other common builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 49.9% when countering Amumu with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Amumu as Caitlyn, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Caitlyn vs Amumu counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.9% winrate overall.
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