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How to Win Irelia vs Amumu Counter MatchupIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Irelia

based on 2,350 Irelia vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Amumu as Irelia came out of an analysis of 2350 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Irelia fights Amumu in only 2.3% of her matches.

Irelia vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Irelia does a average job of beating Amumu. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions fight one another in. In Irelia vs Amumu rounds, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Amumu.

Best Irelia vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

TerminusTitanic HydraWit's EndDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
>
Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Amumu

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Amumu Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Amumu Image
7.1
< Kills >
4.2
7
< Deaths >
5.9
5.3
< Assists >
10.8
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
201
< Minions Killed >
31
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.24
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.35
15,670
< Physical Damage >
1,469
6,121
< Magic Damage >
11,057
739
< True Damage >
2,071
22,531
< Damage Dealt >
14,598
30,850
< Damage Taken >
31,042
12,737
< Gold Earned >
10,426
2.34
< Towers >
1.1
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
10,405
< Total Healing >
11,233
14,776
< Experience >
12,527
16
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
8
109
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Counter Amumu with Irelia in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some vital Irelia against Amumu counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Amumu..

Irelia normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Amumu. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Amumu

Who is Better, Irelia or Amumu?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when facing off against Amumu, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes an ok counter for Amumu.

While Irelia does have a higher win rate than Amumu, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Amumu.

Furthermore, Irelia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Amumu. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Amumu matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter for Amumu. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Irelia against Amumu.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Irelia, we analyzed 2,350 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 Amumu as Irelia 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 Irelia in order to counter Amumu during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia often gets much more CS relative to Amumu. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Irelia versus Amumu build include Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Amumu than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Amumu with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Amumu as Irelia, Irelia players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Irelia vs Amumu counters, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.

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