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How to Win Jayce vs Amumu Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Jayce

based on 1,300 Jayce vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Amumu as Jayce came out of an analysis of 1300 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Jayce fights Amumu in only 3.1% of his matches.

Jayce vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce has done a dismal job of beating Amumu. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Jayce versus Amumu matches, Jayce’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Jayce vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
EclipseBlack CleaverSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEdge of NightMaw of MalmortiusMuramana

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Amumu

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

Advice to Win Against Amumu

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Jayce vs Amumu Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Amumu Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.4
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
10.4
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
176
< Minions Killed >
31
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.15
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.35
19,039
< Physical Damage >
1,250
4,362
< Magic Damage >
10,932
684
< True Damage >
1,907
24,086
< Damage Dealt >
14,090
19,936
< Damage Taken >
29,256
12,280
< Gold Earned >
10,246
2.32
< Towers >
1.06
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
2,514
< Total Healing >
9,919
14,391
< Experience >
12,192
18
< Vision Score >
26
9
< Wards Placed >
9
150
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Counter Amumu with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some critical Jayce against Amumu matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Amumu..

Jayce often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Amumu. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Amumu

Who is Better, Jayce or Amumu?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jayce usually loses when trying to fight Amumu, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Jayce makes a poor counter to Amumu.

While Jayce does have a lower winrate than Amumu, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Jayce into Amumuas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Jayce has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Amumu matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Jayce is a garbage counter for Amumu. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jayce against Amumu.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Jayce, we analyzed 1,300 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 Jayce 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Jayce in order to counter Amumu during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce typically picks up much more CS compared to Amumu. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Jayce versus Amumu build include Eclipse, Black Cleaver, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Amumu than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Amumu with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Amumu as Jayce, Jayce players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Jayce vs Amumu counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

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