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How to Win Nilah vs Amumu Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Nilah

based on 1,454 Nilah vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our database, Nilah battled Amumu 1454 times. Including so many matchups for Nilah vs Amumu gives us faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to defeat Amumu. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Nilah encounters Amumu in only 2.4% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a decent job of beating Amumu. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Nilah versus Amumu matches, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Amumu.

Best Nilah vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

Phantom DancerBloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nilah to level upq
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Second ability for Nilah to level upe
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Last skill for Nilah to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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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 Nilah

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.

Nilah vs Amumu Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Amumu Image
7.9
< Kills >
4.2
6.9
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
11.3
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
166
< Minions Killed >
30
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.36
18,234
< Physical Damage >
1,475
153
< Magic Damage >
11,608
418
< True Damage >
2,039
18,805
< Damage Dealt >
15,122
24,242
< Damage Taken >
31,094
12,596
< Gold Earned >
10,398
2.49
< Towers >
1.12
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
8,565
< Total Healing >
11,279
13,130
< Experience >
12,536
16
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
9
85
< Time Dealing CC >
268

How to Counter Amumu with Nilah in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some valuable Nilah against Amumu matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Amumu. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Nilah usually has a much larger longest kill spree than their counter does. On average, they receives less damage than Amumu. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Amumu

Who is Better, Nilah or Amumu?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when playing against Amumu, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a good counter for Amumu.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate than Amumu, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Nilah into Amumuas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nilah also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Amumu matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Nilah is a decent counter to Amumu. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Amumu.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Nilah, we analyzed 1,454 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 Nilah 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 truly master Nilah in order to counter Amumu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah most often gets much more CS as Amumu. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Nilah versus Amumu build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah bought at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better vs. Amumu than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 51.1% when playing against Amumu with these items in their kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Amumu as Nilah, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nilah vs Amumu LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

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