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How to Win Vayne vs Amumu Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Vayne

based on 5,195 Vayne vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Vayne engaged Amumu 5195 times. Having so many games with Vayne vs Amumu provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a supported build to counter Amumu. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Vayne fights Amumu in only 2.5% of her rounds.

Vayne vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Vayne does a decent job of countering Amumu. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions face one another in. In Vayne vs Amumu matches, Vayne’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Vayne vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Wit's EndGuardian AngelTerminusTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
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 Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Amumu

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Amumu Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Amumu Image
7.6
< Kills >
4.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
5.7
< Assists >
10.7
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
0.92
161
< Minions Killed >
29
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.37
14,624
< Physical Damage >
1,409
1,558
< Magic Damage >
10,758
4,799
< True Damage >
1,894
20,982
< Damage Dealt >
14,063
21,404
< Damage Taken >
31,603
12,184
< Gold Earned >
10,488
2.29
< Towers >
1.16
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
5,941
< Total Healing >
11,272
12,911
< Experience >
12,591
18
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
9
70
< Time Dealing CC >
276

How to Counter Amumu with Vayne in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important Vayne vs. Amumu counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Amumu. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Vayne usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Amumu. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Amumu

Who is Better, Vayne or Amumu?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when playing against Amumu, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes a good counter to Amumu.

While Vayne does have a higher winrate than Amumu, when facing one another, Vayne also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Vayne into Amumuas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Amumu matchups, Vayne 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.

Vayne is a decent counter to Amumu. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vayne against Amumu.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Vayne, we analyzed 5,195 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 Vayne 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 Vayne to counter Amumu during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne on average accumulates 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 effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Vayne versus Amumu build include Bloodthirster, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Vayne used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Amumu than with many other common builds. In fact, Vayne boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Amumu with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Amumu as Vayne, Vayne players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Vayne vs Amumu matchups, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

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