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How to Win Volibear vs Amumu Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Volibear

based on 2,040 Volibear vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. Within our database, Volibear engaged Amumu in 2040 rounds. Using so many matchups for Volibear versus Amumu provides us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to smash Amumu. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Volibear fights Amumu in only 2.5% of his matches.

Volibear vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a dismal job of countering Amumu. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Volibear versus Amumu games, Volibear’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Amumu.

Best Volibear vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageForce of NatureSpirit VisageDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Amumu Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Amumu Image
5.6
< Kills >
4.2
6.7
< Deaths >
6
6
< Assists >
10.8
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
128
< Minions Killed >
31
0.52
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.39
10,932
< Physical Damage >
1,471
8,633
< Magic Damage >
11,124
697
< True Damage >
1,953
20,262
< Damage Dealt >
14,550
33,328
< Damage Taken >
31,859
11,599
< Gold Earned >
10,510
2.46
< Towers >
1.17
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
8,552
< Total Healing >
11,561
14,166
< Experience >
12,593
18
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
9
528
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Amumu with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Volibear versus Amumu counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Amumu..

Volibear typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Amumu. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Amumu

Who is Better, Volibear or Amumu?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Amumu, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a bad counter to Amumu.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Amumu, when facing one another, Volibear also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Volibear into Amumu.

Furthermore, Volibear has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Amumu. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Volibear is a trash counter for Amumu. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Amumu.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

LilliaLillia42% winrateTeemoTeemo43.9% winrateTaricTaric44% winrateGangplankGangplank44.6% winrate

Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Volibear, we analyzed 2,040 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 Volibear 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 truly master Volibear 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear often racks up much more CS relative to Amumu. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Volibear versus Amumu build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Amumu than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Volibear had an average winrate of 47.5% when countering Amumu with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Amumu as Volibear, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Volibear vs Amumu LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.5% winrate overall.

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