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How to Win Ziggs vs Amumu Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Ziggs

based on 1,436 Ziggs vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our data, Ziggs did battle with Amumu 1436 times. With so many matchups for Ziggs versus Amumu gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to defeat Amumu. This matchup is fairly rare. Ziggs is forced to battle against Amumu in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a dismal job of countering Amumu. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champs fight one another in. In Ziggs against Amumu rounds, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Ziggs vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

MalignanceStormsurgeRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Amumu as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Amumu

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs vs Amumu Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Amumu Image
5.2
< Kills >
4.4
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
8.1
< Assists >
10.7
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1
163
< Minions Killed >
32
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.36
780
< Physical Damage >
1,522
24,721
< Magic Damage >
11,120
350
< True Damage >
2,026
25,852
< Damage Dealt >
14,669
17,502
< Damage Taken >
33,275
11,522
< Gold Earned >
10,777
2.88
< Towers >
1.09
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
1,518
< Total Healing >
12,173
13,488
< Experience >
13,070
22
< Vision Score >
25
11
< Wards Placed >
9
256
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Amumu with Ziggs in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Ziggs versus Amumu matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Amumu’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Amumu..

Ziggs normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Amumu. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Amumu

Who is Better, Ziggs or Amumu?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when taking on Amumu, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Ziggs makes an ok counter to Amumu.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate than Amumu, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Ziggs into Amumu.

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

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

Ziggs is a somewhat poor counter for Amumu. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Amumu.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ziggs

Ziggs Loses Against

KassadinKassadin43% winrateTrundleTrundle43.9% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.1% winrateNilahNilah44.3% winrate

Ziggs Wins Against

TaliyahTaliyah55.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrateGnarGnar53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 51.8% 1877 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.3% 1858 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 52.6% 3878 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.2% 2803 Games

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,436 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 Ziggs 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

Ziggs Build Amumu Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs in order 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs often accumulates much more CS relative to Amumu. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ziggs versus Amumu build consist of Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Amumu than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Amumu with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Amumu as Ziggs, Ziggs players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Ziggs vs Amumu clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.

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