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How to Synergize Amumu with Kog'Maw on the Same TeamAmumu is in the b tier of champions

Amumu with Kog'Maw

How to Win With Amumu and Kog'Maw Paired TogetherAmumu is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Amumu and Kog'Maw

based on 725 Amumu with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Amumu has been on the same team as Kog'Maw in 725 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Amumu synergize with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Amumu to play with Kog'Maw on the same side. This has only happened in approximately 0.8% of rounds with Amumu.

Amumu Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Amumu has done a decent job of teaming up with Kog'Maw. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Amumu when playing with Kog'Maw by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Amumu vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentKaenic RookernForce of NatureHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Amumu's passive ability p
Amumu's q ability q
Amumu's w ability w
Amumu's e ability e
Amumu's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Amumu and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Amumu with Kog'Maw

Despair is very effective against other tanks, so make sure you're in range of opponents with the highest Health.

Amumu is highly dependent on teammates, so try laning with your friends for maximum effectiveness.

Cooldown Reduction on Amumu is very strong, but it's often difficult to itemize for it. Grab the Golem buff whenever possible to gain Cooldown Reduction without sacrificing stats.

Advice to Understand How Kog'Maw Will Play

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Amumu Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Kog'Maw Image
4.6
< Kills >
4.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
11.1
< Assists >
10.7
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
0.94
32
< Minions Killed >
30
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,560
< Physical Damage >
1,483
11,609
< Magic Damage >
11,135
2,070
< True Damage >
1,983
15,240
< Damage Dealt >
14,602
33,230
< Damage Taken >
32,280
10,988
< Gold Earned >
10,565
1.17
< Towers >
1.1
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
11,732
< Total Healing >
11,568
13,286
< Experience >
12,698
25
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
9
279
< Time Dealing CC >
270

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Amumu in LoL

The Amumu Kog'Maw synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kog'Maw, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Amumu sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kog'Maw. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kog'Maw helps Amumu perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Amumu is paired with Kog'Maw, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This change may signal that Kog'Maw helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Amumu is played together with Kog'Maw on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kog'Maw.

Moreover, when Amumu plays with Kog'Maw on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Kog'Maw does a poor job of covering Amumu in team fights.

Synergies between Amumu and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Amumu
Kog'Maw

Is Amumu better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no perfect synergy for Amumu that will always be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Kog'Maw is a pretty good teammate for Amumu. By being on the same team as Amumu, he increases their win rate by 2.4% to 51.4%. This shows that there is a good bond between Amumu and Kog'Maw that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Kog'Maw has a greater difficulty than Amumu. That means you must be very careful when enlisting Kog'Maw comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by aligning Amumu and Kog'Maw together, you will not be providing your team enough cover. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Kog'Maw ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu Kog'Maw Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Amumu and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 725 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Amumu with Kog'Maw comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Amumu in order to synergize with Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to prioritize in your Amumu and Kog'Maw synergy build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Amumu had an average win rate of 51.4% when playing alongside Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.4% winrate overall.

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