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How to Synergize Illaoi with Amumu on the Same TeamIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi with Amumu

How to Win With Illaoi and Amumu Paired TogetherIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
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How to Synergize Illaoi and Amumu

based on 1,697 Illaoi with Amumu pairs
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.49
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Illaoi has been on the same team as Amumu in 1697 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are confident that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Illaoi synergize with Amumu. It is relatively rare for Illaoi to play alongside Amumu as teammates. This has only happened in about 2.4% of games with Illaoi.

Illaoi Amumu Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi does a poor job of playing alongside Amumu. Typically, she wins a dismal 47.7% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Illaoi when fighting on the same team as Amumu by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverHullbreakerIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSterak's GageSundered SkyStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Illaoi and Amumu

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Amumu

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Understand How Amumu Will Play

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.

Illaoi Amumu Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Amumu Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.3
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
4.4
< Assists >
4.4
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
191
< Minions Killed >
190
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.57
25,472
< Physical Damage >
24,827
822
< Magic Damage >
835
419
< True Damage >
407
26,714
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
36,476
< Damage Taken >
35,928
12,271
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.81
< Towers >
2.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,996
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,605
< Experience >
15,333
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
437
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Amumu as Illaoi in LoL

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

Overall, Illaoi sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Amumu. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Amumu helps Illaoi perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Illaoi tries to synergize with Amumu, she observes a little increase in her total damage output. This change could indicate that Amumu helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played with Amumu on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Amumu.

Additionally, when Illaoi plays with Amumu on the same team, she typically receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Amumu does a poor job of protecting Illaoi in team fights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Amumu

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Amumu?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Illaoi that will no matter what be her best teammate. However, overall, Amumu is a relatively poor teammate for Illaoi. By playing on the same team as Illaoi, he lowers their win rate by -1.9% to 47.7%. This shows that there is a bad strategic relationship between Illaoi and Amumu that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Amumu has a lower difficulty than Illaoi. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Amumu allies to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. Together, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Although, by grouping Illaoi and Amumu together, you probably will not be providing your team a lot of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Amumu ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Amumu Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Amumu, we analyzed 1,697 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 Illaoi with Amumu 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi in order to work well with Amumu during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to focus on in your Illaoi and Amumu synergy build include Black Cleaver, Hullbreaker, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Amumu than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 47.7% when playing alongside Amumu with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Illaoi players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Illaoi and Amumu pairings, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.7% win rate overall.

If you need to see Illaoi and Amumu synergy tips and builds for a a specific division, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using every match run with both champs.