Amumu vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Amumu
based on 1,367 Amumu vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Azir
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 Win Against Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Amumu vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Amumu in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some valuable Amumu vs. Azir matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Azir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Azir. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Amumu usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Azir. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Azir
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Who is Better, Amumu or Azir?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually loses when playing against Azir, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes a poor counter to Azir.
While Amumu does have a lower winrate compared to Azir, when on opposite teams, Amumu also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Azir.
Additionally, Amumu also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Amumu is a somewhat poor counter to Azir. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Amumu to counter Azir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Azir. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Amumu versus Azir build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Force of Nature. When Amumu bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Azir than with many other typical builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when playing against Azir with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Azir as Amumu, Amumu players should equip 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 sets players used for Amumu vs Azir fights, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% winrate overall.
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