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How to Win Amumu vs Jarvan IV Counter MatchupAmumu is in the b tier of champions

Amumu vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the b tier of champions
TankMage
TankFighter

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Amumu

based on 1,277 Amumu vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Jarvan IV as Amumu came out of an examination of 1277 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Amumu is forced to battle against Jarvan IV in only 1.4% of his games.

Amumu vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Amumu has done a decent job of countering Jarvan IV. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Amumu versus Jarvan IV matches, Amumu’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Jarvan IV.

Best Amumu vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentForce of NatureKaenic RookernRiftmaker

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
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV

Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.

Amumu vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Jarvan IV Image
4.2
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
10.7
< Assists >
12.6
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
31
< Minions Killed >
37
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,487
< Physical Damage >
13,032
11,279
< Magic Damage >
1,390
2,021
< True Damage >
897
14,789
< Damage Dealt >
15,319
31,956
< Damage Taken >
32,580
10,632
< Gold Earned >
11,467
1.17
< Towers >
1.74
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
11,552
< Total Healing >
12,847
12,728
< Experience >
13,244
25
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
7
266
< Time Dealing CC >
477

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Amumu in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some significant Amumu against Jarvan IV matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, showing that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jarvan IV..

Amumu usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jarvan IV. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Amumu and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Amumu or Jarvan IV?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually wins when taking on Jarvan IV, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes a good counter for Jarvan IV.

While Amumu does have a higher winrate than Jarvan IV, when facing one another, Amumu also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Jarvan IV.

Furthermore, Amumu also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Amumu is a decent counter to Jarvan IV. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Jarvan IV.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Amumu, we analyzed 1,277 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 Jarvan IV as Amumu 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Amumu to counter Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Jarvan IV. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Amumu versus Jarvan IV build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Jarvan IV than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Amumu had an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Jarvan IV with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Jarvan IV as Amumu, you 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 runes players used for Amumu vs Jarvan IV counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.4% winrate overall.

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