Amumu vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Amumu
based on 4,330 Amumu vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Kayn
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 Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Amumu vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Amumu in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several valuable Amumu against Kayn matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayn..
Amumu typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kayn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Kayn
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Who is Better, Amumu or Kayn?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually loses when trying to fight Kayn, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes a bad counter to Kayn.
While Amumu does have a lower win rate compared to Kayn, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Kayn.
Moreover, Amumu has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Amumu is a somewhat poor counter for Kayn. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Amumu in order to counter Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kayn. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Amumu versus Kayn build include Sunfire Aegis, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Kayn than with many other typical builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when playing against Kayn with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Kayn as Amumu, Amumu players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Amumu vs Kayn counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.
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