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

Amumu vs Lucian

How to Beat Lucian as Amumu in LoLAmumu is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lucian as Amumu

based on 5,020 Amumu vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Lucian as Amumu came out of an examination of 5020 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Amumu encounters Lucian in only 5.5% of his rounds.

Amumu vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Amumu does a average job of countering Lucian. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of matches the champs face one another in. In Amumu vs Lucian rounds, Amumu’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Amumu vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Amumu Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisRanduin's OmenJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateRiftmakerUnending DespairFrozen Heart

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

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Amumu

Tips for Playing as Amumu against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Amumu vs Lucian Counter Stats

Amumu Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Lucian Image
4.2
< Kills >
7.6
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
10.8
< Assists >
6.9
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
31
< Minions Killed >
183
1.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,472
< Physical Damage >
18,640
11,209
< Magic Damage >
2,541
1,993
< True Damage >
507
14,674
< Damage Dealt >
21,688
32,153
< Damage Taken >
21,146
10,644
< Gold Earned >
12,500
1.15
< Towers >
2.37
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
11,390
< Total Healing >
5,055
12,803
< Experience >
12,845
26
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
268
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Counter Lucian with Amumu in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some valuable Amumu versus Lucian counter stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lucian..

Amumu usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Lucian. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Amumu and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Amumu
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Amumu
Lucian

Who is Better, Amumu or Lucian?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when taking on Lucian, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes an ok counter for Lucian.

While Amumu does have a higher winrate compared to Lucian, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Lucian.

Furthermore, Amumu also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Lucian matchups, Amumu is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Amumu is a decent counter for Lucian. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Lucian.

Additional Information for Amumu Players

How We Calculated Our Amumu vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Amumu, we analyzed 5,020 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 Lucian 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 Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Amumu often racks up a lot less CS compared to Lucian. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Amumu versus Lucian build include Sunfire Aegis, Randuin's Omen, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Lucian than with most other typical builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Lucian with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Lucian as Amumu, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Amumu vs Lucian face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.

If you need to see Amumu x Lucian tips and builds for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using every match finished with both champions.