Amumu vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Amumu
based on 9,636 Amumu vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Amumu vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Amumu in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several important Amumu against Lux matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between these two champions. Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lux..
Amumu often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Lux. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Lux
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Who is Better, Amumu or Lux?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Amumu usually loses when playing against Lux, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes a poor counter for Lux.
While Amumu does have a lower win rate compared to Lux, when facing one another, Amumu also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Lux.
Furthermore, Amumu also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Lux matchups, Lux 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 late stage team fights.
Amumu is a somewhat poor counter for Lux. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Amumu in order to counter Lux during both the lane 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 tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu most often racks up less CS compared to Lux. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Amumu versus Lux build include Sunfire Aegis, Jak'Sho, The Protean, and Abyssal Mask. When Amumu used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Lux than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Amumu had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Lux with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Lux as Amumu, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Ultimate Hunter, and Cheap Shot runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Amumu vs Lux battles, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.
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