Amumu vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Amumu
based on 3,741 Amumu vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Amumu vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Amumu in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Amumu against Malphite counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..
Amumu typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Malphite. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Amumu and Malphite
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Who is Better, Amumu or Malphite?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when trying to fight Malphite, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes a good counter to Malphite.
While Amumu does have a higher win rate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Malphite.
Furthermore, Amumu also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Malphite matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Amumu is a decent counter to Malphite. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Amumu against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Amumu to counter Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Malphite. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Amumu versus Malphite build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Malphite than with most other common item sets. In fact, Amumu had an average win rate of 51.2% battling Malphite with this counter build.
To have the best chance of defeating Malphite as Amumu, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Amumu vs Malphite face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.
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