Amumu vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Amumu
based on 2,786 Amumu vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Neeko
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 Neeko
Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.
Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.
Amumu vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Amumu in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some significant Amumu vs. Neeko counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between these two champs. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Neeko..
Amumu normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Neeko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Neeko
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Who is Better, Amumu or Neeko?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when playing against Neeko, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Amumu makes an ok counter for Neeko.
While Amumu does have a lower win rate than Neeko, when facing one another, Amumu also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Amumu into Neeko.
Furthermore, Amumu also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Amumu is a somewhat poor counter to Neeko. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Amumu in order to counter Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu on average gets a lot less CS relative to Neeko. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Amumu versus Neeko build include Thornmail, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Neeko than with most other common item sets. In fact, Amumu had an average winrate of 49.6% when countering Neeko with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Neeko as Amumu, Amumu players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Amumu vs Neeko counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.
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