Amumu vs Poppy
How to Beat Poppy as Amumu
based on 1,427 Amumu vs Poppy matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Poppy Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Poppy Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Poppy
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 Poppy
Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.
When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.
You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.
Amumu vs Poppy Counter Stats
How to Counter Poppy with Amumu in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Amumu against Poppy matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..
Amumu typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Amumu and Poppy
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Who is Better, Amumu or Poppy?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Amumu usually fairs equally well when playing against Poppy, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Amumu makes an ok counter to Poppy.
While Amumu does have a lower win rate compared to Poppy, when they face off with one another, Amumu also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Amumu into Poppy.
Furthermore, Amumu has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Poppy matchups, Poppy 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 somewhat poor counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Amumu against Poppy.
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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 Poppy 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 pay attention 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 most often racks up less CS as Poppy. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Amumu versus Poppy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Amumu combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Poppy than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 49.2% battling Poppy with this build.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Poppy as Amumu, you should take 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 chose for Amumu vs Poppy counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.2% winrate overall.
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