Amumu vs Xayah
How to Beat Xayah as Amumu
based on 1,398 Amumu vs Xayah matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Amumu vs Xayah Matchup Summary
Best Amumu vs Xayah Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Amumu
Tips for Playing as Amumu against Xayah
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 Xayah
Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.
Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!
Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.
Amumu vs Xayah Counter Stats
How to Counter Xayah with Amumu in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several significant Amumu against Xayah counter statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Amumu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Amumu may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Amumu normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Xayah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Amumu and Xayah
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Who is Better, Amumu or Xayah?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Amumu usually wins when trying to fight Xayah, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Amumu makes a great counter for Xayah.
While Amumu does have a higher win rate than Xayah, when on opposite teams, Amumu also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Amumu into Xayah.
Furthermore, Amumu has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Amumu vs Xayah matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a noticably higher 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 great counter to Xayah. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Amumu against Xayah.
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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 Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Amumu usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Xayah. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Amumu versus Xayah build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Amumu included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Xayah than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Amumu boasted an average winrate of 53.1% battling Xayah with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Xayah as Amumu, Amumu players 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 sets players used for Amumu vs Xayah fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.1% win rate overall.
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