If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.
Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.
Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some vital Draven vs. Amumu matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Amumu. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Draven often has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Amumu. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when facing off against Amumu, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Draven makes an ok counter to Amumu.
While Draven does have a higher win rate than Amumu, when they face off with one another, Draven also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Amumuas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Draven has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Amumu matchups, Draven is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Draven is a decent counter for Amumu. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Amumu.
To learn all of the intricacies of Draven in order to counter Amumu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven often gets much more CS relative to Amumu. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Draven versus Amumu build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Draven incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Amumu than with many other common item sets. In fact, Draven boasted an average win rate of 50.2% battling Amumu with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Amumu as Draven, Draven players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Draven vs Amumu counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.
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