Galio vs Amumu
How to Beat Amumu as Galio
based on 2,374 Galio vs Amumu matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Galio vs Amumu Matchup Summary
Best Galio vs Amumu Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Galio
Tips for Playing as Galio against Amumu
You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.
You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.
You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.
Advice to Win Against Amumu
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.
Galio vs Amumu Counter Stats
How to Counter Amumu with Galio in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several important Galio against Amumu counter stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Galio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Amumu’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Galio may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Amumu..
Galio typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Amumu. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Galio and Amumu
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Who is Better, Galio or Amumu?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Galio usually fairs equally well when facing off against Amumu, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Galio makes an ok counter to Amumu.
While Galio does have a higher winrate compared to Amumu, when they face off with one another, Galio also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Galio into Amumu.
Moreover, Galio has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Amumu. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Galio vs Amumu matchups, Galio is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Galio is a decent counter for Amumu. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Galio against Amumu.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Galio in order to counter Amumu during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Galio typically racks up much more CS compared to Amumu. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Galio versus Amumu build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Amumu than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Galio boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Amumu with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Amumu as Galio, you should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Galio vs Amumu battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Amumu as Galio are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.