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How to Win Jax vs Amumu Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Jax in LoLJax is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Jax

based on 6,482 Jax vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our database, Jax battled Amumu in 6482 games. With so many games with Jax vs Amumu gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to defeat Amumu. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Jax is forced to battle against Amumu in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Jax vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Jax has done a decent job of beating Amumu. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champs face one another in. In Jax vs Amumu games, Jax’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Amumu.

Best Jax vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageWit's EndSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinFrozen HeartTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Amumu as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Amumu

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Amumu Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Amumu Image
6.5
< Kills >
4.3
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
5.6
< Assists >
10.6
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
115
< Minions Killed >
30
0.67
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.35
11,825
< Physical Damage >
1,404
8,065
< Magic Damage >
11,114
663
< True Damage >
1,965
20,552
< Damage Dealt >
14,484
30,292
< Damage Taken >
31,816
11,958
< Gold Earned >
10,535
2.14
< Towers >
1.1
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
9,017
< Total Healing >
11,412
14,347
< Experience >
12,609
19
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
8
195
< Time Dealing CC >
270

How to Counter Amumu with Jax in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several important Jax against Amumu counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Amumu..

Jax often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Amumu. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Amumu

Who is Better, Jax or Amumu?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when trying to fight Amumu, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a good counter for Amumu.

While Jax does have a higher winrate than Amumu, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jax into Amumu.

Moreover, Jax also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Amumu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Amumu matchups, Jax is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Jax is a decent counter for Amumu. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Amumu.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Jax, we analyzed 6,482 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Amumu as Jax comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Amumu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax most often picks up much more CS relative to Amumu. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jax versus Amumu build consist of Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Sundered Sky. When Jax included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Amumu than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 51.9% battling Amumu with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Amumu as Jax, Jax players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Jax vs Amumu face-offs, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Jax vs Amumu tips and counter stats for a a distinct division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every round finished with both champs.