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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Amumu Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Kha'Zix

based on 2,207 Kha'Zix vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Amumu as Kha'Zix resulted from an analysis of 2207 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Kha'Zix fights Amumu in only 2.0% of his matches.

Kha'Zix vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix has done a dismal job of countering Amumu. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champions face one another in. In Kha'Zix versus Amumu matches, Kha'Zix’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Amumu.

Best Kha'Zix vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusOpportunityYoumuu's GhostbladeHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
>
Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Amumu

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix vs Amumu Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Amumu Image
8
< Kills >
4.2
6.5
< Deaths >
6
6.3
< Assists >
10.5
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
26
< Minions Killed >
30
1.64
< Dragons Killed >
1.31
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,126
< Physical Damage >
1,478
1,054
< Magic Damage >
10,902
962
< True Damage >
1,879
19,144
< Damage Dealt >
14,260
33,657
< Damage Taken >
31,438
12,733
< Gold Earned >
10,608
0.98
< Towers >
1.17
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
16,475
< Total Healing >
11,131
13,938
< Experience >
12,787
23
< Vision Score >
26
6
< Wards Placed >
9
215
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Amumu with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats shown here feature some strategic Kha'Zix against Amumu matchup stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Amumu. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Kha'Zix normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Amumu. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Amumu

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Amumu?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kha'Zix usually fairs equally well when facing off against Amumu, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Kha'Zix makes an ok counter for Amumu.

While Kha'Zix does have a lower winrate than Amumu, when facing one another, Kha'Zix also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kha'Zix into Amumu.

Moreover, Kha'Zix also has almost no amount of utility and CC, 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Amumu matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kha'Zix is a somewhat poor counter to Amumu. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Amumu.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 2,207 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 Kha'Zix 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Amumu. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Kha'Zix versus Amumu build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kha'Zix used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Amumu than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average winrate of 49.0% battling Amumu with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Amumu as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Kha'Zix vs Amumu face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.0% win rate overall.

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