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How to Win Maokai vs Amumu Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Maokai

based on 3,864 Maokai vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. In our database, Maokai faced off against Amumu 3864 times. Using so many games with Maokai versus Amumu provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide informative statistics and a solid build to wreck Amumu. This pairing is fairly rare. Maokai fights Amumu in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of beating Amumu. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.4% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Maokai versus Amumu matches, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Maokai vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureLocket of the Iron SolariThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Amumu as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Amumu

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

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.

Maokai vs Amumu Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Amumu Image
2.9
< Kills >
4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
13
< Assists >
11
0.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.91
49
< Minions Killed >
30
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,688
< Physical Damage >
1,545
11,543
< Magic Damage >
11,822
1,014
< True Damage >
2,209
14,245
< Damage Dealt >
15,578
30,056
< Damage Taken >
32,729
9,383
< Gold Earned >
10,484
1.46
< Towers >
1.07
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
9,806
< Total Healing >
11,557
11,491
< Experience >
12,549
45
< Vision Score >
25
18
< Wards Placed >
9
427
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Amumu with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several strategic Maokai vs. Amumu counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Amumu..

Maokai typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Amumu. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Amumu

Who is Better, Maokai or Amumu?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Amumu, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter to Amumu.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Amumu, when facing one another, Maokai also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Amumu.

Additionally, Maokai has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Amumu matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Maokai is a good counter for Amumu. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Amumu.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Maokai, we analyzed 3,864 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 Maokai 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 truly master Maokai in order to counter Amumu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai on average picks up more CS as Amumu. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Maokai versus Amumu build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Amumu than with many other common item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 52.4% when countering Amumu with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Amumu as Maokai, Maokai players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Maokai vs Amumu face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

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