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How to Win Nami vs Amumu Counter MatchupNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Nami in LoLNami is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Nami

based on 2,356 Nami vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
3.23
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our dataset, Nami faced off against Amumu 2356 times. Having so many matchups for Nami versus Amumu provides us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to crush Amumu. This matchup is somewhat rare. Nami has to counter Amumu in only 2.2% of her matches.

Nami vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Nami does a ok job of beating Amumu. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Nami versus Amumu rounds, Nami’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Nami vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingZaz'Zak's RealmspikeShurelya's BattlesongDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Amumu

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Amumu Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Amumu Image
1.7
< Kills >
4
5.3
< Deaths >
6
15.4
< Assists >
10.2
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
0.89
23
< Minions Killed >
30
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.39
829
< Physical Damage >
1,404
8,476
< Magic Damage >
10,741
616
< True Damage >
1,876
9,922
< Damage Dealt >
14,022
16,278
< Damage Taken >
31,619
8,483
< Gold Earned >
10,452
2.25
< Towers >
1.14
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
10,013
< Total Healing >
11,310
10,791
< Experience >
12,556
57
< Vision Score >
27
25
< Wards Placed >
9
199
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Amumu with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several strategic Nami against Amumu matchup stats that can help you explain the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Amumu. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nami often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Amumu. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Amumu

Who is Better, Nami or Amumu?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when taking on Amumu, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes an ok counter for Amumu.

While Nami does have a higher win rate than Amumu, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nami into Amumu.

Moreover, Nami also 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 isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Amumu matchups, Nami is the better champion 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.

Nami is a decent counter to Amumu. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nami against Amumu.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

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Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Nami, we analyzed 2,356 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 Nami 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Nami to counter Amumu during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Amumu. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nami versus Amumu build consist of Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs Amumu than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 50.4% battling Amumu with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Amumu as Nami, Nami players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Nami vs Amumu counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

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