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Rengar vs Amumu

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How to Beat Amumu as Rengar

based on 2,797 Rengar vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Amumu as Rengar came out of an evaluation of 2797 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Rengar is forced to battle against Amumu in only 2.1% of his games.

Rengar vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Rengar does a average job of beating Amumu. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Rengar vs Amumu matches, Rengar’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Rengar vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeLord Dominik's RegardsEdge of NightYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rengar to level upq
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Second ability for Rengar to level upe
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Last skill for Rengar to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Amumu

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar vs Amumu Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Amumu Image
8
< Kills >
4.4
7.2
< Deaths >
5.9
6.5
< Assists >
10.8
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
0.99
44
< Minions Killed >
31
1.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,262
< Physical Damage >
1,543
1,382
< Magic Damage >
11,201
1,117
< True Damage >
1,968
19,761
< Damage Dealt >
14,713
34,234
< Damage Taken >
31,386
12,943
< Gold Earned >
10,683
1.29
< Towers >
1.16
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
16,185
< Total Healing >
11,283
14,173
< Experience >
12,864
20
< Vision Score >
26
5
< Wards Placed >
9
233
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Amumu with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown here feature several valuable Rengar versus Amumu counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Amumu. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Rengar usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Amumu. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Amumu

Who is Better, Rengar or Amumu?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when taking on Amumu, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes an ok counter for Amumu.

While Rengar does have a lower win rate compared to Amumu, when on opposite teams, Rengar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Amumuas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Rengar has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rengar 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 allied champions during team fights.

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter for Amumu. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Amumu.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Rengar, we analyzed 2,797 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 Rengar 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 truly master Rengar in order to counter Amumu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Amumu. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Rengar versus Amumu build consist of Axiom Arc, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Rengar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Amumu than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rengar had an average win rate of 49.8% when playing against Amumu with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Amumu as Rengar, Rengar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Rengar vs Amumu matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.

If you need to see Rengar vs Amumu tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds finished with both champs.