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How to Win Taliyah vs Amumu Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Taliyah

based on 876 Taliyah vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our database, Taliyah battled Amumu in 876 games. Having so many games with Taliyah vs Amumu provides us confidence in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a supported build to counter your opponent. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Taliyah encounters Amumu in only 2.1% of her games.

Taliyah vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Taliyah does a ok job of beating Amumu. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Taliyah vs Amumu matches, Taliyah’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood against Amumu.

Best Taliyah vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Amumu

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Amumu Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
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6.2
< Kills >
4.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
8.7
< Assists >
10.3
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
0.94
122
< Minions Killed >
29
0.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
751
< Physical Damage >
1,371
21,376
< Magic Damage >
10,379
1,109
< True Damage >
1,778
23,237
< Damage Dealt >
13,530
21,141
< Damage Taken >
32,041
12,126
< Gold Earned >
10,393
1.71
< Towers >
1.09
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
4,454
< Total Healing >
11,451
14,208
< Experience >
12,499
22
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
9
568
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Amumu with Taliyah in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several significant Taliyah versus Amumu counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Amumu..

Taliyah often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Amumu. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Amumu

Who is Better, Taliyah or Amumu?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when playing against Amumu, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes an ok counter for Amumu.

While Taliyah does have a higher win rate compared to Amumu, when they face off with one another, Taliyah also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Taliyah into Amumu.

Furthermore, Taliyah has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Amumu. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Amumu matchups, Amumu is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Taliyah is a decent counter for Amumu. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Amumu.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Taliyah, we analyzed 876 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah usually picks up much more CS as Amumu. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus Amumu build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Amumu than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 50.0% battling Amumu with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Amumu as Taliyah, Taliyah players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Taliyah vs Amumu counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.

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