Galio with Amumu
How to Synergize Galio and Amumu
based on 2,075 Galio with Amumu pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Galio Amumu Synergy Summary
Best Galio vs Amumu Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Amumu
Tips for Playing as Galio with Amumu
You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.
You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.
You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.
Advice to Understand How Amumu Will Play
Despair is very effective against other tanks, so make sure you're in range of opponents with the highest Health.
Amumu is highly dependent on teammates, so try laning with your friends for maximum effectiveness.
Cooldown Reduction on Amumu is very strong, but it's often difficult to itemize for it. Grab the Golem buff whenever possible to gain Cooldown Reduction without sacrificing stats.
Galio Amumu Synergy Stats
How to Play with Amumu as Galio in LoL
The Galio Amumu synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Amumu, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Galio sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Amumu. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Amumu helps Galio perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Galio is paired with Amumu, he gets a sizeable uptick in his complete damage dealt. This could signal that Amumu supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played with Amumu on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Amumu.
Moreover, when Galio plays with Amumu on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Amumu does a poor job of protecting Galio in teamfights.
Synergies between Galio and Amumu
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Is Galio better when played alongside Amumu?
There is no ideal companion for Galio that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Amumu is a relatively poor teammate for Galio. By being on the same team as Galio, he drops their win rate by -1.2% to 49.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful bond between Galio and Amumu that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Amumu has a lower difficulty than Galio. That means Galio players don't need to be careful when finding Amumu comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Working together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Combined, these two will be a great protective duo.
In contrast, by bringing Galio and Amumu together, you will not be giving your team much attack damage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Amumu ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Galio in order to work well with Amumu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to have in your Galio and Amumu synergy build consist of Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio used at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Amumu than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Galio had an average winrate of 49.4% when playing alongside Amumu with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Galio players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Amumu with Galio are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.