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How to Synergize Kayn with Amumu on the Same TeamKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn with Amumu

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How to Synergize Kayn and Amumu

based on 671 Kayn with Amumu pairs
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Kayn has been on the same team as Amumu in 671 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data from the publishers of LoL, we are confident that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Kayn play with Amumu. It is very rare for Kayn to play with Amumu as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 0.4% of rounds with Kayn.

Kayn Amumu Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn has done a pathetic job of teaming up with Amumu. Typically, he wins a dismal 46.2% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Kayn when playing with Amumu by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

OpportunitySerylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Amumu

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Amumu

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

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.

Kayn Amumu Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Amumu Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
7.3
< Assists >
7.2
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
52
< Minions Killed >
37
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.35
18,079
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,356
< Magic Damage >
1,346
901
< True Damage >
875
20,337
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
37,375
< Damage Taken >
38,023
12,397
< Gold Earned >
12,243
1.2
< Towers >
1.1
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
17,543
< Total Healing >
18,648
14,342
< Experience >
14,109
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
273
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Amumu as Kayn in LoL

The Kayn 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, Kayn sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Amumu. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Amumu helps Kayn perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kayn is paired with Amumu, he gets a little increase in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Amumu helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played with Amumu on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Amumu.

Additionally, when Kayn plays with Amumu on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Amumu does a decent job of covering Kayn in teamfights.

Synergies between Kayn and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Amumu

Is Kayn better when played alongside Amumu?

There is no one best champion pairing for Kayn that will always be his best teammate. However, overall, Amumu is a not very good ally for Kayn. By playing on the same team as Kayn, he decreases their win rate by -3.0% to 46.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative bond between Kayn and Amumu that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Amumu has a much lower diffuclty than Kayn. That means Kayn players don't need to be very careful when lining up Amumu comrades to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting together, Kayn players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Kayn and Amumu together, you probably will not be providing your team a lot of magic damage. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Amumu ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn Amumu Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Amumu, we analyzed 671 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kayn with Amumu comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Kayn to work well with 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 tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to get in your Kayn and Amumu synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Kayn bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Amumu than with many other common builds. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 46.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Amumu with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, Kayn players should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Kayn and Amumu pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.2% winrate overall.

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