Maokai with Amumu
How to Synergize Maokai and Amumu
based on 2,392 Maokai with Amumu pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Maokai Amumu Synergy Summary
Best Maokai vs Amumu Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Maokai and Amumu
Tips for Playing as Maokai with Amumu
Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.
Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
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.
Maokai Amumu Synergy Stats
How to Play with Amumu as Maokai in LoL
The Maokai 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, Maokai sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Amumu. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Amumu helps Maokai perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Maokai plays on the same team as Amumu, he observes a small increase in his full damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Amumu supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Maokai is played together with Amumu on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Amumu. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Amumu.
Moreover, when Maokai plays with Amumu on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Amumu does a decent job of covering Maokai during teamfights.
Synergies between Maokai and Amumu
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Is Maokai better when played alongside Amumu?
There is no universally accepted best synergy for Maokai that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Amumu is a relatively poor companion for Maokai. By locking into the same team as Maokai, he decreases their win rate by -2.7% to 49.9%. This proves that there is a harmful synergy between Maokai and Amumu that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Amumu has a lower difficulty than Maokai. That means Maokai players don't need to be cautious when finding Amumu comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.
When playing alongside, Maokai players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to support your allies. Combined, these champions should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.
In contrast, by pairing Maokai and Amumu together, you probably will not be providing your side enough sustained damage output. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in their abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Amumu ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Maokai to synergize with Amumu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to have in your Maokai and Amumu synergy build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai used at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Amumu than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 49.9% helping carry Amumu with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.
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