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[2.4b] Amumu Guide - Amumu Tank is just so op [In-Depth]

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Patch 2.4b
November 02, 2021 10:36
Jungle

Amumu Tank is just so op [In-Depth]

Hey guys, you've probably seen Amumu AP builds but do you know that the tank build is even better ? He is way more supportive, can burst you, deals a lot of damage and deals you CCs ! This guide is good for all elo, it have a lot of details so you won't be lost.

Amumu Build

Best Build Guide for Amumu

starting item
Ruby Crystal
early items
Bami's Cinder
Boots of Speed
Core items
Sunfire Aegis
Mercury's Treads
Thornmail
defense flexing items
Randuin's Omen
Spirit Visage
Warmog's Armor
Abyssal Mask
Frozen Heart
attack flexing items
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rabadon's Deathcap
Umbral Glaive
Full Build (example)
Sunfire Aegis
Glorious Enchant
Thornmail
Warmog's Armor
Randuin's Omen
Rabadon's Deathcap

Item Build Description

Additional information on the items

Starting Item

Early Items

Core Items

  • Sunfire AegisSunfire Aegis is insanely good for tank bruisers, it gives you damage over time so it helps you in the jungle and teamfights or long trades.
  • Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads helps a lot because it gives you tenacity which means the CC you'll take will last less.
  • ThornmailThornmail since it passive reflect damages you receive. Amumu will have his powerspike at this time, he will be insanely strong.

Flexing Items

  • Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen is builded when there are a lot of crit, it can be con ADC but also champions like YasuoYasuo or Master YiMaster Yi .
  • Spirit VisageSpirit Visage is good for the lifesteal and the bonus heal, also build it if there are heavy or snowballing AP. (e.g. MalphiteMalphite AP.)
  • Warmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor is just so great if you wanna full tank, if there are too many teamfights his passive will not be super effective.
  • Abyssal MaskAbyssal Mask is really nice if you struggle with mana. It also grant you to deals more damage, you can build it with a Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap .
  • Frozen HeartFrozen Heart is hella good if you often gank or teamfights. This item is really good versus ADC or champions who have a lot of attack speed.
  • Rylai's Crystal ScepterRylai's Crystal Scepter slows the ennemies but not his attack speed. It's good if you have a lot of fast ennemies. (e.g. CamilleCamille .)
  • Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap to have a lot of magic damage so your gank will be more powerful.
  • Umbral GlaiveUmbral Glaive can fit very well if you want to be sneaky when you are ganking. I do not recommend it because you'll lose one space in your build and you can simply use a dewarder.

Boots & Enchants

Amumu can chosse between 3 different boots :

  • Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads is the best since it grants you tenacity and magic resistance.
  • [plated steelcap] is also great if you want some armor if the ennemy team haven't a lot of CC.
  • Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity is taken when you don't need both of the other one.

He can also take a lot of enchants :

  • Glorious EnchantGlorious Enchant is super strong if you want to catch up an adversary then use your [amumu:1] and kill him.
  • [locket enchant] to have better teamfights but it is often taken by the support so you can replace it by a...
  • Redeeming EnchantRedeeming Enchant . This one also deals damage to ennemies.
  • Protobelt EnchantProtobelt Enchant can be used to gank quickly or to run away.
  • [stasis enchant] isn't really useful since you are mega tanky but can helps you versus assassins.

The build given is only an example ! This one will be good con critical and squishy champions.

Amumu Runes

Best Runes for Amumu

Keystone
Conqueror
Conqueror
Domination
Triumph
Triumph
Resolve
Hunter Titan
Hunter Titan
Inspiration
Mastermind
Mastermind

This is the main rune set for Amumu Tank.

  • Conqueror

You'll take Conqueror for the Keystone Rune. It will stack AP up to 5 times, so every combos will grant you 20-60 + 10% magic damage during 8 seconds so your DespairDespair will be insanely good !

  • Triumph

For the Domination Rune you may take Triumph so you'll do even more damage to ennemies below 35% health when you are ganking while the laners and your succesful gank will be rewarded by restore you 10% of your missing health.

  • Hunter Titan

I take Hunter Titan on the Resolve Rune especially for the tenacity it gives you and become more and more tanky as always.

  • Mastermind

The Insperation's rune Mastermind will never change, every junglers should have it. It gives you extra gold/exp and deal more damage to epic monsters (Drakes, Herald, Nashor).

Keystone
Aftershock
Aftershock
Domination
Weakness
Weakness
Resolve
Conditioning
Conditioning
Inspiration
Mastermind
Mastermind

But you also can replace some runes.

  • Aftershock

Aftershock is really good against squishy champions.

  • Weakness

Weakness for the exact same thing. You'll deal more damage but will not gives you missing health.

  • Conditioning

Conditioning will gives you more armor but not a great tenacity so it's even better to take this rune is there isn't a lot of CC in the ennemy team.

You can combine these runes with the other set, e.g. take Conqueror / Triumph / Conditioning / Mastermind if the ennemies haven't a lot of CCs.

Skill Order

How to distribute skill points

Cursed Touch
Cursed Touch - Passive
Bandage Toss
Bandage Toss
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Despair
Despair
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Tantrum
Tantrum
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Curse Of The Sad Mummy
Curse Of The Sad Mummy
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Summoner Spells

When to take which summoners

Flash
Flash is good for escaping or some combos (see below).
Smite
Obviously for jungling.

Combos

Learn how to maximize the champions potential

Bandage Toss
1st
Despair
2nd
Auto Attack
AA
Tantrum
3rd
Auto Attack
AA

Easy

To gank Q your target, cast W mid air then AA E AA.

Despair
2nd
Auto Attack
AA
Tantrum
3rd
Bandage Toss
1st
Auto Attack
AA

Easy

Versus melee range, W AA then instantly E Q followed by an AA.

Bandage Toss
1st
Curse Of The Sad Mummy
Ult
Despair
2nd
Tantrum
3rd

Easy

To catch out the enemy team with an AoE engage, Q then R mid air. Instantly W E once you land.

Bandage Toss
1st
Despair
2nd
Auto Attack
AA
Tantrum
3rd
Curse Of The Sad Mummy
Ult
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA

Easy

When you are ganking post-5, Q and cast W mid air. AA E R  instantly one after the other once you land followed by some AA's.

Curse Of The Sad Mummy
Ult
Flash
Flash
Despair
2nd
Bandage Toss
1st
Tantrum
3rd
Auto Attack
AA

Average

Extend the range of your R by using it, then mid animation Flash and instantly W Q followed by E AA.

Bandage Toss
1st
Tantrum
3rd
Despair
2nd
Auto Attack
AA

Average

When at short range Q E instantly then W AA once you land.

Bandage Toss
1st
Flash
Flash
Despair
2nd
Curse Of The Sad Mummy
Ult
Auto Attack
AA
Tantrum
3rd
Auto Attack
AA

Average

For a long range full engage Q then Flash mid animation. Quickly W R once you land and AA E AA afterwards. 

Despair
2nd
Tantrum
3rd
Flash
Flash
Bandage Toss
1st
Auto Attack
AA

Average

When outside melee range W E together then instantly Flash Q followed by an AA

Despair
2nd
Bandage Toss
1st
Curse Of The Sad Mummy
Ult
Flash
Flash
Tantrum
3rd
Auto Attack
AA

Hard

For a tricky engage W Q at the same time towards your first target, then mid air quickly R Flash to hit your other targets. E AA your first target.

Bandage Toss
1st
Despair
2nd
Curse Of The Sad Mummy
Ult
Flash
Flash

Hard

To engage on an entire team Q your first target and hit W mid air. As your reach your first target hit R and instantly F to hit as many people as possible. 

Amumu Matchups & Counters

Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters

Jax
Easy
Jax
Gragas
Easy
Gragas
Vi
Easy
Vi
Master Yi
Easy
Master Yi
Shyvana
Medium
Shyvana
Evelynn
Medium
Evelynn
Jarvan Iv
Medium
Jarvan Iv
Dr. Mundo
Medium
Dr. Mundo
Olaf
Hard
Olaf
Xin Zhao
Skill
Xin Zhao
Lee Sin
Skill
Lee Sin
Graves
Skill
Graves

JaxJax is highly vulnerable to CC so your Bandage TossBandage Toss , TantrumTantrum and Curse Of The Sad MummyCurse Of The Sad Mummy will crush him. He is also unable to sustain since you have a ThornmailThornmail . On top of that he is poor for short trades and have a bad early so try to have more exp than him and you'll be good.

Amumu

Pros and cons

  • Pros

+ Is super tanky and have a lot of tenacity.

+ Have a lot of CC, can grab, stun and slow.

+ Have a really good power gank after 5.

+ He his really good at objectives.

+ His powerspike is mid game so you'll always win if you have a good early.

+ Good in long trades and teamfights.

+ Great in soloQ.

  • Cons

- Have a bad early clear.

- Will be often invaded.

- Champions who hit a percentage of his max health or resist to CC will be stronger.

Amumu

pathing

  • 1st clear

There is 2 different paths possible at the start, mainly depending on your preference. The first one will be :

  1. Raptors, use your E to finish faster.
  2. Red Buff, smite him and try to not lose a lot of health.
  3. Krugs will be fast.
  4. Scuttler, also smite him.
  5. You'll be level 4, you can either gank or back.

This one is the fastest and the safest. But you will not have a lot of mana at the end of the clear. You can also do :

  1. Blue buff, smite him.
  2. Wolves, use your E to clear faster.
  3. Scuttler will spawn, kill it
  4. Gank or Gromp.

You will have full mana and can do a basic gank maybe kill and take the advantage but if you are against a strong 1v1 champion (such as OlafOlaf ) he can contest your Blue Buff and even kills you.

  • Other Clear

Try to do a full clear, at least take buffs, raptors and wolves sinces multi-target are faster to kill.

  • Invading

You can try to gank early if you are sure that the ennemy jungler will not contest it. Also, take his buff when he's dead or before doing an epic monster :)

  • Objectives

AmumuAmumu is really good for taking objectives such as Dragons, the Herald and the Nashor. Remember to always put a ward behind the objectives and in bushes to not be surprise by contesting.

The first drake spawns at 4:00, go back to your base 30 seconds earlier, buy some items and ping your allies to go with you. Killing some opponent will be better to do the objectives.

Same thing for the Herald which spawns at 6:00 but time time you can go alone or with your mid or top (or both).

You can fight the Baron at level 10 but it will be hard. The best moment to do it is at level 12. Nashor spawns at 10:00.

  • Ganking

You can gank or contest at level 3 since you have your basic combo but it will be better from level 5.

Try to not be spotted by a ward, take another path than the river unless the enemy champion(s) push.  Ganking should be easy since you only have to CC the opponent and finsh your combo.

See above all the combos.

You might gank early on when :

  • Your laner(s) have CC.
  • Enemy champion(s) has no flash (or is on cooldown).
  • Enemy champion(s) will push the lane early.
  • The matchup is 'snowbally', if one kill decide the lane. eg. KatarinaKatarina .
  • You anticipate that the ennemy jungler will gank that lane early too, so we want to counter-gank.

Ganking on a losing lane is difficult, the opponent will be stronger than you.

  • Smite

Take the Red Smite to engage and fight champions to secure kills for yourself.

Take the Blue Smite if you prefer to play a more supportive role for the team.

I recommend you to take the Blue one since it's Amumu Tank so you'll be in the front of the ennemies to slows the opponent and help your teammate to kill them.

  • Synergie

AmumuAmumu fit the most with OriannaOrianna because he can stun and CC and Oria,na will deal a lot of damage to the ennemies.

Amumu

tips and tricks

You can use your Bandage TossBandage Toss on a minion or a monster to get closer to an ennemy and then ult Curse Of The Sad MummyCurse Of The Sad Mummy .

TantrumTantrum is really useful in multiple camp and when we attack you because the CD will decrease at every attack you take.

Manage your DespairDespair to not lose a lot of mana.

  • Laning against him

Amumu have a very weak early game and is susceptible to invade. If you're a strong 1v1 champion, try and invade him early to set him behind and delay his level 5 power spike.

Amumu's team fight presence is very strong. Do not group too closely as this will allow him to get multiperson entangle with his Curse Of The Sad MummyCurse Of The Sad Mummy . Do not fight inside the jungle either for the same reason.

You'll need to either invest in armor pen if you're an AD champion, or magic pen if you're en AP champion.

Amumu

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