Amumu vs Graves

Amumu
vs
55.0%

over 1353 games

Graves

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSplit pushSustained DPS

Build vs Graves

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Amumu: Liandry's Torment, Sunfire Aegis, Abyssal Mask, Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Randuin's Omen, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion

Core build

Liandry's Torment
1
Sunfire Aegis
2
Abyssal Mask
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Thornmail
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite100%
SmiteDot0%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Thornmail
Randuin's Omen
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Bramble Vest
Frozen Heart
Kaenic Rookern
Hollow Radiance
Dark Seal
Unending Despair
Zhonya's Hourglass
Malignance
Zeke's Convergence
Shadowflame
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Oblivion Orb
Mejai's Soulstealer
Riftmaker
Rabadon's Deathcap
Stormsurge
Protoplasm Harness
Bloodletter's Curse
Seeker's Armguard
Knight's Vow
Imperial Mandate
Hextech Rocketbelt
Dead Man's Plate
Blackfire Torch
63.3% WR215 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
DominationDomination
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Graves's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

New Destiny (P)

Graves' shotgun has some unique properties. He must reload when he runs out of ammo. Attacks fire 4 bullets, which cannot pass through units. Non-champions struck by multiple bullets are knocked back.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
313s26s16s–
69.5s26s16s1m40
96s24s16s1m40
116s22s16s1m20
166s18s14s1m
186s18s12s1m

Playing as Amumu

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Save your second bandage

    Save a charge of Bandage Toss (Q) after your engage: the spell has two, and the second catches an enemy who escapes with a dash or Flash.

  2. Wait until your R can hit several

    Wait until several enemies are in range to cast Curse of the Sad Mummy (R): it stuns every enemy around you and curses them.

  3. Burn tanks with Despair

    Keep Despair (W) on against tanks: every second, it deals a percentage of their max health to nearby enemies.

  4. Full clear, then gank

    Full clear with Despair (W) and Tantrum (E), then gank: both hit every nearby monster, and Tantrum's cooldown drops when you get hit.

Playing against Graves

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Keep units between you and him

    Stay behind your minions or your frontline: the 4 bullets of each New Destiny (passive) auto can't pass through units.

  2. Hit him from outside his range

    If you're ranged, hit him from a distance: his autos only reach 425, and New Destiny (passive) forces him to reload when his shotgun is empty.

  3. Get out of his smoke

    Leave Smoke Screen (W) quickly rather than fighting inside it: the smoke slows you and cuts off all vision outside it.

  4. Drag the game out

    If your team scales better over time, play for time: Graves is strongest in the early and mid game.

Patch 16.21.1