Matchup

Heavy CCStrong engageVery tankyHeavy AP damage

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Amumu

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1vs Tank
Sundered Sky
2Bruiser
Maw of Malmortius
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41450%
3425%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD
Death's Dance
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
IllaoiIllaoi
AmumuAmumu
Neutral
Neutral
Careful

Amumu's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Cursed Touch (P)

Amumu's basic attacks Curse his enemies, causing them to take bonus true damage from incoming magic damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
33s1s9s
63s1s9s2m30
93s1s9s2m30
113s1s9s2m05
163s1s7s1m40
183s1s5s1m40

Playing against Amumu

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Amumu is very vulnerable to early invades — his 1v1 is weak without both Q charges. Invade his jungle at level 2-3.

2

Spread out in teamfights: his R stuns everyone in the area. Don't stay grouped up.

3

If Amumu uses both Q charges and misses, he has no gap-closer for ~12s — that's your window.

4

Buy a QSS or take Cleanse to cancel his R if you're a carry.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026