Amumu counters (Jungle)

Common role: Jungle / Support

The best counter to Amumu in Jungle is Shyvana: 55.2% win rate over 679 ranked games on patch 26.21.

A sad mummy whose bandage toss and ultimate lock entire teams.

What makes Amumu dangerous

Amumu throws a bandage that stuns and pulls him to you (two charges as support), tantrums with AoE damage reduction, and his ultimate roots and disarms everyone around him — the classic wombo setup for any AoE follow-up.

How to counter Amumu

• 1Hide behind minions: the bandage stops on the first unit hit.
• 2Spread for his ult — grouped teams lose the fight to one button.
• 3QSS/Cleanse the ult root on your carry.
• 4He's weak early: invade and pressure before his first item.

What are Amumu's weaknesses?

• ✓Bandage is body-blockable — one minion ruins the engage.
• ✓Mana-hungry early jungle clears.
• ✓Little threat when his ult is down — track it.
• ✓Magic damage only — MR stacking blunts him.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Amumu's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Cursed Touch

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

  Strong: cursed targets take bonus true damage from magic. Weak: the curse needs his team's magic follow-up — alone it's nothing.

• Q
  Bandage Toss

  Amumu tosses a sticky bandage at a target, stunning and damaging the target while he pulls himself to them.

  Strong: a stunning pull with two charges as support. Weak: stops on the first unit — one minion bodyguard ruins it.

• W
  Despair

  Overcome by anguish, nearby enemies lose a percentage of their maximum Health each second and have their Curses refreshed.

  Strong: an AoE %HP burn aura for clears and brawls. Weak: drains mana constantly — his early fights are short.

• E
  Tantrum

  Permanently reduces the physical damage Amumu would take. Amumu can unleash his rage, dealing damage to surrounding enemies. Each time Amumu is hit, the cooldown on Tantrum is reduced.

  Strong: passive damage reduction plus AoE damage on cast. Weak: the reduction covers physical only — magic goes through.

• R
  Curse of the Sad Mummy

  Amumu entangles surrounding enemy units in bandages, applying his Curse, damaging and stunning them.

  Strong: a huge AoE root-and-disarm — the classic wombo button. Weak: long cooldown; spread out and only one person eats it.

Itemization

Body-block bandages, spread against the ult, bring QSS on carries. MR items cut his whole kit.

This guide covers Amumu's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.