Amumu Wild Rift Build & Guide

• Electrocute – This Keystone rune will allow you to deal burst damage against your targets which will make your early game ganks more effective. Aftershock is the alternative rune when playing as a tank as it increases your defenses and magic resist after you stun an enemy then you’ll deal AoE magic damage after a few seconds.
• Triumph – Deal bonus damage against low HP targets and heal yourself on takedowns.
• Conditioning – Grants increasing amounts of armor and magic resist from the fifth minute and onwards so you can tank more effectively in the late game.
• Hunter – Genius – The additional ability haste for each unique takedown will allow you to use your ultimate often. Pathfinder is the alternative rune if you want to play as an aggressive ganker.

In our Amumu Wild Rift Guide, here are the best champion spells that you can equip on him.

Smite is a requirement for Junglers as it is impossible to farm jungle camps without it. Upgrading to blue or red smite in Amumu depends on your preference but since Amumu is more of a team player, I recommend getting the Blue smite to slow down target champions.

Flash makes long range initiations possible. It looks awesome and can potentially win games for you.

Ghost is a viable alternative for Smite if you not going to jungle. It provides additional movement speed which never hurts when playing a tank champion who needs to always be near opponents.

We are going to get a point in W, Despair, first because it deals HP based damage that will help you kill a buff jungle monster fast. After that, we are going to max Amumu’s E, Tantrum, because it gives the most survivability and damage output. After getting one point in Q, Bandage Toss, you can look for an early gank. But we are going to max Q, Bandage Toss last because it is rare to use it twice or thrice in a single battle. One level is enough and maxing W, Despair in the mid game helps in taking down Epic Monsters and for dealing more damage especially when using the mage build. Of course, get a point in your ultimate, Curse of the Sad Mummy, whenever possible.

You will be playing Amumu mostly in the jungle. He can also work in the top lane or even mid and support when playing against AD or auto-attack based champions. But he is most efficient when playing as the jungler.

Amumu is a great Jungler because he has % HP-based DPS through his 2nd, Despair and a spammable AoE ability in his 3rd, Tantrum. Because of this two abilities, he has an amazingly fast clear speed even if you are just learning how to play as a jungler.

You can opt to gank level 2 after clearing the red buff, look to gank the enemy’s mid laner if the enemy champion has no mobility ability like Annie and has shoved the lane close to your tower. You don’t have to kill when ganking, wasting the enemy’s flash is enough. Do not attempt a tower dive before having at least two items.

If the conditions for ganking early is not in your favor, just do a full clear which goes like this.

1. Red Buff
2. Raptors
3. Wolves
4. Blue Buff
5. Scuttler

If the enemy jungler is a strong 1v1 champion like Lee Sin or Olaf and you are trying to kill the same Scuttler, just give it to them unless you are a playing as a duo with your mid then ask for help and try to kill the enemy jungler.

Look for an opportunity to gank in the Blue buff side lane and afterwards, kill the Gromps then recall. Path towards the dragon lane and try to gank the enemy dragon lane duo when you reach level 5 and have your ultimate.

Do not hesitate to use your ultimate on a single champion if it is the enemy’s jungle, mid or, ADC, killing them will greatly hinder their progression and increases your chances of winning.

When ganking, Use your Oracle Lenses as you approach the bushes in order to disable wards. Do not attack the wards because you will reveal yourself that way. Engage with your 1st, Bandage Toss, to stun and immediately get close to your target. But if you can walk up to them, do so and use your Chilling Smite to slow the enemy down then follow up with 1st, Bandage Toss to lock your target down, potentially killing the enemy without using your ultimate.

In the late game, you will be the one initiating fights and leading your team in taking the Elder Dragon and Baron.

Avoid chasing opponents when trying to initiate. It will only lead them to disperse so you won’t be able to use your ultimate on multiple champions and will also make you and your team vulnerable to counterattack.

Use bushes to your advantage to catch as many opponents as possible.

Use the long-range initiation to catch the enemies off guard but make sure your allies can follow up on you.

Be unpredictable at all times and do not shy away from using your teammates as bait to set up the perfect ultimate.

Don’t forget to turn on your 2nd, Despair and spam your 3rd, Tantrum while auto-attacking.

For our Amumu Wild Rift Guide, we highly recommend using with the following champions as they synergize well with him.

Orianna has amazing synergy with Amumu. She deals large amounts of magic damage which works well with Cursed Touch. They can do a wombo combo with their ultimates, Curse of the Sad Mummy and Command:Shockwave.

Miss Fortune‘s Bullet Time works amazingly well in combination with Amumu’s ultimate, Curse of the Sad Mummy.  Her 3rd, Make it Rain, will also add to the AoE DPS that Amumu makes.

Curse of the Sad Mummy will ensure that Varus‘s Chain of Corruption will root many enemy champions. Their combined locked down will make it easy for Varus to hit multiple enemies with his hard hitting Piercing Arrow.

Lulu can use her ultimate, Wild Growth, on Amumu to knock up enemies around him then increasse his heath and slow down enemies around him so he can stay on top of them.