Amumuvs Karthus
Amumu vs Karthus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Amumu wins with a 59.3% win rate (+18.5%) over Karthus based on 27 games. Amumu holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Amumu build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Amumu vs Karthus matchup.
Amumu Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Amumu performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Amumu vs Karthus Matchup?
Amumu vs Karthus Matchup Summary
The Amumu vs Karthus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 27 recent matches analyzed, Amumu wins with a 59.3% win rate compared to Karthus's 40.7%, giving Amumu a 18.5 percentage point advantage. Amumu dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Karthus players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Karthus leads by 723 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Amumu players can confidently pick into Karthus and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Karthus away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Amumu vs Karthus Laning Phase Breakdown
Karthus is favored during the laning phase against Amumu, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Karthus holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Amumu Build Against Karthus
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Karthus, providing the mobility and stats Amumu needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Amumu against Karthus are Abyssal Mask, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Liandry's Torment. This combination gives Amumu an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Karthus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Amumu vs Karthus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Amumu83.3%
Karthus16.7%Amumu52.4%Karthus47.6%Amumu dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 83.3% win rate — a 66.7 percentage point lead over Karthus. This lopsided early game means Amumu can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Amumu takes over with a 52.4% win rate, leading Karthus by 4.8 percentage points. Amumu scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
Amumu holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Karthus players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Amumu Runes Against Karthus
Precision
Sorcery
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Amumu to press their advantage against Karthus, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Amumu matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Amumu's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Amumu build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.60% | 251 | 0.8 | 611 | 11,714 | 53.1% | 49.0% | |
| 49.00% | 200 | 0.9 | 585 | 11,148 | 49.5% | 48.6% | |
| 47.83% | 184 | 0.9 | 564 | 11,572 | 53.8% | 43.3% | |
| 46.70% | 182 | 1.0 | 628 | 11,730 | 38.6% | 51.8% | |
| 53.89% | 167 | 0.8 | 621 | 11,282 | 48.8% | 58.6% | |
| 45.71% | 140 | 0.9 | 564 | 11,128 | 46.1% | 45.3% | |
| 47.66% | 128 | 0.9 | 607 | 11,020 | 43.3% | 52.5% | |
| 57.26% | 124 | 0.9 | 584 | 11,052 | 54.5% | 59.4% | |
| 57.76% | 116 | 0.8 | 591 | 11,358 | 56.4% | 59.0% | |
| 55.45% | 110 | 0.9 | 694 | 11,948 | 55.3% | 55.6% | |
| 52.29% | 109 | 0.9 | 582 | 11,474 | 52.4% | 52.2% | |
| 49.50% | 101 | 1.1 | 593 | 11,430 | 40.9% | 56.1% | |
| 60.61% | 99 | 0.9 | 548 | 11,137 | 59.6% | 61.5% | |
| 55.41% | 74 | 0.7 | 583 | 11,199 | 64.1% | 45.7% | |
| 54.93% | 71 | 0.8 | 628 | 11,464 | 51.5% | 57.9% | |
| 47.14% | 70 | 1.0 | 616 | 11,928 | 40.0% | 51.1% | |
| 52.17% | 69 | 0.8 | 669 | 11,652 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 47.76% | 67 | 0.9 | 591 | 10,972 | 40.0% | 54.0% | |
| 58.21% | 67 | 0.9 | 687 | 12,883 | 47.6% | 63.0% | |
| 61.90% | 63 | 0.9 | 647 | 11,559 | 60.9% | 62.5% | |
| 70.00% | 60 | 0.9 | 614 | 12,988 | 63.2% | 73.2% | |
| 57.63% | 59 | 0.9 | 569 | 11,736 | 59.1% | 56.8% | |
| 55.17% | 58 | 0.8 | 573 | 10,815 | 56.7% | 53.6% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 0.8 | 609 | 10,426 | 56.0% | 44.4% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 1.0 | 665 | 11,744 | 64.7% | 41.2% | |
| 52.94% | 51 | 0.9 | 571 | 10,629 | 42.1% | 59.4% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 0.9 | 631 | 12,156 | 52.6% | 54.8% | |
| 55.10% | 49 | 1.0 | 619 | 11,938 | 47.6% | 60.7% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 0.9 | 617 | 12,076 | 53.3% | 48.5% | |
| 38.30% | 47 | 0.7 | 628 | 11,183 | 38.9% | 37.9% | |
| 63.83% | 47 | 0.8 | 610 | 11,646 | 71.4% | 57.7% | |
| 64.44% | 45 | 0.8 | 626 | 11,745 | 52.6% | 73.1% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 0.9 | 617 | 11,150 | 38.1% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 1.1 | 648 | 13,086 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 1.0 | 575 | 10,870 | 57.1% | 52.4% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 0.9 | 627 | 11,072 | 60.0% | 43.8% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 1.2 | 444 | 9,010 | 53.9% | 38.9% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 1.4 | 451 | 9,265 | 69.2% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 0.9 | 576 | 11,668 | 63.6% | 17.6% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 1.3 | 459 | 8,535 | 42.9% | 64.3% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 1.5 | 424 | 8,835 | 50.0% | 76.9% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 1.1 | 610 | 11,640 | 50.0% | 47.4% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.0 | 612 | 14,400 | 83.3% | 52.4% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 0.8 | 502 | 11,560 | 72.7% | 43.8% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 1.2 | 606 | 11,334 | 54.5% | 66.7% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 483 | 8,649 | 41.7% | 46.1% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 1.4 | 477 | 9,965 | 75.0% | 52.9% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 540 | 9,342 | 41.7% | 46.1% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 1.0 | 596 | 11,509 | 54.5% | 33.3% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 0.8 | 638 | 9,715 | 36.4% | 58.3% | |
| 27.27% | 22 | 1.5 | 458 | 9,484 | 37.5% | 21.4% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.0 | 639 | 12,540 | 33.3% | 53.9% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 0.9 | 618 | 11,947 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 0.8 | 635 | 12,507 | 77.8% | 54.5% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 0.8 | 624 | 12,489 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 1.0 | 732 | 12,627 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 1.2 | 615 | 11,252 | 33.3% | 38.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 0.8 | 580 | 9,269 | 77.8% | 22.2% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 0.9 | 569 | 10,672 | 22.2% | 55.6% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 0.9 | 624 | 12,109 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.4 | 414 | 9,113 | 37.5% | 55.6% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.0 | 554 | 10,911 | 42.9% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.1 | 711 | 12,450 | 75.0% | 41.7% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.1 | 378 | 7,815 | 30.0% | 80.0% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 1.4 | 592 | 9,443 | 42.9% | 12.5% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 1.2 | 544 | 8,990 | 57.1% | 87.5% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 0.8 | 630 | 11,505 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 0.9 | 588 | 11,584 | 60.0% | 62.5% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.0 | 678 | 12,732 | 20.0% | 62.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 0.8 | 649 | 10,195 | 85.7% | 33.3% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.4 | 451 | 7,669 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 1.1 | 603 | 11,207 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 1.3 | 473 | 8,837 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.2 | 493 | 9,225 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 0.9 | 513 | 10,787 | 33.3% | 22.2% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.3 | 455 | 9,645 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 551 | 8,892 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 0.7 | 573 | 11,575 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 515 | 8,131 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 484 | 9,518 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.9 | 651 | 8,801 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.5 | 468 | 9,275 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.1 | 584 | 12,984 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.2 | 368 | 7,322 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.0 | 622 | 11,170 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 0.7 | 555 | 11,836 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.5 | 522 | 7,850 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 8 | 1.5 | 663 | 9,901 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.3 | 265 | 5,649 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.0 | 337 | 7,744 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 0.9 | 797 | 15,095 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.3 | 422 | 9,142 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 713 | 10,617 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 244 | 7,654 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 640 | 10,654 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 611 | 9,472 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
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Amumu vs Karthus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Amumu do against Karthus in League of Legends?
Amumu wins the Amumu vs Karthus matchup with a 59.3% win rate compared to Karthus's 40.7%, a 18.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 27 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Amumu do against Karthus in the early game?
In the early game, Amumu has the advantage against Karthus with a 83.3% win rate versus 16.7%. Amumu players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Amumu do against Karthus in the late game?
In the late game, Amumu takes over the Amumu vs Karthus matchup with a 52.4% win rate compared to 47.6%. Amumu scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Amumu vs Karthus matchup?
Amumu wins the matchup against Karthus with a 59.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 18.5 percentage point advantage means Amumu is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 27 games analyzed.
What is the best Amumu build against Karthus?
The best Amumu build against Karthus includes Abyssal Mask, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Liandry's Torment with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Amumu runes against Karthus?
The best Amumu runes against Karthus use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Amumu vs Karthus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Amumu counter Karthus?
Yes, Amumu has a favorable matchup against Karthus with a 59.3% win rate. Amumu strongly counters Karthus in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Amumu against Karthus?
When playing Amumu against Karthus, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.