Amumuvs Karthus
Amumu vs Karthus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Karthus wins with a 57.9% win rate (+15.8%) over Amumu based on 19 games. Karthus wins the early laning phase while Amumu scales better into the 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.
Karthus(42.1%)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 19 recent matches analyzed, Karthus wins with a 57.9% win rate compared to Amumu's 42.1%, giving Karthus a 15.8 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Karthus controls the early laning stage, but Amumu outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Karthus needs to press advantages before Amumu reaches their power spikes, while Amumu should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Amumu leads by 934 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Karthus has a strong advantage in this matchup. Amumu players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Karthus overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. 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
Sorcerer's Shoes 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 achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing 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
Amumu28.6%Karthus71.4%Amumu50.0%Karthus50.0%Karthus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 71.4% win rate — a 42.9 percentage point lead over Amumu. This lopsided early game means Karthus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Amumu at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Karthus. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Karthus has the edge early, but Amumu gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Amumu Runes Against Karthus
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Amumu the best tools to compete against Karthus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Amumu matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.02% | 153 | 0.9 | 588 | 11,424 | 48.6% | 49.4% | |
| 46.71% | 152 | 0.9 | 615 | 11,936 | 41.5% | 50.6% | |
| 53.85% | 130 | 0.8 | 647 | 11,894 | 53.5% | 54.2% | |
| 42.31% | 130 | 0.9 | 636 | 11,789 | 32.8% | 50.7% | |
| 41.41% | 128 | 0.9 | 643 | 11,907 | 36.4% | 45.2% | |
| 54.78% | 115 | 0.9 | 627 | 12,275 | 55.6% | 54.3% | |
| 47.62% | 105 | 0.9 | 622 | 11,964 | 40.8% | 53.6% | |
| 49.51% | 103 | 1.0 | 731 | 11,424 | 51.2% | 48.3% | |
| 55.56% | 81 | 0.9 | 596 | 12,445 | 53.6% | 56.6% | |
| 51.28% | 78 | 0.8 | 566 | 11,422 | 52.6% | 50.0% | |
| 41.10% | 73 | 0.8 | 583 | 10,667 | 34.2% | 48.6% | |
| 48.48% | 66 | 0.9 | 646 | 11,491 | 50.0% | 47.2% | |
| 38.10% | 63 | 1.0 | 674 | 11,601 | 34.5% | 41.2% | |
| 57.89% | 57 | 0.9 | 657 | 12,133 | 47.4% | 63.2% | |
| 52.73% | 55 | 0.9 | 711 | 12,348 | 52.2% | 53.1% | |
| 57.41% | 54 | 0.9 | 562 | 11,558 | 56.0% | 58.6% | |
| 52.94% | 51 | 1.0 | 645 | 11,713 | 51.9% | 54.2% | |
| 60.00% | 50 | 0.8 | 629 | 11,985 | 52.4% | 65.5% | |
| 44.00% | 50 | 0.8 | 597 | 10,818 | 63.2% | 32.3% | |
| 63.04% | 46 | 1.0 | 758 | 12,920 | 46.7% | 71.0% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 0.9 | 600 | 11,689 | 44.4% | 59.3% | |
| 41.46% | 41 | 1.0 | 634 | 11,626 | 37.5% | 44.0% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 0.9 | 673 | 12,645 | 53.9% | 64.3% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 0.9 | 536 | 11,590 | 63.2% | 52.4% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 1.0 | 616 | 11,253 | 40.0% | 65.0% | |
| 38.46% | 39 | 0.9 | 537 | 10,525 | 35.0% | 42.1% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 1.0 | 690 | 11,871 | 61.1% | 30.0% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 1.0 | 730 | 12,642 | 63.6% | 59.3% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 1.0 | 714 | 12,298 | 52.9% | 36.8% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 1.0 | 676 | 12,648 | 57.1% | 54.5% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 1.0 | 546 | 11,596 | 26.7% | 60.0% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 1.0 | 663 | 12,338 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 1.0 | 657 | 12,965 | 66.7% | 54.5% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 0.9 | 606 | 12,546 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 0.8 | 584 | 10,224 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 64.52% | 31 | 0.8 | 583 | 11,553 | 71.4% | 58.8% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 0.8 | 686 | 12,206 | 45.5% | 52.6% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 0.9 | 663 | 13,089 | 53.9% | 35.3% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 1.0 | 674 | 11,276 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.0 | 543 | 10,856 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 1.1 | 642 | 12,563 | 55.6% | 73.3% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 1.0 | 662 | 11,282 | 60.0% | 23.1% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 0.9 | 644 | 12,233 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 1.3 | 565 | 12,165 | 88.9% | 38.5% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 0.9 | 659 | 11,258 | 71.4% | 62.5% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 1.4 | 606 | 12,861 | 83.3% | 53.3% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.1 | 695 | 13,924 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.0 | 684 | 12,951 | 20.0% | 64.3% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.2 | 555 | 11,492 | 44.4% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 0.8 | 606 | 11,345 | 42.9% | 54.5% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 0.9 | 565 | 11,553 | 50.0% | 69.2% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.3 | 508 | 8,193 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 82.35% | 17 | 1.4 | 385 | 9,160 | 83.3% | 80.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.0 | 605 | 10,877 | 30.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.2 | 385 | 8,253 | 71.4% | 55.6% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.4 | 491 | 9,765 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.3 | 441 | 9,583 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 0.8 | 670 | 11,667 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 0.8 | 604 | 11,719 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 0.7 | 730 | 10,697 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.1 | 548 | 12,172 | 33.3% | 70.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.4 | 617 | 13,173 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 0.9 | 737 | 11,539 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.1 | 494 | 10,797 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.2 | 518 | 8,972 | 55.6% | 0.0% | |
| 8.33% | 12 | 0.9 | 639 | 12,013 | 0.0% | 12.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.1 | 473 | 10,652 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.4 | 648 | 11,535 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 459 | 8,182 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 449 | 9,278 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.1 | 525 | 10,392 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.7 | 622 | 10,547 | 80.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.9 | 619 | 11,803 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.3 | 519 | 10,433 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 543 | 10,805 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 405 | 7,610 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 426 | 9,393 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.8 | 445 | 9,593 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.3 | 464 | 9,980 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.4 | 480 | 7,700 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.3 | 475 | 10,205 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.2 | 582 | 11,330 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.1 | 606 | 12,739 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.0 | 689 | 12,977 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.2 | 732 | 13,731 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.9 | 677 | 12,741 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 1.1 | 504 | 9,802 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.3 | 615 | 11,750 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 737 | 13,250 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 473 | 10,161 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Amumu vs Karthus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Amumu do against Karthus in League of Legends?
Karthus wins the Amumu vs Karthus matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to Amumu's 42.1%, a 15.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 19 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Amumu do against Karthus in the early game?
In the early game, Karthus has the advantage against Amumu with a 71.4% win rate versus 28.6%. Karthus 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 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Amumu scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Amumu vs Karthus matchup?
Karthus wins the matchup against Amumu with a 57.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 15.8 percentage point advantage means Karthus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 19 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 Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Resolve 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?
No, Amumu struggles against Karthus with only a 42.1% win rate. Karthus has the advantage in this matchup. Amumu players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Karthus's lead.
How do I play Amumu against Karthus?
When playing Amumu against Karthus, play cautiously and avoid Karthus's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Karthus in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.