Despair is Amumu's pride and joy. You need it and should level it sooner. I made an amumu build "How to 5 v 1" try giving it a check for things I think that should be different.

Thanks guys for the feedback! I appreciate the props and the criticisms!

Ok so i just wanted to post this.. I've been using this build and guide all day today, and a little last night. I'll be completely honest it is the best guide i have followed for amumu yet. I've been taking mid and just playing safe. using the flash/ult combo to get a few kills before team fights start. I have followed the gear purchase order to the letter, and i have played games where i strayed based on what the other team had. It worked, everytime. Ya sure I "can" die, but it is hard. I got my first pentakill right outside of baron. Honestly dude this guide is pro, and haviong used the fireball builds for amumu, this one is better. Great ****.. Thanks a ton.

My one suggestion would be to change the purchase order of Randuin's Omen and Force of Nature. I've found it's a bit better to have the regen a little earlier. just a thoght and may be simply situational.

Again... good stuff.

Too all the others out there looking for amumu builds.. Honestly try this one. you will love it.

Comments, Nimbleness not rin your Tantrum at all. It avoid some damage you could receive, if you are hit 5 times per sec you will dodge usually 2-3 hits, not all.

About posts, Despair is a tank killer, better how more life they have, so usually, it hurts more at late game than beginning where team fights are not common tanks are not equipped, and if the enemies are low will go back to his towers where tantrum neithr Despair will do nothig cause you will be far.

Ammu can work well jungling or laning, I usually go laning. Sometimes I take the blue golem but mostly I prefer the caster carry get it. My CD red at 18 is cap with no golem, and I have no mana issues in the game.


Yay, ideed, I d be a better 1vs1 amumu if I were got Blue golem buff and my runes and were not wasted for CDR, but this is a teamplay game, not 1vs1 game.

Didnt like it.. amumu is too mana hungry early and sorta in midgame. his W is alot of help to pass it up.. i sudgest keep bandage at one and max E first while gettin W as second priority. and JUNGLING! amumu is an amazing jungler, thats the only way i play with it.. i have blue buff on me 100% of the time, and thats why i go with my skilling order, i take down ppl like nothin early game got suinfire, with E maxed to 5 and W at like 2 and bandage at 1.. just bandage in with W on and E spam while ulting... = QQ GG and dead. build was alright, skilling order relly needs work. you will contribute to the team in the jungle the most than in lane. just saying.

if you WANT to solo the enemy team, charge them while all your allies are occupied or let the allies charge in without you and die then you try.

forget Aegis and HoG... yes, you need more damage
...and despair early can make a huge difference late game. especially against the enemy Cho'Gath that thinks he is good just because he's healthstacked.

Not getting despair early game gimps your farm. Yes sunfire cape helps but together despair and sunfire cape just kills creeps waves by just a fly-by. When i play amumu i usually go with tantrum to 5 first with one point in bandage and a point in despair then when i hit lvl 9 i just swap points. You say your not supposed to put out dmg? Well yes you are the tank. So, smart teams will just leave you alone and kill your carrys. It is your job then to just click despair and tantrum non stop. when i mained amumu i got a couple quads because of this. Besides the point, on most champs you should get all three abilities in the first 3 lvls because even the 1% despair can do something. Early game, you are a tank but if amumu gets fed ive seen him carry games. In the end your item build is good. I build the same way and always get force of nature just because of the regen after team fights. Thruthfully though, "I" do not like aegis because i just think its a waste of money even though it is an aura, but a SMALL gain. I go with 2 sunfire capes because you get more aoe. 60 dmg every second(magic resist)then your despair, tantrum and your ult is enough to destroy any team.

True, you can get 1 bandage and max despair first, but again, mana will be a problem and also the fact that if you are doing this build right, by the time the other teams tanks get high hp that your tantrum and bandage do nothing, you will already have at least lvl 1 on despair. Besides, maxing out your 1st and 3rd gives you better chasing abilities and YOU are build as a tank, not a carry, you need not to worry about your damage output, but the fact that you can take all the damage and live while you let your teammates do the killing

This build is completly useless, despair is the key of Amumu on teamfights to make other tanks disappear, -1.

just used this build. i actualy 1 v 5'd the team as our warwic and twitch owned them :). this needs to be higher rated