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Philosopher's stone early game is AMAZING.
I've never had any problems with mana or health because of this.


A personal preference. Amazing if you're running through the jungle to escape.
Boots of Swiftness? Pfft.


Amumu was born with this hanging around his tiny neck with a bandage chain :)


This item is almost situational.
I hate dying at a really bad time and leaving my base defenseless,
or being dead when my team is about to get their nexus.
I don't waste money on this if I've already died more than I should.

You should not have any problem building this, even if you're really (really) struggling.

Early Game


Mid Game

Late Game

What we're using.


Good alternatives.


What you might decide to use.

Note about Cleanse.
Only if you're in a ranked game against heavy stunners/taunters.
Useless for Amumu otherwise.

What you don't need to use.

Note about Clarity.
I only ever use Clarity with and with the mastery.
But with characters like
having a bigger Mana pool and stacking items like
will increase your Ability Power more than stacking ever will.
Rally who?

Q Bandage Toss
W Despair
E Tantrum
R Curse of the Sad Mummy

I level up Despair and Tantrum asap, Despair is like a built in and without it, farming is impossible.
Bandage Toss was a little hard for me to use correctly at first.
Beware a minion getting in the way or not being close enough,
and don't be afraid to use it even when you're not in the brush and want to stun before attacking,
you can also use it to latch onto a monster camp and jump over walls to escape.
Curse of the Sad Mummy is an amazing AoE stun and initiator. But be careful with it,
just like Bandage Toss it's very easy to under/overextend.

I'll update as I discover more of Amumu and his needs, he's definitely not my Main, but I don't see a build here that is practical yet satisfying for me. Let me know what you think, show me your results; it's my first build here. :)