Amumu is a beginner-friendly jungle tank champion with strong crowd control abilities and team fight potential. His kit includes good jungle clear speed, reliable ganking tools, and game-changing ultimate ability.

Strengths:

• Strong mid and late game scaling
• Excellent teamfight engage potential
• High amount of crowd control
• Easy to learn jungle mechanics
• Good synergy with AoE damage dealers

Weaknesses:

• Weak early game dueling
• Mana hungry
• Vulnerable to early invades
• Reliant on teammates for damage
• Struggles when behind in gold

Ability Overview:

Passive - Cursed Touch Amumu's attacks curse enemies, making them take bonus magic damage.

Skill Priority: R > E > Q > W

W - Despair

• Toggle ability dealing continuous AoE damage
• Best for early jungle clear
• Deals % max health damage
• Maximized last

E - Tantrum

• AoE damage ability
• Reduces incoming physical damage
• Cooldown reduces when hit by basic attacks
• Maximized first for clear speed and damage

Q - Bandage Toss

• Skillshot that stuns and pulls Amumu to target
• Primary ganking tool
• Stores up to 2 charges
• Maximized second for mobility

R - Curse of the Sad Mummy

• AoE stun lasting 1.5 seconds
• Game-changing teamfight ability
• Upgrade at levels 6, 11, and 16

Key Combos:

1. Buffer R during Q to prevent flash escapes
2. Flash-Q or Flash-R for surprise engages
3. Standard Teamfight: Q > W > R > E > AA > Q > AA

Build Path: Focus on tank items that provide:

• Health
• Armor
• Magic resistance
• AoE damage for jungle clearing

Best suited for players looking to learn jungle role or teams needing a reliable tank initiator. Excels when paired with high-damage champions like Miss Fortune, Katarina, or Ornn.

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