Jungle Matchup

Amumu vs Jarvan IV

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Amumu

Amumu

the Sad Mummy
Jungle
Amumu Jungle Overall Win Rate
52.23%

Matchup Win Rate

51.8%
Amumu vs Jarvan IV Wins
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48.2%
Jarvan IV vs Amumu Wins
Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV

the Exemplar of Demacia
Jungle
Jarvan IV Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.48%

Amumu vs Jarvan IV - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Amumu Jungle vs Jarvan IV Jungle - Who is stronger?

Amumu Jungle has an advantage against Jarvan IV (51.8% win rate) based on 819 games. The matchup leans toward Amumu.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Amumu Jungle vs Jarvan IV Jungle in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 63.8% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 3.0% popularity, Amumu constantly encounters meta-dominant Jarvan IV (5.7%, 7th place out of 63 Jungle champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Amumu performance in the current patch. Meta strength confirmed: Amumu's superior tier rating (S vs A+) translates into a solid 51.8% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Amumu ranks 2nd in win rate among Jungle champions. Amumu shows excellent consistency, combining a strong 52.2% overall win rate with matchup success. Optimize for consistency: Conqueror paired with Triumph (60.3% win rate, 1.7% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Liandry's Torment > Abyssal Mask > Sunfire Aegis with Plated Steelcaps delivers 63.8% win rate against Jarvan IV.

Even laning phase: Identical farming (6.26 CS/min) shifts focus to trading patterns, wave management, and recall timing as the determining factors. Complete superiority: Amumu dominates both win rate (51.8%) and damage output (610 vs 537/min, 2nd among Jungle). The 73 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Amumu wins the matchup (51.8%) despite a lower KDA (2.50 vs 3.40). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Amumu vs Jarvan IV - Jungle Stats Comparison

Amumu Jungle
Amumu Jungle		Versus
Jarvan IV Jungle
Jarvan IV Jungle
STierA+
51.8%Matchup Winrate48.2%
52.23%Role Winrate50.48%
#2Winrate Rank#21
3.0%Pickrate5.7%
2.5Average KDA3.4
388Gold per Minute408
6.26CS/Min6.26
0.20Wards per Minute0.18
610Damage per Minute537

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Amumu (Jungle)

While statistically Amumu is slightly stronger than Jarvan IV in the jungle, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Amumu deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Jarvan IV deals mainly physical damage (85.58%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Jarvan IV, ranking 25th (versus 25th for Amumu) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (3.4 versus 2.5) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Amumu Jungle versus Jarvan IV Jungle matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Amumu player to maintain constant pressure on Jarvan IV, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Amumu vs Jarvan IV: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
51.1% Win Rate70.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
56.8% Win Rate11.4% Pick Rate

Amumu vs Jarvan IV: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Domination
Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

Cooldown: 4s
Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.8% Win Rate60.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Cut Down
Cut Down Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

60.3% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate

Amumu vs Jarvan IV: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Mosstomper that assists you against monsters.
Mosstomper's Courage
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants a shield that regenerates after killing large monsters or out of combat.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.4% Win Rate42.0% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.9% Win Rate50.3% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.7% Win Rate34.6% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.3% Win Rate5.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Fated Ashes
Fated Ashes (900 gold) 30 Ability Power
Inflame
Damaging Abilities deal 15 bonus magic damage over 3 seconds.
Deals an additional 45 magic damage to monsters.
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Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
Abyssal Mask
Abyssal Mask (2650 gold) 350 Health
45 Magic Resist
15 Ability Haste
Unmake
Nearby enemy champions take 12% more magic damage.
56.4% Win Rate11.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
54.7% Win Rate19.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Mosstomper that assists you against monsters.
Mosstomper's Courage
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants a shield that regenerates after killing large monsters or out of combat.
55.4% Win Rate7.1% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
64.7% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
56.4% Win Rate2.6% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
51.3% Win Rate5.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Fated Ashes
Fated Ashes (900 gold) 30 Ability Power
Inflame
Damaging Abilities deal 15 bonus magic damage over 3 seconds.
Deals an additional 45 magic damage to monsters.
->
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Abyssal Mask
Abyssal Mask (2650 gold) 350 Health
45 Magic Resist
15 Ability Haste
Unmake
Nearby enemy champions take 12% more magic damage.
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
63.8% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Bloodletter's Curse
Bloodletter's Curse (2900 gold) 60 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Vile Decay
Dealing magic damage with abilities or passives to champions reduces their Magic Resist by 5% for 6 seconds, up to 30%.
78.0% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Other Items
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
61.0% Win Rate11.7% Pick Rate
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
60.7% Win Rate9.5% Pick Rate
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
58.6% Win Rate9.0% Pick Rate
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
56.2% Win Rate8.2% Pick Rate
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
59.7% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
51.8% Win Rate2.6% Pick Rate
Bloodletter's Curse
Bloodletter's Curse (2900 gold) 60 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Vile Decay
Dealing magic damage with abilities or passives to champions reduces their Magic Resist by 5% for 6 seconds, up to 30%.
78.0% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate

Amumu vs Jarvan IV: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Bandage Toss Amumu tosses a sticky bandage at a target, stunning and damaging the target while he pulls himself to them.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Despair Overcome by anguish, nearby enemies lose a percentage of their maximum Health each second and have their Curses refreshed.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Tantrum Permanently reduces the physical damage Amumu would take. Amumu can unleash his rage, dealing damage to surrounding enemies. Each time Amumu is hit, the cooldown on Tantrum is reduced.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Curse of the Sad Mummy Amumu entangles surrounding enemy units in bandages, applying his Curse, damaging and stunning them.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
50.3% Win Rate36.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Bandage Toss Amumu tosses a sticky bandage at a target, stunning and damaging the target while he pulls himself to them.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Despair Overcome by anguish, nearby enemies lose a percentage of their maximum Health each second and have their Curses refreshed.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Tantrum Permanently reduces the physical damage Amumu would take. Amumu can unleash his rage, dealing damage to surrounding enemies. Each time Amumu is hit, the cooldown on Tantrum is reduced.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Curse of the Sad Mummy Amumu entangles surrounding enemy units in bandages, applying his Curse, damaging and stunning them.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
62.0% Win Rate3.5% Pick Rate

Amumu tips:

  • Amumu is highly dependent on teammates, so try laning with your friends for maximum effectiveness.
  • Cooldown Reduction on Amumu is very strong, but it's often difficult to itemize for it. Grab the Golem buff whenever possible to gain Cooldown Reduction without sacrificing stats.
  • Despair is very effective against other tanks, so make sure you're in range of opponents with the highest Health.

Playing Against Jarvan IV

  • Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.
  • Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

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