Amumu "buff" is laughable

Beerstein·12/14/2019, 7:54:12 PM·3 votes·3,462 views

Riot talks about removing "traps" that are inefficient that lower players fall into.

Then they reduce Amumu bandage toss CD only at low levels. How is this anything but a new player trap? Experienced Amumu players make minimal use of it to conserve mana as it costs too much, and it's not lowered at higher CDs where it'd matter. So all Riot did was create a trap for new players that spam spells and called it a buff... [zombie-brand-mindblown]

I know y'all are busy playing Lee Sin and stuff at Riot HQ, but this change is so beyond out of touch.

9 Comments

WoonStruck12/15/2019, 2:35:25 AM3 votes

I mean, idk why they didnt just double (or more) E cd vs champion autos or change it from autos to all instances of damage, but eh.

ModAcademy Kayn12/15/2019, 4:34:02 AM2 votes

So what you're saying it's a Potential nerf for people who don't know the best way to play their champion yet, but a sure buff for anyone who spaces out their ability usage during camps, and will feel only the benefits of a lower CD Q during ganks and/or teamfights?

Eedat12/14/2019, 8:09:58 PM2 votes

It's not bad. Amumu cant really do much if he misses his toss and it gets maxed last or second last depending on the person so the early level CD buffs are pretty impactful

GodlyBane12/15/2019, 3:57:49 PM1 votes

Thats like saying the jax Q CD nerfs were not impactful because they have the same CD max level, however in reality, the buff made it so jax now ALWAYS maxes E second after W. Same situation will most likely happen with amumu

R0ses R Red12/15/2019, 2:39:34 AM1 votes

You say it's a "noob trap," but Amumu's WR in Silver(53%) has gone up a whole 1% from last patch. There's no point in complaining about Amumu's low-elo flaws because he's a bigger noob stomper than Yi AND Garen. He's already strong there. Amumu's flaws lie in the higher elos, and they really SHOULDN'T buff Amumu to viable higher up.

If Amumu were buffed to be "decent" in higher elos, he'd probably have around a 55%+ WR in the lower ones. Amumu slapping everyone around in Gold and below is the entire reason he was nerfed earlier this year, so you'd just be repeating history.

AlienPrimate12/14/2019, 8:44:58 PM1 votes

I think you highly underestimate this change. There have been so many times in the past where I literally typed in chat "just 1 more second for stun" in either a close fight or when someone just barely got away from me.

Madra12/15/2019, 6:12:12 AM1 votes

I liked the change. Getting the stun up again earlier in a teamfight is pretty useful.