Amumu brings powerful crowd control and team fight potential to the support role, making him an effective engage tank support despite being unconventional.

Passive: Cursed Touch

• Enemies hit by Amumu's abilities take bonus true damage from magical sources
• Excellent synergy with AP-heavy team compositions

Key Abilities:

• Q (Bandage Toss): Primary engage tool, stuns and gap closes
• W (Despair): Toggle AoE damage, use sparingly to conserve mana
• E (Tantrum): Passive damage reduction and AoE damage
• R (Curse of the Sad Mummy): Game-changing AoE stun ultimate

Ability Order:

1. R > Q > E > W
2. Start Q level 1 for engage potential
3. Max Q first to reduce cooldown and increase damage

Core Items:

• Steel Shoulderguards (Support Item)
• Locket of the Iron Solari
• Knight's Vow
• Zeke's Convergence

Situational Items:

• Randuin's Omen (vs heavy AD)
• Abyssal Mask (vs heavy AP)
• Thornmail (vs healing)

Gameplay Tips:

• Look for Q engages when enemy key abilities are on cooldown
• Save R for teamfights or to counter enemy engage
• Position to hit multiple targets with ultimate
• Coordinate engages with your ADC
• Use E to reduce incoming damage from auto attacks

Runes: Primary (Aftershock):

• Aftershock
• Font of Life
• Conditioning
• Unflinching

Secondary (Inspiration):

• Perfect Timing
• Cosmic Insight

Laning Strategy:

• Look for aggressive engages at level 2
• Play around brush control
• Save mana for important fights
• Coordinate with jungler for ganks
• Focus on protecting ADC while maintaining threat of engage

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