Briar vs Amumu JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Briar vs Amumu

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Briar's faster clear and high early pressure to punish Amumu's slower tempo and invade when lanes can follow.
Focus on controlling river scuttles and objective setups to leverage Briar's strong dueling and gank threat against Amumu's lower early duel power.

Jungle Plan

Path toward volatile lanes that can follow your (Q) and (R) engages to maximize gank threat and countergank potential.
Invade Amumu's jungle camps only when you have vision and lane priority to avoid his counter-engage with (Q).
Prioritize dragon and Rift Herald control after securing tempo advantages and use your mobility to force skirmishes that isolate Amumu.

Danger windows

Avoid isolated river fights early where Amumu's (Q) engage and (R) lockdown can trap you without lane support.
Be cautious contesting objectives when Amumu's team can funnel through choke points, leveraging his (R) for strong fight control.
Watch for low-health clears where Amumu can force smite fights or collapse with lanes that have priority.

Early game

Start with a healthy full clear to maintain tempo and look for early skirmishes where Amumu is isolated.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to support your engage and avoid overcommitment.
Avoid fighting Amumu early without lane priority as his (Q) and (R) can punish isolated skirmishes and collapse quickly.

Power spikes

Briar spikes at early levels with (Q) and (R) for sticky engages; use these to force fights before Amumu builds tank stats.
Respect Amumu's level 6 (R) spike which enables strong area lockdown and objective control; avoid grouped fights without backup.
Briar's scaling through sustained damage and cleanup outpaces Amumu's tank scaling; play for extended skirmishes post level 6.

Win conditions

Convert early tempo and healthy clears into aggressive counter-jungling and objective control to deny Amumu scaling.
Use (Q) and (R) to create sticky engages around lanes with priority for ganks and counterganks, snowballing leads.
Focus on extended skirmishes and cleanup dives where Briar's sustained damage and mobility outmatch Amumu's tank and crowd control.