Briar vs Amumu Jungle Matchup

Briar Jungle wins 48.2% of 1,937 Low Elo games against Amumu Jungle, -1.0 points vs expected, 2-patch window 26.19-26.20.

Researched on LoL patch 26.20. Tips are written to hold at any rank; stats come from Low Elo ranked games up to patch 26.20.

How to play as Briar

Keep Chilling Scream(E) available for Amumu's engage; start the channel as Bandage Toss(Q) is about to connect, then aim the shove toward a wall rather than spending E for poke.

Pressure Amumu's camps and countergank before grouped fights, where Curse of the Sad Mummy(R) can catch you together with your team.

Bandage Toss(Q) and Curse of the Sad Mummy(R) give Amumu hard crowd control against Briar's committed dive; Chilling Scream(E) is Briar's way to end her own Blood Frenzy and can be buffered through incoming crowd control.

If Briar can push Amumu into a wall with Chilling Scream(E), the collision adds a stun; Amumu's Q also gives her a predictable moment to prepare that shove.

How to play as Amumu

Let Briar use Chilling Scream(E) before committing Bandage Toss(Q) or your ultimate; if she is still holding E, her dive can end early and your follow-up stun is less reliable.

Sources

These notes come from r/BriarMains, checked against the champions' abilities.