The passive physical-damage reduction from Tantrum (E) constantly halves the burst of Razor Shuriken (Q) and autos, while the Bandage Toss (Q) stun cuts off his Living Shadow (W) engage combo, leaving the sustain-less Zed stranded.

Absorbs Riven's physical burst with Tantrum (E) damage reduction and armor, and the Bandage Toss (Q) stun interrupts her animation-cancel Broken Wings (Q) casts, winning the trades.

The Bandage Toss (Q) stun cuts off Viego's Blade of the Ruined King (Q) dash and Heartbreaker (R) engage, and Tantrum (E) physical-damage reduction soaks his physical-heavy output for a tanking edge.

Dives the pre-5 melee-weak window with a Bandage Toss (Q) combo, pressuring the wave and tower before his Riftwalk (R) stacks and mana come online for a lane advantage.

With no wind wall, Bandage Toss (Q) lands cleanly, and the stun interrupts the third-cast knock-up of Mortal Steel (Q) and the Soul Unbound (E) recall timing while Tantrum (E) physical-damage reduction offsets his early burst.

Blinding Dart (Q) neutralizes auto-attack harass and Toxic Shot (P) poison kites him from range, and if the sole engage Bandage Toss (Q) misses, closing the gap is impossible.

Silver Bolts (W) true damage ignores armor and magic-resist stats, Condemn (E) knockback stops the sole engage Bandage Toss (Q), and Tumble (Q) enables endless kiting.

Kites melee Amumu from range starting at level 1, negates all-ins with Divine Judgment (R) invulnerability, and scales into the late game.

Inside Hallowed Mist (W), Gwen cannot be hit by Bandage Toss (Q) from outside, shutting down the engage, while A Thousand Cuts (P) %-health magic damage melts tanks and Snip Snip! (Q) self-heal secures sustain.

Ragnarok (R) makes him immune to both the Bandage Toss (Q) stun and the Curse of the Sad Mummy (R) AoE CC, nullifying Amumu's entire combo, while Reckless Swing (E) true damage ignores his defensive stats.