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Nunu & Willump

Nunu & Willump Counters

Best and worst picks against Nunu & Willump in Jungle at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Dr. Mundo, Kayn and Master Yi beat Nunu & Willump most often. Briar, Master Yi and Graves win the laning phase against Nunu & Willump by the widest gold margin.

Best picks against Nunu & Willump

Highest win rate versus Nunu & Willump in Jungle.

  1. 1Dr. Mundo132 games57.6%
  2. 2Kayn500 games57.0%
  3. 3Master Yi438 games55.7%
  4. 4Ekko245 games55.5%
  5. 5Talon100 games55.0%
  6. 6Rammus129 games54.3%
  7. 7Nocturne357 games53.8%
  8. 8Volibear116 games53.5%
  9. 9Diana243 games53.1%
  10. 10Vi232 games53.0%
  11. 11Jarvan IV333 games52.9%
  12. 12Lee Sin599 games52.8%
  13. 13Wukong408 games52.5%
  14. 14Kha'Zix399 games52.1%
  15. 15Shyvana292 games52.0%

Worst picks against Nunu & Willump

Lowest win rate versus Nunu & Willump in Jungle.

  1. 1Naafiri156 games46.1%
  2. 2Xin Zhao193 games47.1%
  3. 3Maokai220 games47.3%
  4. 4Viego510 games47.5%
  5. 5Rengar203 games48.3%
  6. 6Udyr128 games48.4%
  7. 7Nidalee137 games48.9%

Best lane counters vs Nunu & Willump

Largest gold lead over Nunu & Willump at 15 minutes in Jungle.

  1. 1Briar151 games+836
  2. 2Master Yi182 games+629
  3. 3Graves153 games+521
  4. 4Lee Sin209 games+493
  5. 5Viego224 games+454
  6. 6Nocturne192 games+406
  7. 7Shaco101 games+319
  8. 8Jarvan IV114 games+316
  9. 9Sylas113 games+314
  10. 10Kayn175 games+266
  11. 11Vi111 games+262
  12. 12Shyvana176 games+232
  13. 13Lillia102 games+168
  14. 14Xin Zhao102 games+96
  15. 15Amumu102 games+49

How to play against Nunu & Willump

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

  1. Ward river entrances early and ping the lane he can roll into. Step away from straight-line paths before his W reaches full speed.
  2. Interrupt his channel or leave its center when he starts R. Do not trade inside the slow field unless you can stop it.
  3. Control objective vision before he enters river. Force him to start W from visible space where your team can sidestep or block it.
  4. Secure the objective only after tracking his Q and Smite threat. Zone him first instead of flipping damage at low health.
  5. Keep interrupts ready for R during clustered fights. Spread enough that one channel cannot force your whole team out.

Where Nunu & Willump is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

  • Nunu's engage is linear and visible, making his snowball much weaker when approaches are warded or blocked.
  • His damage falls off when enemies interrupt channels, leaving him dependent on objective control and crowd control.

Nunu & Willump counters: questions

Who counters Nunu & Willump in Jungle?

At Gold+, Dr. Mundo (57.6%), Kayn (57.0%) and Master Yi (55.7%) have the highest win rates against Nunu & Willump.

Who does Nunu & Willump counter?

Nunu & Willump wins most often against Naafiri (46.1%), Xin Zhao (47.1%) and Maokai (47.3%).

Who wins lane against Nunu & Willump?

By gold lead at 15 minutes, Briar (+836), Master Yi (+629) and Graves (+521) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Nunu & Willump.

How is the counter list ranked?

Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength.