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Ahri vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Ahri

based on 2,704 Ahri vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Ahri came out of an examination of 2704 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Ahri fights Nunu & Willump in only 2.4% of her games.

Ahri vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Ahri does a good job of countering Nunu & Willump. On average, she wins a whopping 52.0% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Ahri against Nunu & Willump matches, Ahri’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Nunu & Willump.

Best Ahri vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Nunu & Willump

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Nunu & Willump

Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.

Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.

Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

Ahri vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Nunu & Willump Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.1
5.7
< Deaths >
6.7
7.7
< Assists >
10.7
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
158
< Minions Killed >
30
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,520
< Physical Damage >
1,007
14,930
< Magic Damage >
12,920
5,256
< True Damage >
804
21,707
< Damage Dealt >
14,733
19,857
< Damage Taken >
36,974
11,044
< Gold Earned >
10,736
1.96
< Towers >
1.25
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
4,696
< Total Healing >
19,996
13,860
< Experience >
12,693
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
73
< Time Dealing CC >
442

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Ahri in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several significant Ahri vs. Nunu & Willump counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nunu & Willump..

Ahri usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Ahri or Nunu & Willump?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ahri usually wins when trying to fight Nunu & Willump, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a good counter to Nunu & Willump.

While Ahri does have a higher win rate compared to Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Nunu & Willump.

Moreover, Ahri has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Ahri is a decent counter to Nunu & Willump. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Nunu & Willump.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

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Ahri Wins Against

ZeriZeri54.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai53.4% winrateOriannaOrianna52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.7% 5396 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.3% 365 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.4% 15033 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.2% 1325 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Nunu & Willump Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Ahri, we analyzed 2,704 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nunu & Willump as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ahri Build Nunu & Willump Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often gets much more CS as Nunu & Willump. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Ahri versus Nunu & Willump build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ahri combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Nunu & Willump than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 52.0% battling Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Nunu & Willump as Ahri, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ahri vs Nunu & Willump counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.0% winrate overall.

If you want to get Ahri versus Nunu & Willump tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides given are computed using every round completed with these champions.