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How to Win Gragas vs Nunu & Willump Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Gragas

based on 1,470 Gragas vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Gragas battled Nunu & Willump in 1470 rounds. Having so many matchups for Gragas vs Nunu & Willump gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to suppress Nunu & Willump. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Gragas is forced to battle against Nunu & Willump in only 2.2% of his games.

Gragas vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Gragas does a decent job of beating Nunu & Willump. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of games the champions fight each other in. In Gragas vs Nunu & Willump matches, Gragas’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Nunu & Willump.

Best Gragas vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneCosmic DriveHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Nunu & Willump

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Nunu & Willump Image
6
< Kills >
5.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6.8
7.5
< Assists >
11.2
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
102
< Minions Killed >
30
0.59
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,517
< Physical Damage >
1,047
18,322
< Magic Damage >
13,733
618
< True Damage >
866
20,457
< Damage Dealt >
15,647
29,327
< Damage Taken >
37,449
11,200
< Gold Earned >
10,897
1.45
< Towers >
1.29
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.41
12,198
< Total Healing >
20,158
13,766
< Experience >
12,859
20
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
409
< Time Dealing CC >
456

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some influential Gragas against Nunu & Willump matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nunu & Willump..

Gragas often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Nunu & Willump. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Gragas or Nunu & Willump?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually wins when facing off against Nunu & Willump, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a good counter for Nunu & Willump.

While Gragas does have a higher win rate compared to Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Nunu & Willump.

Additionally, Gragas also 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 facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Gragas is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Gragas is a decent counter for Nunu & Willump. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Nunu & Willump.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

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

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Gragas, we analyzed 1,470 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 Gragas 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gragas to counter Nunu & Willump during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often gets much more CS compared to Nunu & Willump. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Gragas versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Nunu & Willump than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 51.8% battling Nunu & Willump with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Nunu & Willump as Gragas, Gragas players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Gragas vs Nunu & Willump counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.8% winrate overall.

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