Kayn vs Nunu & Willump
How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Kayn
based on 4,290 Kayn vs Nunu & Willump matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Nunu & Willump
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
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.
Kayn vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats
How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several vital Kayn versus Nunu & Willump counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nunu & Willump..
Kayn normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nunu & Willump. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Nunu & Willump
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Who is Better, Kayn or Nunu & Willump?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually wins when facing off against Nunu & Willump, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes a good counter to Nunu & Willump.
While Kayn does have a higher winrate compared to Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Nunu & Willumpas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kayn also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Kayn is a decent counter for Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Nunu & Willump.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kayn in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nunu & Willump. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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 require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Kayn versus Nunu & Willump build include Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, and Spear of Shojin. When Kayn incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Nunu & Willump than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Nunu & Willump with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Nunu & Willump as Kayn, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Kayn vs Nunu & Willump matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.9% win rate overall.
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