Malphite vs Nunu & Willump
How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Malphite
based on 3,451 Malphite vs Nunu & Willump matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Nunu & Willump
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats
How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Malphite versus Nunu & Willump matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nunu & Willump..
Malphite usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Malphite or Nunu & Willump?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when taking on Nunu & Willump, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a good counter for Nunu & Willump.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate compared to Nunu & Willump, when facing one another, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Nunu & Willump.
Furthermore, Malphite also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Malphite is a decent counter for Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Nunu & Willump.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Nunu & Willump during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average gets much more CS as Nunu & Willump. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Malphite versus Nunu & Willump build include Thornmail, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Nunu & Willump than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 51.4% battling Nunu & Willump with this build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Nunu & Willump as Malphite, Malphite players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Malphite vs Nunu & Willump face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.4% win rate overall.
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