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How to Win Nami vs Nunu & Willump Counter MatchupNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Nami in LoLNami is in the b tier of champions
SupportMage
TankFighter

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Nami

based on 2,506 Nami vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
3.25
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our data, Nami battled Nunu & Willump in 2506 rounds. Including so many games with Nami versus Nunu & Willump provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to obliterate Nunu & Willump. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Nami is forced to battle against Nunu & Willump in only 2.3% of her games.

Nami vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Nami has done a good job of beating Nunu & Willump. Normally, she wins a whopping 53.0% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Nami versus Nunu & Willump games, Nami’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Nunu & Willump.

Best Nami vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerImperial MandateEchoes of Helia

Optional Items

Ardent CenserRedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Nunu & Willump

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Nunu & Willump Image
1.8
< Kills >
4.9
5.3
< Deaths >
6.4
15.4
< Assists >
10.6
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
23
< Minions Killed >
29
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.39
858
< Physical Damage >
989
8,420
< Magic Damage >
12,867
560
< True Damage >
782
9,838
< Damage Dealt >
14,640
15,937
< Damage Taken >
36,374
8,376
< Gold Earned >
10,655
2.29
< Towers >
1.26
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.42
9,788
< Total Healing >
19,778
10,495
< Experience >
12,627
56
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
5
195
< Time Dealing CC >
464

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Nami in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some important Nami versus Nunu & Willump matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champs. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nunu & Willump. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Nami normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Nami or Nunu & Willump?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually wins when playing against Nunu & Willump, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Nami makes a good counter for Nunu & Willump.

While Nami does have a higher winrate compared to Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nami into Nunu & Willump.

Moreover, Nami has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Nami is an above average counter to Nunu & Willump. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nami against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Nami Players

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

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Nami, we analyzed 2,506 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 Nami 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nami in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nunu & Willump. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Nami versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Dream Maker, Imperial Mandate, and Echoes of Helia. When Nami combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Nunu & Willump than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 53.0% battling Nunu & Willump with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Nunu & Willump as Nami, Nami players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Nami vs Nunu & Willump counters, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.0% win rate overall.

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