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How to Win Nunu & Willump vs Darius Counter MatchupNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions

Nunu & Willump vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Nunu & Willump

based on 3,162 Nunu & Willump vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Nunu & Willump engaged Darius in 3162 matches. Using so many games with Nunu & Willump vs Darius provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable data and a recommended build to shatter Darius. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Nunu & Willump has to counter Darius in only 3.5% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a poor job of countering Darius. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Nunu & Willump against Darius rounds, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Darius.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernDead Man's PlateRabadon's DeathcapSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nunu & Willump to level upq
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Second ability for Nunu & Willump to level upe
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Last skill for Nunu & Willump to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nunu & Willump's passive ability p
Nunu & Willump's q ability q
Nunu & Willump's w ability w
Nunu & Willump's e ability e
Nunu & Willump's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Darius as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Darius

Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.

You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.

It's often beneficial to delay the casting of Absolute Zero until the initial round of disables are used. Try to hang back before rushing into a team fight.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Nunu & Willump vs Darius Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Darius Image
5.3
< Kills >
7
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
11.2
< Assists >
4.5
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
30
< Minions Killed >
163
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,078
< Physical Damage >
16,812
13,608
< Magic Damage >
94
855
< True Damage >
3,889
15,543
< Damage Dealt >
20,796
36,934
< Damage Taken >
32,237
10,874
< Gold Earned >
11,886
1.3
< Towers >
2.33
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
19,534
< Total Healing >
7,864
12,812
< Experience >
14,465
19
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
453
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Darius with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some influential Nunu & Willump against Darius counter stats that may help us figure out the differences between these two champs. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Darius. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Darius

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Darius?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when taking on Darius, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter to Darius.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate compared to Darius, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nunu & Willump into Darius.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter to Darius. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Darius.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Darius as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 3,162 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 Darius as Nunu & Willump 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 Nunu & Willump in order to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Darius. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Nunu & Willump versus Darius build include Frozen Heart, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Darius than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Darius with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Darius as Nunu & Willump, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Nunu & Willump vs Darius face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

If you want to see Nunu & Willump versus Darius tips and counter builds for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.