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

Nunu & Willump vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Nunu & Willump

based on 4,285 Nunu & Willump vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our data, Nunu & Willump did battle with Hwei in 4285 matches. Including so many matchups for Nunu & Willump versus Hwei provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide useful data and a supported build to smash Hwei. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Nunu & Willump fights Hwei in only 4.8% of his matches.

Nunu & Willump vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump has done a decent job of beating Hwei. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Nunu & Willump vs Hwei games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpirit VisageRabadon's DeathcapFrozen Heart

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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
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 Hwei as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Nunu & Willump vs Hwei Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Hwei Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
11.3
< Assists >
9
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
31
< Minions Killed >
137
1.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,063
< Physical Damage >
1,001
13,765
< Magic Damage >
22,168
843
< True Damage >
534
15,673
< Damage Dealt >
23,704
38,418
< Damage Taken >
18,881
11,151
< Gold Earned >
10,821
1.34
< Towers >
1.88
0.43
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
20,921
< Total Healing >
1,637
13,240
< Experience >
13,393
20
< Vision Score >
27
6
< Wards Placed >
13
464
< Time Dealing CC >
562

How to Counter Hwei with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some significant Nunu & Willump vs. Hwei counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hwei..

Nunu & Willump typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Hwei

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Hwei?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes a good counter for Hwei.

While Nunu & Willump does have a higher win rate than Hwei, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nunu & Willump into Hwei.

Furthermore, Nunu & Willump has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Hwei matchups, Nunu & Willump 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.

Nunu & Willump is a decent counter for Hwei. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Hwei.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Hwei as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 4,285 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 Hwei 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to counter Hwei during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump on average racks up a lot less CS as Hwei. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nunu & Willump versus Hwei build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Hwei than with most other common builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 51.2% when countering Hwei with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Hwei as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Nunu & Willump vs Hwei counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.2% winrate overall.

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