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

Nunu & Willump vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Nunu & Willump

based on 3,566 Nunu & Willump vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. In our dataset, Nunu & Willump battled Kai'Sa in 3566 rounds. Using so many games with Nunu & Willump vs Kai'Sa gives us confidence in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to counter Kai'Sa. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.0% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump has done a decent job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champions battle one another in. In Nunu & Willump versus Kai'Sa matches, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSpirit VisageKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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 Kai'Sa as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Nunu & Willump vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
11.5
< Assists >
6.4
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
30
< Minions Killed >
174
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,087
< Physical Damage >
12,319
13,450
< Magic Damage >
8,117
841
< True Damage >
423
15,378
< Damage Dealt >
20,859
36,932
< Damage Taken >
20,009
10,923
< Gold Earned >
12,354
1.37
< Towers >
2.1
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
19,938
< Total Healing >
4,226
12,907
< Experience >
12,592
19
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
465
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Nunu & Willump vs. Kai'Sa counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between these two champs. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.

While Nunu & Willump does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nunu & Willump into Kai'Sa.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Kai'Sa matchups, Nunu & Willump is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a decent counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Kai'Sa.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

How We Calculated Our Nunu & Willump vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 3,566 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 Kai'Sa 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Nunu & Willump versus Kai'Sa build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Kai'Sa than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Kai'Sa as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Kai'Sa clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

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