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

Nunu & Willump vs Karthus

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

How to Beat Karthus as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,205 Nunu & Willump vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Nunu & Willump fought Karthus 1205 times. Having so many matchups for Nunu & Willump vs Karthus provides us faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a recommended build to obliterate your opposition. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump encounters Karthus in only 1.3% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump does a average job of beating Karthus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Nunu & Willump against Karthus games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailSunfire Aegis

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 Karthus as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Nunu & Willump vs Karthus Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Karthus Image
6
< Kills >
7.1
6.8
< Deaths >
7.7
11.5
< Assists >
9.7
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
33
< Minions Killed >
84
1.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.85
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.28
1,109
< Physical Damage >
272
14,349
< Magic Damage >
29,147
902
< True Damage >
1,979
16,360
< Damage Dealt >
31,399
40,407
< Damage Taken >
29,724
11,406
< Gold Earned >
12,631
1.27
< Towers >
1.04
0.45
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
21,868
< Total Healing >
9,117
13,649
< Experience >
14,594
20
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
7
457
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Karthus with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some strategic Nunu & Willump against Karthus counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..

Nunu & Willump often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Karthus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Karthus

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually fairs equally well when taking on Karthus, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes an ok counter to Karthus.

While Nunu & Willump does have a higher winrate than Karthus, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nunu & Willump into Karthus.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Karthus matchups, Nunu & Willump is the better champion with a similar 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 to Karthus. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Karthus.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Karthus as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,205 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 Karthus 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 Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump often racks up less CS relative to Karthus. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Nunu & Willump versus Karthus build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Karthus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Karthus with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Karthus as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Nunu & Willump vs Karthus fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Karthus as Nunu & Willump are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.