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

Nunu & Willump vs Lucian

How to Beat Lucian as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lucian as Nunu & Willump

based on 5,272 Nunu & Willump vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Lucian as Nunu & Willump resulted from an analysis of 5272 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Nunu & Willump has to counter Lucian in only 5.9% of his matches.

Nunu & Willump vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a poor job of countering Lucian. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Nunu & Willump against Lucian rounds, Nunu & Willump’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernThornmailLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassFrozen HeartRabadon's DeathcapRanduin's Omen

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
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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 Lucian as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Nunu & Willump vs Lucian Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Lucian Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
11.3
< Assists >
6.7
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
30
< Minions Killed >
178
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,037
< Physical Damage >
19,091
13,356
< Magic Damage >
2,648
821
< True Damage >
524
15,215
< Damage Dealt >
22,264
36,729
< Damage Taken >
20,915
10,818
< Gold Earned >
12,289
1.3
< Towers >
2.34
0.41
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
19,837
< Total Healing >
4,831
12,787
< Experience >
12,464
19
< Vision Score >
18
5
< Wards Placed >
9
463
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Counter Lucian with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Nunu & Willump against Lucian counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between these two champs. For instance, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lucian. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Lucian

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Lucian?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lucian, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes an ok counter for Lucian.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Lucian, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nunu & Willump into Lucian.

Furthermore, Nunu & Willump also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Lucian matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter to Lucian. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Lucian.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Lucian as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 5,272 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 Lucian 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

To truly master Nunu & Willump to counter Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump most often gets a lot less CS compared to Lucian. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Nunu & Willump versus Lucian build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Lucian than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 49.2% battling Lucian with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Lucian as Nunu & Willump, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Lucian LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

If you want to see Nunu & Willump versus Lucian tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds with data with both champs.