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

Nunu & Willump vs Lux

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

based on 9,053 Nunu & Willump vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
10.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches every week. Within our data, Nunu & Willump faced Lux 9053 times. Having so many matchups for Nunu & Willump versus Lux gives us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a solid build to obliterate Lux. This matchup is somewhat common. Nunu & Willump encounters Lux in 10.1% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Lux Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a poor job of beating Lux. On average, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Nunu & Willump versus Lux matches, Nunu & Willump’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Lux.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Frozen HeartKaenic RookernSpirit VisageZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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 Lux as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Nunu & Willump vs Lux Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Lux Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.1
6.9
< Deaths >
5.9
10.6
< Assists >
10.6
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
32
< Minions Killed >
88
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,059
< Physical Damage >
1,027
13,157
< Magic Damage >
18,922
821
< True Damage >
1,103
15,037
< Damage Dealt >
21,054
38,103
< Damage Taken >
15,621
10,983
< Gold Earned >
10,308
1.2
< Towers >
1.96
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
20,280
< Total Healing >
1,247
13,045
< Experience >
12,109
19
< Vision Score >
43
6
< Wards Placed >
19
451
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Lux with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats provided here show some important Nunu & Willump vs. Lux counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lux..

Nunu & Willump usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lux. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Lux

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Lux?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when facing off against Lux, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter for Lux.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate than Lux, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Lux.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a garbage counter to Lux. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Lux.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Lux as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 9,053 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 Lux 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 Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually racks up less CS as Lux. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Nunu & Willump versus Lux build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Lux than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 47.1% when playing against Lux with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Lux as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Nunu & Willump vs Lux clashes, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

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