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Nunu & Willump vs Nasus

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

based on 2,640 Nunu & Willump vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. In our data, Nunu & Willump faced off against Nasus 2640 times. Including so many matchups for Nunu & Willump versus Nasus gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative stats and a supported build to obliterate Nasus. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump is forced to battle against Nasus in only 3.0% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a poor job of countering Nasus. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champs face one another in. In Nunu & Willump against Nasus matches, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Nasus.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spirit VisageRabadon's DeathcapSunfire AegisKaenic Rookern

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 Nasus as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Nasus

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 Nasus

Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.

Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.

While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.

Nunu & Willump vs Nasus Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Nasus Image
5.2
< Kills >
4.8
6.3
< Deaths >
5.5
11.2
< Assists >
5.3
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
31
< Minions Killed >
164
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,121
< Physical Damage >
13,637
13,918
< Magic Damage >
5,231
894
< True Damage >
400
15,934
< Damage Dealt >
19,268
36,880
< Damage Taken >
37,060
10,887
< Gold Earned >
11,410
1.37
< Towers >
2.54
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
20,156
< Total Healing >
13,483
12,932
< Experience >
14,855
19
< Vision Score >
14
6
< Wards Placed >
7
480
< Time Dealing CC >
477

How to Counter Nasus with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some influential Nunu & Willump against Nasus matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the two. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nasus. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nasus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Nasus

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Nasus?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when facing off against Nasus, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter to Nasus.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Nasus, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Nasus.

Moreover, Nunu & Willump has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Nunu & Willump is a bad counter for Nasus. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Nasus.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Nasus as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 2,640 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 Nasus 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 in order to counter Nasus during both the lane 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 tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Nasus. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Nunu & Willump versus Nasus build include Frozen Heart, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Nasus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 47.8% when playing against Nasus with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Nasus as Nunu & Willump, you 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 runes players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Nasus battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.

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