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

Nunu & Willump vs Neeko

How to Beat Neeko as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
MageSupport

How to Beat Neeko as Nunu & Willump

based on 2,671 Nunu & Willump vs Neeko matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Neeko as Nunu & Willump resulted from an evaluation of 2671 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Nunu & Willump is forced to battle against Neeko in only 3.0% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Neeko Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a poor job of countering Neeko. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Nunu & Willump vs Neeko games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Neeko.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Neeko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSpirit VisageKaenic RookernHollow Radiance

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 Neeko as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Neeko

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 Neeko

Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.

Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.

Nunu & Willump vs Neeko Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Neeko Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.4
6.8
< Deaths >
6
10.8
< Assists >
8.7
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
31
< Minions Killed >
109
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,062
< Physical Damage >
1,429
13,351
< Magic Damage >
18,310
846
< True Damage >
757
15,260
< Damage Dealt >
20,496
37,417
< Damage Taken >
20,609
10,886
< Gold Earned >
10,498
1.22
< Towers >
2.01
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
20,057
< Total Healing >
2,397
12,941
< Experience >
12,816
19
< Vision Score >
32
6
< Wards Placed >
14
462
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Counter Neeko with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several strategic Nunu & Willump versus Neeko counter stats that may help us understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Neeko..

Nunu & Willump normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Neeko. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Neeko

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Neeko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Neeko

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Neeko?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when taking on Neeko, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Neeko.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Neeko, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Neeko.

Additionally, Nunu & Willump also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a garbage counter for Neeko. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Neeko.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Neeko as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 2,671 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 Neeko 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

If you would like to truly master Nunu & Willump to counter Neeko 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 mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually gets a lot less CS as Neeko. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Nunu & Willump versus Neeko build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Neeko than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 47.5% battling Neeko with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Neeko as Nunu & Willump, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Neeko LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.5% winrate overall.

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