Nunu & Willump vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Nunu & Willump
based on 3,068 Nunu & Willump vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nunu & Willump vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Nunu & Willump vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Pyke
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 Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Nunu & Willump vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Nunu & Willump in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize some vital Nunu & Willump against Pyke matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..
Nunu & Willump typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Pyke. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Pyke?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when facing off against Pyke, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Pyke.
While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate compared to Pyke, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nunu & Willump into Pyke.
Additionally, Nunu & Willump also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ 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 somewhat poor counter to Pyke. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nunu & Willump usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Pyke. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Pyke build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Pyke than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 48.3% battling Pyke with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Pyke as Nunu & Willump, you should use 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 players picked for Nunu & Willump vs Pyke counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.
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