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

Nunu & Willump vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Nunu & Willump

based on 489 Nunu & Willump vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
56.4 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Nunu & Willump faced Rek'Sai in 489 games. With so many matchups for Nunu & Willump versus Rek'Sai gives us faith in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a solid build to crush your opponent. This pairing is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump does a great job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a terrific 56.4% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Nunu & Willump against Rek'Sai games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisShadowflameThornmailStormsurge

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 Rek'Sai as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Nunu & Willump vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
56.4 %
VS
Win Rate
43.6 %
Rek'Sai Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
11.7
< Assists >
7.4
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
30
< Minions Killed >
36
1.74
< Dragons Killed >
1.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,048
< Physical Damage >
14,195
13,302
< Magic Damage >
83
790
< True Damage >
3,552
15,141
< Damage Dealt >
17,831
35,993
< Damage Taken >
34,849
10,820
< Gold Earned >
11,540
1.44
< Towers >
1.31
0.44
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
19,421
< Total Healing >
16,063
12,713
< Experience >
12,786
19
< Vision Score >
20
5
< Wards Placed >
6
483
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some important Nunu & Willump versus Rek'Sai matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rek'Sai. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Rek'Sai?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually wins when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 56.4% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a fantastic counter to Rek'Sai.

While Nunu & Willump does have a much higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nunu & Willump into Rek'Sai.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Rek'Sai matchups, Nunu & Willump is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is a great counter for Rek'Sai. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Rek'Sai.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

How We Calculated Our Nunu & Willump vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 489 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 Rek'Sai 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

If you would like to truly master Nunu & Willump in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump often picks up a similar amount of CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Rek'Sai build consist of 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 versus Rek'Sai than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 56.4% when countering Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Rek'Sai as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Nunu & Willump vs Rek'Sai counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 56.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Nunu & Willump x Rek'Sai tips and counter builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all games played with both champions.