Nunu & Willump vs Sivir
How to Beat Sivir as Nunu & Willump
based on 1,415 Nunu & Willump vs Sivir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nunu & Willump vs Sivir Matchup Summary
Best Nunu & Willump vs Sivir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sivir as Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Sivir
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 Sivir
When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.
Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.
Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.
Nunu & Willump vs Sivir Counter Stats
How to Counter Sivir with Nunu & Willump in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several vital Nunu & Willump versus Sivir counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between these two champs. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sivir’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sivir..
Nunu & Willump often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Sivir. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nunu & Willump and Sivir
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Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Sivir?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually fairs equally well when playing against Sivir, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes an ok counter for Sivir.
While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate compared to Sivir, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nunu & Willump into Sivir.
Furthermore, Nunu & Willump also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sivir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Sivir matchups, Sivir is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter for Sivir. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Sivir.
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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 Sivir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nunu & Willump often picks up a lot less CS compared to Sivir. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump versus Sivir build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Sivir than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 49.1% when countering Sivir with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Sivir as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Sivir clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sivir as Nunu & Willump are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.