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

Nunu & Willump vs Thresh

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

based on 3,406 Nunu & Willump vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Thresh as Nunu & Willump resulted from an examination of 3406 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump has to counter Thresh in only 3.8% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a below average job of countering Thresh. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Nunu & Willump versus Thresh rounds, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Thresh.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Nunu & Willump Items

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

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenRabadon's DeathcapKaenic RookernThornmail

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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Thresh as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Nunu & Willump vs Thresh Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Thresh Image
5
< Kills >
2.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
11.4
< Assists >
14.3
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
30
< Minions Killed >
33
1.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,007
< Physical Damage >
1,228
13,042
< Magic Damage >
7,268
829
< True Damage >
764
14,879
< Damage Dealt >
9,261
36,126
< Damage Taken >
21,546
10,691
< Gold Earned >
8,531
1.3
< Towers >
1.85
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
19,200
< Total Healing >
2,315
12,522
< Experience >
10,348
19
< Vision Score >
53
5
< Wards Placed >
23
456
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Thresh with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some valuable Nunu & Willump against Thresh matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Thresh..

Nunu & Willump often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Thresh. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Thresh

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Thresh?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when playing against Thresh, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Thresh.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Thresh, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Thresh.

Additionally, Nunu & Willump also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Thresh matchups, Thresh is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is a bad counter to Thresh. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Thresh.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Thresh as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 3,406 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 Thresh 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

To truly master Nunu & Willump to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Thresh. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Thresh build consist of Frozen Heart, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Thresh than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 47.5% battling Thresh with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Thresh 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 rune combinations that we analyzed for Nunu & Willump vs Thresh counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.5% win rate overall.

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