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

Nunu & Willump vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the s tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,231 Nunu & Willump vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Nunu & Willump engaged Viktor in 1231 games. With so many games with Nunu & Willump vs Viktor provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide enlightening data and a supported build to counter Viktor. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Nunu & Willump is forced to battle against Viktor in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a poor job of beating Viktor. On average, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Nunu & Willump vs Viktor games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Viktor 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

Jak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailShadowflameStormsurge

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
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 Viktor as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Nunu & Willump vs Viktor Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Viktor Image
5.1
< Kills >
6.3
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
11.2
< Assists >
7.1
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
30
< Minions Killed >
176
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,006
< Physical Damage >
629
13,045
< Magic Damage >
24,684
780
< True Damage >
641
14,831
< Damage Dealt >
25,954
36,932
< Damage Taken >
18,473
10,749
< Gold Earned >
11,752
1.24
< Towers >
1.94
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
20,094
< Total Healing >
1,559
12,708
< Experience >
14,454
19
< Vision Score >
18
5
< Wards Placed >
9
455
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Viktor with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several influential Nunu & Willump versus Viktor counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Viktor. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Viktor. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Viktor

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Viktor?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when taking on Viktor, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter for Viktor.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate compared to Viktor, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nunu & Willump into Viktor.

Additionally, Nunu & Willump has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a bad counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Viktor.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Viktor as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,231 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 Viktor 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to counter Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Viktor. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump versus Viktor 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 when facing Viktor than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 47.8% battling Viktor with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Viktor 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 that we analyzed for Nunu & Willump vs Viktor counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Nunu & Willump are presented for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.