Nunu & Willump vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Nunu & Willump
based on 6,142 Nunu & Willump vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nunu & Willump vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Nunu & Willump vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Nunu & Willump vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Nunu & Willump in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Nunu & Willump against Yasuo matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yasuo. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Nunu & Willump normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Yasuo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nunu & Willump and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Yasuo?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when playing against Yasuo, with a 45.7% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter for Yasuo.
While Nunu & Willump does have a much lower winrate compared to Yasuo, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nunu & Willump into Yasuo.
Additionally, Nunu & Willump has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Nunu & Willump is a trash counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Nunu & Willump in order to counter Yasuo during both the early game 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 stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nunu & Willump typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Yasuo build include Thornmail, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Yasuo than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 45.7% when countering Yasuo with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Yasuo as Nunu & Willump, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Yasuo clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.7% win rate overall.
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