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

Nunu & Willump vs Ziggs

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

How to Beat Ziggs as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,337 Nunu & Willump vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our dataset, Nunu & Willump battled Ziggs 1337 times. Using so many games with Nunu & Willump vs Ziggs gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to obliterate Ziggs. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump has to counter Ziggs in only 1.5% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump does a average job of beating Ziggs. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Nunu & Willump versus Ziggs matches, Nunu & Willump’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

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

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapKaenic RookernSunfire AegisStormsurge

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 Ziggs as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Nunu & Willump vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Ziggs Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6
11.1
< Assists >
8.1
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
32
< Minions Killed >
164
1.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,131
< Physical Damage >
815
13,879
< Magic Damage >
24,111
876
< True Damage >
338
15,887
< Damage Dealt >
25,265
38,533
< Damage Taken >
17,530
11,115
< Gold Earned >
11,322
1.22
< Towers >
2.79
0.45
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
21,387
< Total Healing >
1,420
13,275
< Experience >
13,286
19
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
10
457
< Time Dealing CC >
251

How to Counter Ziggs with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown here feature several strategic Nunu & Willump against Ziggs counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Nunu & Willump usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ziggs

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Ziggs?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually fairs equally well when taking on Ziggs, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes an ok counter for Ziggs.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nunu & Willump into Ziggs.

Moreover, Nunu & Willump has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Ziggs matchups, Ziggs is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter to Ziggs. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,337 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 Ziggs 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nunu & Willump in order to counter Ziggs during both the lane 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 shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump often picks up a lot less CS relative to Ziggs. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Nunu & Willump versus Ziggs build consist of Frozen Heart, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Ziggs than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 49.8% when playing against Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Ziggs as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Ziggs fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.

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