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

Nunu & Willump vs Zilean

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

How to Beat Zilean as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,019 Nunu & Willump vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Zilean as Nunu & Willump resulted from an examination of 1019 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Nunu & Willump encounters Zilean in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a pathetic job of countering Zilean. On average, he wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Nunu & Willump against Zilean rounds, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zilean.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailSunfire Aegis

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 Zilean as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Zilean

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 Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Nunu & Willump vs Zilean Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Zilean Image
5.1
< Kills >
2.5
6.3
< Deaths >
5.2
10.5
< Assists >
13
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
0.52
32
< Minions Killed >
56
1.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,053
< Physical Damage >
1,008
13,975
< Magic Damage >
10,484
827
< True Damage >
717
15,856
< Damage Dealt >
12,210
37,128
< Damage Taken >
18,469
10,783
< Gold Earned >
8,863
1.22
< Towers >
1.86
0.43
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
20,326
< Total Healing >
6,825
12,892
< Experience >
11,811
20
< Vision Score >
50
5
< Wards Placed >
22
470
< Time Dealing CC >
178

How to Counter Zilean with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several critical Nunu & Willump vs. Zilean counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean..

Nunu & Willump often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Zilean

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Zilean?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when taking on Zilean, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter for Zilean.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nunu & Willump into Zilean.

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

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

Nunu & Willump is a garbage counter for Zilean. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Zilean.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Zilean as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,019 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 Zilean 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 in order to counter Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually gets less CS relative to Zilean. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Nunu & Willump versus Zilean build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Zilean than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 46.8% battling Zilean with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Zilean 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. Of all the runes players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Zilean fights, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.8% win rate overall.

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