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

Nunu & Willump vs Zoe

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

How to Beat Zoe as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,129 Nunu & Willump vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Nunu & Willump engaged Zoe in 1129 matches. Using so many games with Nunu & Willump versus Zoe provides us confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a supported build to destroy Zoe. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Nunu & Willump fights Zoe in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump does a good job of beating Zoe. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.3% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Nunu & Willump against Zoe games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The ProteanRabadon's Deathcap

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 Zoe as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Nunu & Willump vs Zoe Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Zoe Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.6
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
10.7
< Assists >
7.3
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
30
< Minions Killed >
128
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,038
< Physical Damage >
1,733
12,857
< Magic Damage >
17,381
813
< True Damage >
3,386
14,709
< Damage Dealt >
22,502
37,017
< Damage Taken >
18,947
10,828
< Gold Earned >
10,746
1.31
< Towers >
1.59
0.41
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
20,035
< Total Healing >
2,112
12,749
< Experience >
12,916
19
< Vision Score >
24
5
< Wards Placed >
12
430
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Zoe with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several vital Nunu & Willump versus Zoe counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between this pair of champs. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zoe..

Nunu & Willump usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zoe. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Zoe

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Zoe?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually wins when taking on Zoe, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a good counter for Zoe.

While Nunu & Willump does have a higher winrate compared to Zoe, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nunu & Willump into Zoe.

Furthermore, Nunu & Willump has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. 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 Zoe matchups, Nunu & Willump is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is an above average counter for Zoe. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Zoe.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Zoe as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,129 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 Zoe 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump in order to counter Zoe during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Zoe. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump versus Zoe build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Zoe than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Zoe with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Zoe as Nunu & Willump, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Nunu & Willump vs Zoe clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Nunu & Willump are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.