Xin Zhao vs Nunu & Willump
How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Xin Zhao
based on 3,034 Xin Zhao vs Nunu & Willump matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Nunu & Willump
Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
Advice to Win Against Nunu & Willump
Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.
Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.
Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.
Xin Zhao vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats
How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several critical Xin Zhao against Nunu & Willump counter stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nunu & Willump..
Xin Zhao typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Nunu & Willump. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xin Zhao and Nunu & Willump
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Nunu & Willump?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when facing off against Nunu & Willump, with a 54.0% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes a great counter for Nunu & Willump.
While Xin Zhao does have a much higher winrate compared to Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Xin Zhao also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Nunu & Willump.
Furthermore, Xin Zhao also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Xin Zhao is a great counter to Nunu & Willump. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Nunu & Willump.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xin Zhao to counter Nunu & Willump 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 displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Nunu & Willump. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Nunu & Willump build include Maw of Malmortius, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Nunu & Willump than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average win rate of 54.0% when playing against Nunu & Willump with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Nunu & Willump as Xin Zhao, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Xin Zhao vs Nunu & Willump counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.0% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Xin Zhao are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.