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

Zoe vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Zoe

based on 1,129 Zoe vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Zoe resulted from an analysis of 1129 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Zoe fights Nunu & Willump in only 2.3% of her games.

Zoe vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe does a below average job of beating Nunu & Willump. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Zoe vs Nunu & Willump rounds, Zoe’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Nunu & Willump.

Best Zoe vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Horizon FocusStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneZaz'Zak's RealmspikeVoid StaffRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zoe to level upq
>
Second ability for Zoe to level upe
>
Last skill for Zoe to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Nunu & Willump

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Zoe in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some influential Zoe versus Nunu & Willump matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nunu & Willump..

Zoe typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Nunu & Willump. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Zoe or Nunu & Willump?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zoe usually loses when facing off against Nunu & Willump, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Zoe makes a poor counter to Nunu & Willump.

While Zoe does have a lower win rate compared to Nunu & Willump, when they face off with one another, Zoe also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Zoe into Nunu & Willump.

Moreover, Zoe also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Zoe is a trash counter for Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zoe against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Zoe Players

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

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Zoe, 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 Nunu & Willump as Zoe 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 truly master Zoe in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe often accumulates much more CS compared to Nunu & Willump. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, 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 focus on in your Zoe versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Horizon Focus, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Nunu & Willump than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zoe boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Nunu & Willump as Zoe, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zoe vs Nunu & Willump clashes, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.

If you want to view Zoe versus Nunu & Willump tips and builds for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all matches run with these champions.