Zyra vs Nunu & Willump
How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Zyra
based on 3,646 Zyra vs Nunu & Willump matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Nunu & Willump
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
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.
Zyra vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats
How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Zyra in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some strategic Zyra versus Nunu & Willump counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nunu & Willump..
Zyra typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zyra and Nunu & Willump
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Who is Better, Zyra or Nunu & Willump?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Nunu & Willump, with a 55.4% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a fantastic counter for Nunu & Willump.
While Zyra does have a much higher win rate compared to Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Nunu & Willumpas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Zyra has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Zyra is a great counter for Nunu & Willump. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Nunu & Willump.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zyra to counter Nunu & Willump during both the lane 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 here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra on average racks up more CS relative to Nunu & Willump. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot 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 prioritize in your Zyra versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Nunu & Willump than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 55.4% battling Nunu & Willump with this build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Nunu & Willump as Zyra, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Zyra vs Nunu & Willump counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 55.4% win rate overall.
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