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Nunu & Willump Counters

Nunu & Willump

Nunu & Willump, the Boy and His Yeti

Who beats Nunu & Willump in League of Legends, which picks to avoid and how to play the lane. Every matchup comes with the reason it works.

  • Jungle
  • Tank
  • Mage
  • Melee · 125 range
  • 345 move speed
  • Patch 16.21

Best picks against Nunu & Willump

These champions have the tools to beat Nunu & Willump.

  1. Graves
    Graves

    Graves out-clears Nunu, invades his camps and kills him in close-range duels.

  2. Kindred
    Kindred

    Kindred kites Nunu from range and her percent health marks wear down his tankiness.

  3. Nidalee
    Nidalee

    Nidalee pokes Nunu from range and steals his camps.

  4. Lillia
    Lillia

    Lillia outruns Nunu's snowball and burns him down from range.

Worst picks against Nunu & Willump

Nunu & Willump usually wins these matchups.

  1. Amumu
    Amumu

    Consume clears camps faster than Amumu, and Nunu's snowball ganks long before Amumu's slow early game is ready.

  2. Karthus
    Karthus

    Nunu ganks with his snowball and kills Karthus, who has no escape.

  3. Fiddlesticks
    Fiddlesticks

    Nunu's snowball catches Fiddlesticks before he can set up.

  4. Shyvana
    Shyvana

    Consume steals Shyvana's camps and Nunu out-ganks her early.

How to counter Nunu & Willump

  1. Ward the river and his jungle; his snowball covers huge distances.

  2. Dodge Biggest Snowball Ever!, which knocks you up.

  3. Interrupt Absolute Zero with crowd control or walk out of the area.

  4. Contest dragon early; Consume makes him one of the fastest objective takers.

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Graves, Kindred, Nidalee and Lillia are strong picks against Nunu & Willump. Graves out-clears Nunu, invades his camps and kills him in close-range duels.
Nunu & Willump usually has the advantage against Amumu, Karthus, Fiddlesticks and Shyvana, so avoid those picks when Nunu & Willump is likely in the jungle.
Ward the river and his jungle; his snowball covers huge distances. Dodge Biggest Snowball Ever!, which knocks you up.
Nunu & Willump has clear weaknesses that the right pick and good timing can exploit. Even without a counter pick, following the tips on this page will make the lane much easier.

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