Jarvan IV vs Nunu & Willump
How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Jarvan IV
based on 1,301 Jarvan IV vs Nunu & Willump matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Nunu & Willump
Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.
You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize 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.
Jarvan IV vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats
How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight several valuable Jarvan IV versus Nunu & Willump counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nunu & Willump..
Jarvan IV normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Nunu & Willump?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nunu & Willump, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter for Nunu & Willump.
While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate than Nunu & Willump, when they face off with one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Nunu & Willump.
Furthermore, Jarvan IV has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Nunu & Willump is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter for Nunu & Willump. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Nunu & Willump.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nunu & Willump. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Nunu & Willump build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Nunu & Willump than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Nunu & Willump with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Nunu & Willump as Jarvan IV, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Jarvan IV vs Nunu & Willump counters, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.
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