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How to Win Jayce vs Nunu & Willump Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Jayce

based on 1,121 Jayce vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Jayce engaged Nunu & Willump in 1121 matches. Using so many matchups for Jayce vs Nunu & Willump gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to defeat your opposition. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Jayce is forced to battle against Nunu & Willump in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Jayce vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Jayce does a average job of countering Nunu & Willump. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champions face one another in. In Jayce against Nunu & Willump rounds, Jayce’s side is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Nunu & Willump.

Best Jayce vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

OpportunityMaw of MalmortiusEclipseMuramana

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jayce to level upq
>
Second ability for Jayce to level upw
>
Last skill for Jayce to max oute

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Nunu & Willump

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

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.

Jayce vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Nunu & Willump Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.4
7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.4
< Assists >
11.4
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
180
< Minions Killed >
31
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,936
< Physical Damage >
1,041
4,256
< Magic Damage >
13,237
591
< True Damage >
812
24,783
< Damage Dealt >
15,090
21,682
< Damage Taken >
37,285
12,218
< Gold Earned >
10,958
2.48
< Towers >
1.41
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.43
2,694
< Total Healing >
20,216
14,436
< Experience >
12,918
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
5
134
< Time Dealing CC >
483

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Jayce in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some critical Jayce versus Nunu & Willump counter statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nunu & Willump..

Jayce normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Nunu & Willump. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Jayce or Nunu & Willump?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nunu & Willump, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes an ok counter to Nunu & Willump.

While Jayce does have a lower winrate compared to Nunu & Willump, when facing one another, Jayce also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jayce into Nunu & Willumpas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Jayce also has only a small 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 lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Nunu & Willump is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Jayce is a somewhat poor counter to Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

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

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Jayce, we analyzed 1,121 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 Jayce 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 learn all of the intricacies of Jayce in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce on average picks up much more CS compared to Nunu & Willump. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Jayce versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Nunu & Willump than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Nunu & Willump with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Nunu & Willump as Jayce, you should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Jayce vs Nunu & Willump counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

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