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How to Win Nilah vs Nunu & Willump Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Nilah

based on 1,431 Nilah vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Nilah came out of an examination of 1431 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Nilah has to counter Nunu & Willump in only 2.4% of their matches.

Nilah vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Nilah does a good job of countering Nunu & Willump. Normally, they wins a terrific 53.2% of the time the champs face one another in. In Nilah versus Nunu & Willump rounds, Nilah’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Nunu & Willump.

Best Nilah vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowVoltaic CycloswordStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Nilah

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.

Nilah vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Nunu & Willump Image
7.8
< Kills >
5.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
5.9
< Assists >
11.2
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
162
< Minions Killed >
30
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.36
18,093
< Physical Damage >
1,070
168
< Magic Damage >
13,172
389
< True Damage >
821
18,651
< Damage Dealt >
15,063
23,752
< Damage Taken >
35,481
12,284
< Gold Earned >
10,512
2.45
< Towers >
1.25
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
8,226
< Total Healing >
19,403
12,743
< Experience >
12,482
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
5
85
< Time Dealing CC >
435

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Nilah in LoL

The stats provided here feature some valuable Nilah versus Nunu & Willump counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Nunu & Willump..

Nilah normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Nilah or Nunu & Willump?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when facing off against Nunu & Willump, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a great counter to Nunu & Willump.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate than Nunu & Willump, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Nunu & Willumpas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Nilah 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 trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Nilah is a great counter for Nunu & Willump. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

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

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Nilah, we analyzed 1,431 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 Nilah 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

If you would like to truly master Nilah to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah usually accumulates much more CS relative to Nunu & Willump. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, 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 situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Nunu & Willump build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better countering Nunu & Willump than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 53.2% when playing against Nunu & Willump with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Nunu & Willump as Nilah, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Nilah vs Nunu & Willump clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Nilah x Nunu & Willump tips and counter stats for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds finished with both champs.