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How to Win Nunu & Willump vs Ahri Counter MatchupNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions

Nunu & Willump vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Nunu & Willump

based on 2,704 Nunu & Willump vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Nunu & Willump resulted from an examination of 2704 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump encounters Ahri in only 3.0% of his matches.

Nunu & Willump vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a poor job of beating Ahri. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Nunu & Willump against Ahri games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spirit VisageDead Man's PlateFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nunu & Willump to level upq
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Second ability for Nunu & Willump to level upe
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Last skill for Nunu & Willump to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Nunu & Willump's passive ability p
Nunu & Willump's q ability q
Nunu & Willump's w ability w
Nunu & Willump's e ability e
Nunu & Willump's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Ahri

Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.

You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.

It's often beneficial to delay the casting of Absolute Zero until the initial round of disables are used. Try to hang back before rushing into a team fight.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Nunu & Willump vs Ahri Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Ahri Image
5.1
< Kills >
6.3
6.7
< Deaths >
5.7
10.7
< Assists >
7.7
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
30
< Minions Killed >
158
1.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,007
< Physical Damage >
1,520
12,920
< Magic Damage >
14,930
804
< True Damage >
5,256
14,733
< Damage Dealt >
21,707
36,974
< Damage Taken >
19,857
10,736
< Gold Earned >
11,044
1.25
< Towers >
1.96
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
19,996
< Total Healing >
4,696
12,693
< Experience >
13,860
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
442
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Ahri with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some significant Nunu & Willump versus Ahri counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ahri..

Nunu & Willump often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Ahri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ahri

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Ahri?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when playing against Ahri, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter to Ahri.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Ahri, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nunu & Willump into Ahri.

Furthermore, Nunu & Willump also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a trash counter for Ahri. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Ahri.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Ahri as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 2,704 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 Ahri as Nunu & Willump 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 Nunu & Willump to counter Ahri during both the laning 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 here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump most often picks up a lot less CS as Ahri. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Ahri build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Ahri than with most other common builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 48.0% when playing against Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Ahri as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Ahri fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

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