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

Nunu & Willump vs Amumu

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

based on 2,255 Nunu & Willump vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Nunu & Willump fought Amumu 2255 times. Including so many matchups for Nunu & Willump vs Amumu provides us faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a recommended build to destroy Amumu. This pairing is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump has to counter Amumu in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a poor job of countering Amumu. On average, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Nunu & Willump against Amumu rounds, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Force of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit VisageRabadon's Deathcap

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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Amumu as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Amumu

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 Amumu

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Nunu & Willump vs Amumu Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Amumu Image
5
< Kills >
4.2
6.9
< Deaths >
5.9
11.3
< Assists >
10.9
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
30
< Minions Killed >
29
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
1.27
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,113
< Physical Damage >
1,544
13,145
< Magic Damage >
11,221
865
< True Damage >
1,987
15,123
< Damage Dealt >
14,754
37,421
< Damage Taken >
31,947
10,772
< Gold Earned >
10,474
1.23
< Towers >
1.13
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
19,976
< Total Healing >
11,662
12,748
< Experience >
12,518
19
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
8
442
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Amumu with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some valuable Nunu & Willump against Amumu matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between these two champions. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Amumu’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Amumu..

Nunu & Willump usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Amumu. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Amumu

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Amumu?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when facing off against Amumu, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter for Amumu.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate compared to Amumu, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Amumu.

Moreover, Nunu & Willump has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Amumu matchups, Amumu is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a bad counter to Amumu. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Amumu.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Amumu as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 2,255 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 Amumu 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump in order to counter Amumu 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Amumu. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Amumu build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Amumu than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 47.5% when playing against Amumu with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Amumu as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Amumu battles, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Nunu & Willump x Amumu tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every round played with both champions.