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

Nunu & Willump vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,366 Nunu & Willump vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
44.6 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Anivia as Nunu & Willump came out of an evaluation of 1366 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Nunu & Willump is forced to battle against Anivia in only 1.5% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a terrible job of beating Anivia. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.6% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Nunu & Willump versus Anivia rounds, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailHollow RadianceShadowflame

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
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 Anivia as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Anivia

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 Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Nunu & Willump vs Anivia Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
44.6 %
VS
Win Rate
55.4 %
Anivia Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.7
6.9
< Deaths >
4.9
11
< Assists >
8.3
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
29
< Minions Killed >
156
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,098
< Physical Damage >
1,295
13,199
< Magic Damage >
18,423
842
< True Damage >
1,126
15,141
< Damage Dealt >
20,845
37,769
< Damage Taken >
26,427
10,658
< Gold Earned >
11,266
1.14
< Towers >
2.21
0.43
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
20,308
< Total Healing >
3,841
12,792
< Experience >
14,918
19
< Vision Score >
23
5
< Wards Placed >
11
448
< Time Dealing CC >
992

How to Counter Anivia with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some vital Nunu & Willump vs. Anivia matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Anivia. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in deaths.

Nunu & Willump often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Anivia. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Anivia

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Anivia?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when taking on Anivia, with a 44.6% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter to Anivia.

While Nunu & Willump does have a much lower winrate than Anivia, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Anivia.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is a terribly counter to Anivia. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Anivia.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Anivia as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,366 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 Anivia 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nunu & Willump to counter Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump often picks up a lot less CS as Anivia. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Nunu & Willump versus Anivia build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Anivia than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 44.6% battling Anivia with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Anivia as Nunu & Willump, you 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 rune builds players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Anivia matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 44.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Anivia as Nunu & Willump are presented for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.