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

Nunu & Willump vs Ashe

How to Beat Ashe as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
MarksmanSupport

How to Beat Ashe as Nunu & Willump

based on 6,168 Nunu & Willump vs Ashe matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
6.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Ashe as Nunu & Willump resulted from an analysis of 6168 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Nunu & Willump is forced to battle against Ashe in only 6.9% of his matches.

Nunu & Willump vs Ashe Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a dismal job of beating Ashe. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Nunu & Willump versus Ashe rounds, Nunu & Willump’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Ashe.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapDead Man's PlateSpirit VisageVoid Staff

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
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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 Ashe as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Ashe

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 Ashe

Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.

Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

Nunu & Willump vs Ashe Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Ashe Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.7
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
11
< Assists >
9.3
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
31
< Minions Killed >
135
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,090
< Physical Damage >
15,410
13,520
< Magic Damage >
2,644
852
< True Damage >
607
15,463
< Damage Dealt >
18,661
37,138
< Damage Taken >
19,688
10,907
< Gold Earned >
10,996
1.27
< Towers >
2.06
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
19,698
< Total Healing >
3,723
12,845
< Experience >
12,007
19
< Vision Score >
28
6
< Wards Placed >
11
457
< Time Dealing CC >
604

How to Counter Ashe with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Nunu & Willump against Ashe counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ashe’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ashe..

Nunu & Willump usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Ashe. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ashe

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Ashe?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually fairs equally well when playing against Ashe, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes an ok counter to Ashe.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Ashe, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Nunu & Willump into Ashe.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Ashe matchups, Ashe is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter for Ashe. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Ashe.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Ashe as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 6,168 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 Ashe 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 truly master Nunu & Willump in order to counter Ashe during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump on average racks up a lot less CS as Ashe. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Nunu & Willump versus Ashe build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Ashe than with many other common builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 49.3% battling Ashe with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Ashe as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Nunu & Willump vs Ashe matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

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