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

Nunu & Willump vs Braum

How to Beat Braum as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
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How to Beat Braum as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,065 Nunu & Willump vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
43 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Braum as Nunu & Willump came out of an examination of 1065 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Nunu & Willump fights Braum in only 1.2% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Braum Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a terrible job of beating Braum. Normally, he wins a lowly 43.0% of matches the champions face each other in. In Nunu & Willump vs Braum games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Braum.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanLiandry'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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
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 Braum as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Braum

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 Braum

Unbreakable gives Braum extremely strong directional defense, either wait until it is down or outposition the ability.

Braum must land Winter's Bite or a basic attack to start Concussive Blows. If you get marked, exit combat range before getting hit 3 more times to avoid the stun.

Braum's ultimate has a long cast time, use that extra time to dodge. Walking over the frozen ground left behind will slow you, position so that you don't need to cross it.

Nunu & Willump vs Braum Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
43 %
VS
Win Rate
57 %
Braum Image
4.9
< Kills >
1.6
7
< Deaths >
5.7
11.5
< Assists >
15.6
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
30
< Minions Killed >
27
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,043
< Physical Damage >
1,506
13,072
< Magic Damage >
6,387
913
< True Damage >
711
15,028
< Damage Dealt >
8,603
36,071
< Damage Taken >
22,952
10,575
< Gold Earned >
8,456
1.21
< Towers >
1.93
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
18,856
< Total Healing >
3,309
12,352
< Experience >
10,432
19
< Vision Score >
54
5
< Wards Placed >
23
464
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Braum with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Nunu & Willump vs. Braum counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Braum’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Braum. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Nunu & Willump typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Braum. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Braum

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Braum?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when trying to fight Braum, with a 43.0% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter for Braum.

While Nunu & Willump does have a much lower winrate than Braum, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Braum.

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

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

Nunu & Willump is a trash counter to Braum. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Braum.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Braum as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,065 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 Braum 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 Braum during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Braum. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling 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 situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Braum build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Braum than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 43.0% when countering Braum with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Braum 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Nunu & Willump vs Braum counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 43.0% winrate overall.

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