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

Nunu & Willump vs Ezreal

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

based on 5,289 Nunu & Willump vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Ezreal as Nunu & Willump resulted from an evaluation of 5289 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Nunu & Willump encounters Ezreal in only 5.9% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump has done a decent job of countering Ezreal. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Nunu & Willump versus Ezreal games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHollow RadianceKaenic RookernSpirit Visage

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
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless 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 Ezreal as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Nunu & Willump vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Ezreal Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.6
6.5
< Deaths >
5.9
11.1
< Assists >
7
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
31
< Minions Killed >
167
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,066
< Physical Damage >
15,790
13,567
< Magic Damage >
7,127
856
< True Damage >
579
15,490
< Damage Dealt >
23,497
37,626
< Damage Taken >
20,255
10,910
< Gold Earned >
11,631
1.33
< Towers >
2.19
0.42
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
20,733
< Total Healing >
5,283
12,916
< Experience >
12,438
19
< Vision Score >
16
5
< Wards Placed >
8
457
< Time Dealing CC >
80

How to Counter Ezreal with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some critical Nunu & Willump versus Ezreal counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ezreal. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ezreal. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ezreal

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Ezreal?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually wins when trying to fight Ezreal, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes a good counter to Ezreal.

While Nunu & Willump does have a higher win rate than Ezreal, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nunu & Willump into Ezreal.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Ezreal matchups, Nunu & Willump is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is a decent counter to Ezreal. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 5,289 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal during both the lane 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 suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Ezreal. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Ezreal build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Ezreal than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 51.4% battling Ezreal with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Ezreal as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Ezreal counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

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