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

Nunu & Willump vs Gragas

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

based on 1,470 Nunu & Willump vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Nunu & Willump came out of an analysis of 1470 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Nunu & Willump encounters Gragas in only 1.6% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a dismal job of countering Gragas. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Nunu & Willump versus Gragas rounds, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Frozen HeartKaenic RookernHollow RadianceLiandry'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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
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 Gragas as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Nunu & Willump vs Gragas Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Gragas Image
5.3
< Kills >
6
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
11.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
30
< Minions Killed >
102
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,047
< Physical Damage >
1,517
13,733
< Magic Damage >
18,322
866
< True Damage >
618
15,647
< Damage Dealt >
20,457
37,449
< Damage Taken >
29,327
10,897
< Gold Earned >
11,200
1.29
< Towers >
1.45
0.41
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
20,158
< Total Healing >
12,198
12,859
< Experience >
13,766
19
< Vision Score >
20
5
< Wards Placed >
8
456
< Time Dealing CC >
409

How to Counter Gragas with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Nunu & Willump against Gragas counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gragas..

Nunu & Willump usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Gragas

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Gragas?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when facing off against Gragas, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter for Gragas.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate than Gragas, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nunu & Willump into Gragas.

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

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

Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter for Gragas. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Gragas.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Gragas as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,470 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 Gragas 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 in order to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gragas. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Nunu & Willump versus Gragas build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Gragas than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 48.2% when playing against Gragas with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Gragas as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players 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 combinations we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Gragas battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

If you need to see Nunu & Willump versus Gragas tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every round run with both champions.