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

Nunu & Willump vs Hecarim

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

based on 2,296 Nunu & Willump vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Hecarim as Nunu & Willump resulted from an examination of 2296 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Nunu & Willump has to counter Hecarim in only 2.6% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump does a average job of beating Hecarim. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champs face one another in. In Nunu & Willump against Hecarim matches, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassFrozen HeartLiandry's TormentKaenic Rookern

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
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 Hecarim as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Hecarim

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 Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Nunu & Willump vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Hecarim Image
5.1
< Kills >
7
6.6
< Deaths >
6
11.1
< Assists >
8.4
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
29
< Minions Killed >
34
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.45
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,109
< Physical Damage >
14,885
13,454
< Magic Damage >
2,702
862
< True Damage >
785
15,426
< Damage Dealt >
18,372
36,249
< Damage Taken >
40,427
10,661
< Gold Earned >
12,124
1.28
< Towers >
1.2
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
19,576
< Total Healing >
20,805
12,638
< Experience >
13,873
19
< Vision Score >
18
5
< Wards Placed >
5
463
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Hecarim with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Nunu & Willump versus Hecarim matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hecarim..

Nunu & Willump normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Hecarim

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Hecarim?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually fairs equally well when taking on Hecarim, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes an ok counter to Hecarim.

While Nunu & Willump does have a higher winrate than Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nunu & Willump into Hecarim.

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

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

Nunu & Willump is a decent counter for Hecarim. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 2,296 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 Hecarim 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to counter Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Hecarim. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump versus Hecarim build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Hecarim than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Hecarim with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Hecarim as Nunu & Willump, you should take 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 sets we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Hecarim battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.

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