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

Nunu & Willump vs Ivern

How to Beat Ivern as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the s tier of champions
TankFighter
SupportMage

How to Beat Ivern as Nunu & Willump

based on 975 Nunu & Willump vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Nunu & Willump engaged Ivern 975 times. Having so many matchups for Nunu & Willump versus Ivern provides us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a pro build to annihilate Ivern. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump encounters Ivern in only 1.1% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a awful job of countering Ivern. On average, he wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Nunu & Willump against Ivern games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Ivern.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ThornmailJak'Sho, The ProteanStormsurgeSunfire Aegis

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 Ivern as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Ivern

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 Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Nunu & Willump vs Ivern Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Ivern Image
4.4
< Kills >
2.3
6.2
< Deaths >
4.6
10.2
< Assists >
13.3
1
< Killing Sprees >
0.51
30
< Minions Killed >
18
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.98
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.54
944
< Physical Damage >
2,669
11,483
< Magic Damage >
6,040
669
< True Damage >
1,049
13,097
< Damage Dealt >
9,759
35,894
< Damage Taken >
16,363
10,347
< Gold Earned >
9,543
1.23
< Towers >
1.85
0.41
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
19,977
< Total Healing >
5,786
12,117
< Experience >
12,043
19
< Vision Score >
25
5
< Wards Placed >
7
463
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Ivern with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats provided here show some strategic Nunu & Willump vs. Ivern matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ivern’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ivern..

Nunu & Willump normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Ivern. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ivern

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Ivern?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when trying to fight Ivern, with a 46.8% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes a bad counter for Ivern.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate compared to Ivern, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nunu & Willump into Ivern.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Ivern matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a garbage counter for Ivern. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Ivern.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Ivern as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 975 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 Ivern 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

If you would like to truly master Nunu & Willump to counter Ivern during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually picks up more CS compared to Ivern. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump versus Ivern build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Ivern than with many other common builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when countering Ivern with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Ivern as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Nunu & Willump vs Ivern counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.8% win rate overall.

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