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

Nunu & Willump vs Kha'Zix

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

based on 2,430 Nunu & Willump vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kha'Zix as Nunu & Willump came out of an examination of 2430 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Nunu & Willump has to counter Kha'Zix in only 2.7% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump has done a average job of beating Kha'Zix. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champs face one another in. In Nunu & Willump versus Kha'Zix matches, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassFrozen HeartHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

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 Kha'Zix as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Nunu & Willump vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Kha'Zix Image
5.4
< Kills >
8.7
6.9
< Deaths >
6.3
11.2
< Assists >
6.2
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
31
< Minions Killed >
26
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.34
1,055
< Physical Damage >
18,520
13,509
< Magic Damage >
1,125
813
< True Damage >
997
15,378
< Damage Dealt >
20,642
37,325
< Damage Taken >
33,238
11,000
< Gold Earned >
12,941
1.33
< Towers >
1.06
0.42
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
19,781
< Total Healing >
16,258
13,004
< Experience >
13,911
19
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
5
476
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several important Nunu & Willump versus Kha'Zix counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kha'Zix. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kha'Zix. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Kha'Zix?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kha'Zix, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes an ok counter to Kha'Zix.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate than Kha'Zix, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nunu & Willump into Kha'Zix.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Kha'Zix matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter for Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing 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 Kha'Zix.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

How We Calculated Our Nunu & Willump vs Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 2,430 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 Kha'Zix 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to counter Kha'Zix during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kha'Zix. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Kha'Zix build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Kha'Zix than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 49.8% battling Kha'Zix with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Kha'Zix as Nunu & Willump, you should equip 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 builds players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Kha'Zix counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kha'Zix as Nunu & Willump are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.