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

Nunu & Willump vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Marksman

How to Beat Kindred as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,831 Nunu & Willump vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Nunu & Willump battled Kindred in 1831 matches. Including so many matchups for Nunu & Willump versus Kindred gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide informative data and a solid build to shatter Kindred. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Nunu & Willump has to counter Kindred in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a awful job of countering Kindred. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.7% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Nunu & Willump versus Kindred games, Nunu & Willump’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen HeartZhonya's HourglassKaenic 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

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 Kindred as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Nunu & Willump vs Kindred Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Kindred Image
5.4
< Kills >
7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.6
10.5
< Assists >
7.3
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
28
< Minions Killed >
38
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,059
< Physical Damage >
15,199
12,835
< Magic Damage >
3,915
769
< True Damage >
1,193
14,663
< Damage Dealt >
20,308
35,956
< Damage Taken >
29,689
10,595
< Gold Earned >
11,880
1.24
< Towers >
1.62
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
19,205
< Total Healing >
16,434
12,326
< Experience >
12,977
18
< Vision Score >
22
5
< Wards Placed >
6
448
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Kindred with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown here show some important Nunu & Willump versus Kindred matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Nunu & Willump typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kindred. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Kindred

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Kindred?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when taking on Kindred, with a 46.7% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter for Kindred.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate than Kindred, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nunu & Willump into Kindred.

Furthermore, Nunu & Willump has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Kindred matchups, Kindred is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a trash counter for Kindred. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Kindred.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Kindred as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,831 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 Kindred 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 Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kindred. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Nunu & Willump versus Kindred build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Kindred than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 46.7% when countering Kindred with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Kindred 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Kindred fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Nunu & Willump are given for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.