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

Nunu & Willump vs Rumble

How to Beat Rumble as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rumble as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,537 Nunu & Willump vs Rumble matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Rumble as Nunu & Willump resulted from an examination of 1537 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Nunu & Willump has to counter Rumble in only 1.7% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Rumble Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a dismal job of beating Rumble. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.2% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Nunu & Willump against Rumble rounds, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Rumble.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Rumble 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

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceThornmailShadowflame

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
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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 Rumble as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Rumble

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 Rumble

Rumble deals almost entirely magic damage. Build some Magic Resistance to reduce his damage.

Watch Rumble's Heat bar carefully. If you see him Overheat, go in for the kill while his skills are disabled.

Rumble's ultimate can deal a lot of damage if you stay inside the area of effect. When you see the missiles falling, move out of the way as quickly as possible.

Nunu & Willump vs Rumble Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Rumble Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.2
6.9
< Deaths >
6.7
11.7
< Assists >
7.1
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
30
< Minions Killed >
146
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,075
< Physical Damage >
998
13,817
< Magic Damage >
23,543
812
< True Damage >
1,035
15,705
< Damage Dealt >
25,576
37,835
< Damage Taken >
25,728
11,038
< Gold Earned >
11,777
1.27
< Towers >
1.64
0.42
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
19,975
< Total Healing >
3,759
13,004
< Experience >
14,440
20
< Vision Score >
18
5
< Wards Placed >
8
465
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Rumble with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several vital Nunu & Willump against Rumble counter stats that can help you realize the differences between these two champs. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rumble’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rumble. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Rumble. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Rumble

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Rumble?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when trying to fight Rumble, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Rumble.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate than Rumble, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Nunu & Willump into Rumble.

Furthermore, Nunu & Willump also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rumble. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Rumble matchups, Rumble is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter to Rumble. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Rumble.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Rumble as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,537 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 Rumble 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 to counter Rumble during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump on average gets a lot less CS compared to Rumble. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling 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 case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Rumble build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Rumble than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 48.2% when countering Rumble with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Rumble as Nunu & Willump, you 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 runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Rumble face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.

If you want to see Nunu & Willump x Rumble tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds with data with these champs.