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

Nunu & Willump vs Talon

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

based on 1,851 Nunu & Willump vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Nunu & Willump did battle with Talon 1851 times. Including so many games with Nunu & Willump versus Talon gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful statistics and a pro build to destroy your rival. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump fights Talon in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Talon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a terrible job of beating Talon. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.3% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Nunu & Willump vs Talon games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Talon.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisThornmailKaenic RookernZhonya's Hourglass

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 Talon as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Talon

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 Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Nunu & Willump vs Talon Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Talon Image
5.3
< Kills >
8.9
6.8
< Deaths >
7
11.1
< Assists >
6.1
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
31
< Minions Killed >
132
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.4
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,093
< Physical Damage >
21,877
13,590
< Magic Damage >
75
846
< True Damage >
1,143
15,529
< Damage Dealt >
23,096
36,889
< Damage Taken >
27,436
10,892
< Gold Earned >
12,658
1.27
< Towers >
1.49
0.42
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
19,619
< Total Healing >
6,252
12,889
< Experience >
14,373
19
< Vision Score >
18
5
< Wards Placed >
6
485
< Time Dealing CC >
189

How to Counter Talon with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several influential Nunu & Willump versus Talon matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Talon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Talon. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Talon

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Talon?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when playing against Talon, with a 46.3% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Talon.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Nunu & Willump into Talon.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a bad counter for Talon. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Talon.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Talon as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,851 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 Talon 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 Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Talon. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts 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 reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nunu & Willump versus Talon build include Frozen Heart, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Talon than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 46.3% battling Talon with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Talon as Nunu & Willump, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Talon matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.3% winrate overall.

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