Nunu & Willump vs Tristana
How to Beat Tristana as Nunu & Willump
based on 3,145 Nunu & Willump vs Tristana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nunu & Willump vs Tristana Matchup Summary
Best Nunu & Willump vs Tristana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Tristana
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 Tristana
Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.
If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.
Nunu & Willump vs Tristana Counter Stats
How to Counter Tristana with Nunu & Willump in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some valuable Nunu & Willump versus Tristana matchup stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Nunu & Willump normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Tristana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Tristana?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when taking on Tristana, with a 47.4% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Tristana.
While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Tristana, when on opposite teams, Nunu & Willump also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Nunu & Willump into Tristana.
Moreover, Nunu & Willump also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Nunu & Willump is a garbage counter for Tristana. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nunu & Willump against Tristana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nunu & Willump to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nunu & Willump typically gets a lot less CS compared to Tristana. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Tristana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Tristana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 47.4% battling Tristana with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Tristana as Nunu & Willump, Nunu & Willump players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Tristana clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.4% winrate overall.
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