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

Nunu & Willump vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the s tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Vladimir as Nunu & Willump

based on 2,527 Nunu & Willump vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Nunu & Willump battled Vladimir 2527 times. Using so many games with Nunu & Willump versus Vladimir provides us faith in our capability to produce informative stats and a solid build to defeat your opponent. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Nunu & Willump fights Vladimir in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Nunu & Willump vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Nunu & Willump does a ok job of countering Vladimir. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs fight one another in. In Nunu & Willump versus Vladimir games, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Vladimir.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Spirit VisageZhonya's HourglassJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmail

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
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 Vladimir as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Nunu & Willump vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Vladimir Image
5.1
< Kills >
6.2
6.2
< Deaths >
5.4
11.2
< Assists >
6.1
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
30
< Minions Killed >
179
1.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,106
< Physical Damage >
994
13,905
< Magic Damage >
22,926
872
< True Damage >
345
15,884
< Damage Dealt >
24,266
37,215
< Damage Taken >
32,374
10,764
< Gold Earned >
11,541
1.35
< Towers >
1.98
0.43
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
20,629
< Total Healing >
27,444
12,757
< Experience >
14,495
19
< Vision Score >
15
5
< Wards Placed >
8
457
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Counter Vladimir with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several important Nunu & Willump versus Vladimir matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vladimir. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vladimir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Vladimir

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Vladimir?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vladimir, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Nunu & Willump makes an ok counter to Vladimir.

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

Moreover, Nunu & Willump has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir 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 to Vladimir. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nunu & Willump against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 2,527 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump often gets a lot less CS relative to Vladimir. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump versus Vladimir build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Vladimir than with many other common builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Vladimir with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Vladimir as Nunu & Willump, you should take 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 players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Vladimir counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.

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