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

Nunu & Willump vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Nunu & Willump

based on 1,757 Nunu & Willump vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Volibear as Nunu & Willump resulted from an evaluation of 1757 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Nunu & Willump is forced to battle against Volibear in only 2.0% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a poor job of countering Volibear. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Nunu & Willump against Volibear matches, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceSpirit VisageKaenic 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 Volibear as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Volibear

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.

Nunu & Willump vs Volibear Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Volibear Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.6
6.6
< Deaths >
6.6
11.3
< Assists >
5.7
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
31
< Minions Killed >
129
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.52
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,112
< Physical Damage >
10,742
13,372
< Magic Damage >
8,597
810
< True Damage >
648
15,295
< Damage Dealt >
19,987
36,195
< Damage Taken >
32,470
10,775
< Gold Earned >
11,555
1.29
< Towers >
2.61
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
19,491
< Total Healing >
8,266
12,714
< Experience >
14,005
19
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
7
454
< Time Dealing CC >
515

How to Counter Volibear with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several critical Nunu & Willump against Volibear matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Volibear. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Volibear. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Volibear

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Volibear?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when facing off against Volibear, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter for Volibear.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate compared to Volibear, when they face off with one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Nunu & Willump into Volibear.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Volibear matchups, Volibear is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nunu & Willump is a somewhat poor counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Volibear.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Volibear as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,757 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 Volibear 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 in order to counter Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Volibear. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump versus Volibear build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Volibear than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Volibear with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Volibear 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 rune combinations players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Volibear counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.

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