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

Nunu & Willump vs Warwick

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

based on 4,093 Nunu & Willump vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Warwick as Nunu & Willump resulted from an evaluation of 4093 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Nunu & Willump fights Warwick in only 4.6% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a poor job of beating Warwick. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.8% of matches the champs face each other in. In Nunu & Willump versus Warwick matches, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Warwick.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKaenic RookernFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The Protean

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 Warwick as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Nunu & Willump vs Warwick Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Warwick Image
5
< Kills >
7.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.6
11.3
< Assists >
6.9
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
29
< Minions Killed >
50
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
1.27
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,086
< Physical Damage >
7,423
13,111
< Magic Damage >
8,690
834
< True Damage >
810
15,031
< Damage Dealt >
16,923
35,523
< Damage Taken >
38,776
10,578
< Gold Earned >
11,323
1.22
< Towers >
1.36
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
18,852
< Total Healing >
21,055
12,457
< Experience >
12,814
18
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
6
441
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Warwick with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several strategic Nunu & Willump vs. Warwick matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Warwick. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nunu & Willump normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Warwick. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Warwick

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Warwick?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when facing off against Warwick, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Warwick.

While Nunu & Willump does have a lower win rate compared to Warwick, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nunu & Willump into Warwick.

Additionally, Nunu & Willump has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Nunu & Willump is a bad counter to Warwick. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Warwick.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Warwick as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 4,093 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 Warwick 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to counter Warwick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump most often picks up less CS as Warwick. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Warwick build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Warwick than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 47.8% when playing against Warwick with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Warwick as Nunu & Willump, you 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 rune builds we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Warwick matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Nunu & Willump are given for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.