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

Nunu & Willump vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Nunu & Willump in LoLNunu & Willump is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Nunu & Willump

based on 2,043 Nunu & Willump vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
44.2 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Nunu & Willump came out of an evaluation of 2043 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Nunu & Willump is forced to battle against Zac in only 2.3% of his games.

Nunu & Willump vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a pathetic job of countering Zac. On average, he wins a lowly 44.2% of games the champions battle each other in. In Nunu & Willump vs Zac matches, Nunu & Willump’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zac.

Best Nunu & Willump vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpirit VisageFrozen 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
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 Zac as Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Nunu & Willump vs Zac Counter Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
44.2 %
VS
Win Rate
55.8 %
Zac Image
5
< Kills >
4.7
6.7
< Deaths >
4.7
11
< Assists >
11.1
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
31
< Minions Killed >
59
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.98
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,113
< Physical Damage >
1,466
13,570
< Magic Damage >
14,917
1,248
< True Damage >
1,071
15,933
< Damage Dealt >
17,455
37,309
< Damage Taken >
40,638
10,707
< Gold Earned >
10,664
1.25
< Towers >
1.49
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
20,208
< Total Healing >
42,612
12,562
< Experience >
12,919
19
< Vision Score >
22
5
< Wards Placed >
7
457
< Time Dealing CC >
433

How to Counter Zac with Nunu & Willump in LoL

The stats shown here feature several strategic Nunu & Willump versus Zac matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in deaths.

Nunu & Willump usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Zac. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nunu & Willump and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nunu & Willump
Zac

Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Zac?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when taking on Zac, with a 44.2% win rate. Thus, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Zac.

While Nunu & Willump does have a much lower winrate compared to Zac, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nunu & Willump into Zac.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

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

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on countering Zac as Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 2,043 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 Zac 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nunu & Willump often accumulates less CS as Zac. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump versus Zac build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Zac than with most other common builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 44.2% battling Zac with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Zac 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Nunu & Willump vs Zac counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Nunu & Willump x Zac tips and counter stats for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game run with both champions.