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How to Win Rengar vs Nunu & Willump Counter MatchupRengar is in the s tier of champions

Rengar vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Rengar in LoLRengar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Rengar

based on 3,069 Rengar vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Rengar resulted from an examination of 3069 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Rengar has to counter Nunu & Willump in only 2.3% of his games.

Rengar vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Rengar has done a decent job of beating Nunu & Willump. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champions face each other in. In Rengar versus Nunu & Willump rounds, Rengar’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Nunu & Willump.

Best Rengar vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightThe CollectorLord Dominik's RegardsOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rengar to level upq
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Second ability for Rengar to level upe
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Last skill for Rengar to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Nunu & Willump

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

Advice to Win Against Nunu & Willump

Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.

Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.

Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

Rengar vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Nunu & Willump Image
8.5
< Kills >
5.6
7.1
< Deaths >
6.7
6.2
< Assists >
11.3
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
43
< Minions Killed >
30
1.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.64
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,331
< Physical Damage >
1,117
1,337
< Magic Damage >
13,557
1,130
< True Damage >
818
20,798
< Damage Dealt >
15,493
33,522
< Damage Taken >
36,855
13,013
< Gold Earned >
10,977
1.32
< Towers >
1.33
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.43
15,801
< Total Healing >
19,759
13,947
< Experience >
12,991
20
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
233
< Time Dealing CC >
474

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Rengar in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some strategic Rengar against Nunu & Willump counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nunu & Willump..

Rengar normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Rengar or Nunu & Willump?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually wins when playing against Nunu & Willump, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes a good counter to Nunu & Willump.

While Rengar does have a higher win rate compared to Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Rengar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Nunu & Willumpas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Rengar is a decent counter for Nunu & Willump. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rengar against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

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

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Rengar, we analyzed 3,069 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 Nunu & Willump as Rengar 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 Rengar in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nunu & Willump. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Rengar versus Nunu & Willump build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Nunu & Willump than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar boasted an average win rate of 51.4% battling Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Nunu & Willump as Rengar, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Rengar vs Nunu & Willump counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Rengar are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.