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Veigar vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Veigar

based on 3,176 Veigar vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Veigar came out of an analysis of 3176 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Veigar has to counter Nunu & Willump in only 2.4% of his matches.

Veigar vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Veigar does a good job of countering Nunu & Willump. On average, he wins a terrific 53.5% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Veigar against Nunu & Willump matches, Veigar’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Nunu & Willump.

Best Veigar vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Veigar to level upq
>
Second ability for Veigar to level upw
>
Last skill for Veigar to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Nunu & Willump

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

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.

Veigar vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Nunu & Willump Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.7
6.6
< Assists >
10.5
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
161
< Minions Killed >
30
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.39
681
< Physical Damage >
1,032
22,292
< Magic Damage >
12,850
592
< True Damage >
831
23,567
< Damage Dealt >
14,714
18,689
< Damage Taken >
37,414
11,966
< Gold Earned >
10,797
2.05
< Towers >
1.22
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
1,822
< Total Healing >
19,861
14,175
< Experience >
12,842
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
6
88
< Time Dealing CC >
445

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Veigar versus Nunu & Willump matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nunu & Willump..

Veigar typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Nunu & Willump. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Veigar or Nunu & Willump?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Veigar usually wins when playing against Nunu & Willump, with a 53.5% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes a great counter for Nunu & Willump.

While Veigar does have a higher win rate than Nunu & Willump, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Veigar into Nunu & Willumpas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Veigar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Veigar is a great counter to Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Veigar against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

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

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Veigar, we analyzed 3,176 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 Veigar 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 Veigar to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar often gets much more CS as Nunu & Willump. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Veigar versus Nunu & Willump build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Stormsurge. When Veigar included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Nunu & Willump than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Veigar boasted an average win rate of 53.5% battling Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Nunu & Willump as Veigar, Veigar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Veigar vs Nunu & Willump clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.

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