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

Volibear vs Nunu & Willump

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

based on 1,757 Volibear vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Volibear did battle with Nunu & Willump 1757 times. Using so many matchups for Volibear vs Nunu & Willump gives us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to crush Nunu & Willump. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Volibear fights Nunu & Willump in only 2.2% of his games.

Volibear vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Volibear has done a decent job of beating Nunu & Willump. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Volibear against Nunu & Willump games, Volibear’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Nunu & Willump.

Best Volibear vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some important Volibear versus Nunu & Willump matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nunu & Willump..

Volibear often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Volibear or Nunu & Willump?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Volibear usually wins when playing against Nunu & Willump, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes a good counter for Nunu & Willump.

While Volibear does have a higher winrate compared to Nunu & Willump, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Nunu & Willump.

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

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

Volibear is a decent counter for Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

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

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Volibear, 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 Nunu & Willump as Volibear 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 truly master Volibear 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 learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear on average picks up much more CS compared to Nunu & Willump. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Volibear versus Nunu & Willump build include Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Nunu & Willump than with most other common item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 51.2% when countering Nunu & Willump with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Nunu & Willump as Volibear, Volibear players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Volibear vs Nunu & Willump clashes, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.2% winrate overall.

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