League of Legends: The Complete Guide to Nunu & Willump

League of Legends: The Complete Guide to Nunu & Willump

By Marcus Chen

November 22, 2024 at 12:51 AM

Nunu & Willump are a unique champion duo in League of Legends who work together to control the battlefield through crowd control and objective control.

Key Features:

  • Tank/AP hybrid champion who excels in jungle and objective control
  • Primary role focuses on ganking lanes and securing objectives with Consume
  • Signature ability is Biggest Snowball Ever!, allowing them to roll a massive snowball for engage

Abilities:

  • Passive (Call of the Freljord): Grants attack speed and movement speed to themselves and nearby allies when damaging enemies
  • Q (Consume): Powerful execute ability that deals true damage to monsters and heals Willump
  • W (Biggest Snowball Ever!): Rolls an expanding snowball that knocks up enemies on impact
  • E (Snowball Barrage): Throws multiple snowballs that slow and root enemies
  • R (Absolute Zero): Channels an expanding frost zone that slows and damages enemies

Strengths:

  • Excellent objective control with Consume (Q)
  • Strong ganking potential with Snowball (W)
  • Good crowd control with slows and roots
  • Scales well with both AP and tank items

Weaknesses:

  • Vulnerable to interrupts during abilities
  • Relies heavily on snowballing early game
  • Can be kited when key abilities are on cooldown
  • Some abilities have long cast times

Best used for:

  • Securing neutral objectives
  • Ganking lanes
  • Initiating team fights
  • Peeling for carries

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Optimal builds focus on either full tank items for durability or AP items for damage, depending on team composition and playstyle preferences.

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