Nunu & Willump TFT Build & Best Items · Set 17 · Legacy

Nunu & Willump's best-in-slot items are Steadfast Heart, Crownguard, and Adaptive Helm. Steadfast Heart is the standout: 64.7% top 4 when Nunu & Willump holds it, and players put it on Nunu & Willump in 4% of games.

#1

Steadfast HeartAttack damage

Top 4

64.7%

vs Nunu & Willump avg

+13.6%

Played

4%

Recipe

#2

CrownguardAbility power

Top 4

63.6%

vs Nunu & Willump avg

+12.5%

Played

7%

Recipe

#3

Adaptive HelmAbility power

Top 4

61.3%

vs Nunu & Willump avg

+10.2%

Played

11%

Recipe

The best full Nunu & Willump build is Adaptive Helm, Crownguard, and Protector's Vow: 69.3% top 4 over 152 games, 18.2 points better than Nunu & Willump on average.

Build	Role	Games	Top 4	1st	Avg. place
	Tank	152	69.3% +18.2%	30.6%	3.25
	Tank	168	57.2% +6.1%	26.3%	3.98
	Tank	85	56.7% +5.6%	15.1%	3.99
Random items	—	486	55.6% +4.5%	15.2%	4.16
	Tank	97	52.4% +1.3%	15.3%	4.25

Top-4 rate of boards where Nunu & Willump held exactly these three items. Thief's Gloves builds equip random items, so they count as one build.

100% of full Nunu & Willump builds are defensive items — players use Nunu & Willump as a frontline that soaks damage while the carry deals it. That differs from Nunu & Willump's listed role in the game files — ranked players use it differently.

Tank · 100%

Best build: 69.3% top 4 · 152 games

Steadfast Heart is the most reliable item on Nunu & Willump: 64.7% top 4 and held in 4% of games, against 51.1% for Nunu & Willump overall.

Item	Games	Played	Top 4	Raw top 4
Steadfast Heart	469	4.3%	64.7%	65.5%
Crownguard	720	6.6%	63.6%	64.0%
Adaptive Helm	1,233	11.4%	61.3%	61.6%
Dragon's Claw	777	7.2%	59.3%	59.6%
Warmog's Armor	1,804	16.6%	57.2%	57.3%
Ionic Spark	288	2.7%	59.0%	59.7%
Evenshroud	281	2.6%	59.1%	59.8%
Protector's Vow	2,625	24.2%	55.7%	55.7%
Spirit Visage	1,471	13.6%	55.5%	55.5%
Sunfire Cape	1,081	10.0%	55.8%	55.9%
Anomaly	380	3.5%	57.2%	57.6%
Bramble Vest	496	4.6%	56.2%	56.5%
Thief's Gloves	486	4.5%	55.5%	55.8%
Gargoyle Stoneplate	1,880	17.3%	53.1%	53.1%
Giant's Belt	241	2.2%	45.8%	45.2%

Top 4 is adjusted for sample size, so a rarely built item can't top the list on a lucky streak; raw top 4 is the unadjusted rate. Ranked by how confident that rate is.

Yes — Nunu & Willump wants a full build: with three items it finishes top 4 58.9% of the time, against 44.0% with two. 45% of Nunu & Willump boards get all three.

No items

43.7%33% of boards

1 item

47.4%11% of boards

2 items

44.0%11% of boards

3 items

58.9%45% of boards

Nunu & Willump's best builds use Tear of the Goddess and Sparring Gloves the most — take those first from carousels and early drops, then use the planner to see what you can complete right now.

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Players have tried 17 different emblems, 24 artifacts and 14 radiant items on Nunu & Willump. The strongest so far is Bastion Emblem at 60.8% top 4.

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