Nunu & Willumpvs Jarvan IV
Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Jarvan IV wins with a 59.6% win rate (+19.2%) over Nunu & Willump based on 52 games. Jarvan IV wins the early laning phase while Nunu & Willump scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nunu & Willump build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV matchup.
Nunu & Willump Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nunu & Willump performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Jarvan IV(40.4%)Who Wins the Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV Matchup?
Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
The Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 52 recent matches analyzed, Jarvan IV wins with a 59.6% win rate compared to Nunu & Willump's 40.4%, giving Jarvan IV a 19.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Jarvan IV controls the early laning stage, but Nunu & Willump outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Jarvan IV needs to press advantages before Nunu & Willump reaches their power spikes, while Nunu & Willump should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nunu & Willump leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Jarvan IV has a strong advantage in this matchup. Nunu & Willump players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Jarvan IV overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV Laning Phase Breakdown
Jarvan IV is favored during the laning phase against Nunu & Willump, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Jarvan IV holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nunu & Willump Build Against Jarvan IV
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Jarvan IV, providing the mobility and stats Nunu & Willump needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nunu & Willump against Jarvan IV are Liandry's Torment, Frozen Heart and Thornmail. This combination gives Nunu & Willump an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Nunu & Willump the best chance to compete against Jarvan IV. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nunu & Willump28.6%Jarvan IV71.4%Nunu & Willump54.2%Jarvan IV45.8%Jarvan IV dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 71.4% win rate — a 42.9 percentage point lead over Nunu & Willump. This lopsided early game means Jarvan IV can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Nunu & Willump is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.2% win rate — 8.3 points above Jarvan IV. Extended games heavily favor Nunu & Willump, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Jarvan IV must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Nunu & Willump reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Nunu & Willump survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Nunu & Willump Runes Against Jarvan IV
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Nunu & Willump the best tools to compete against Jarvan IV in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Nunu & Willump matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Nunu & Willump's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Nunu & Willump build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.15% | 91 | 0.9 | 574 | 12,275 | 48.6% | 44.4% | |
| 44.19% | 86 | 0.9 | 578 | 11,612 | 48.8% | 40.0% | |
| 52.56% | 78 | 0.9 | 543 | 11,837 | 55.2% | 51.0% | |
| 45.71% | 70 | 0.8 | 552 | 12,106 | 57.1% | 38.1% | |
| 55.88% | 68 | 0.9 | 541 | 11,208 | 55.3% | 56.7% | |
| 57.35% | 68 | 1.0 | 537 | 11,905 | 62.5% | 52.8% | |
| 41.27% | 63 | 0.9 | 528 | 11,639 | 51.6% | 31.3% | |
| 40.38% | 52 | 0.9 | 550 | 11,070 | 28.6% | 54.2% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 0.9 | 490 | 10,684 | 48.1% | 45.8% | |
| 43.75% | 48 | 1.0 | 546 | 12,011 | 42.9% | 44.4% | |
| 48.94% | 47 | 0.9 | 618 | 11,893 | 52.4% | 46.1% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 0.9 | 549 | 11,850 | 47.4% | 47.8% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 1.0 | 574 | 11,973 | 53.3% | 47.8% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 1.0 | 744 | 12,023 | 52.6% | 35.3% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 0.9 | 565 | 10,987 | 50.0% | 41.2% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 0.9 | 543 | 11,646 | 38.5% | 57.9% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 0.9 | 544 | 12,175 | 60.0% | 62.5% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 1.1 | 579 | 10,785 | 58.8% | 57.1% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 0.8 | 580 | 11,744 | 46.7% | 62.5% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 1.0 | 671 | 12,575 | 72.7% | 44.4% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 0.9 | 564 | 12,044 | 53.9% | 43.8% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 0.9 | 591 | 12,073 | 57.1% | 38.5% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 1.2 | 571 | 10,914 | 53.9% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 0.9 | 537 | 11,406 | 54.5% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 1.3 | 603 | 12,775 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 26.92% | 26 | 1.0 | 655 | 12,512 | 40.0% | 18.8% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 580 | 11,510 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.0 | 552 | 11,374 | 45.5% | 69.2% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 0.8 | 529 | 11,279 | 58.3% | 25.0% | |
| 72.73% | 22 | 1.0 | 497 | 12,280 | 62.5% | 78.6% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 714 | 12,620 | 42.9% | 30.8% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 0.8 | 545 | 11,850 | 45.5% | 55.6% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 0.7 | 581 | 11,233 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 0.9 | 583 | 9,670 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 1.0 | 548 | 11,391 | 28.6% | 30.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 0.9 | 500 | 11,183 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 0.9 | 552 | 10,570 | 44.4% | 42.9% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 0.8 | 496 | 11,182 | 62.5% | 62.5% | |
| 14.29% | 14 | 1.1 | 483 | 9,929 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.1 | 634 | 13,627 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.0 | 611 | 10,156 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 0.7 | 567 | 11,070 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 0.9 | 524 | 13,295 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 1.2 | 604 | 13,119 | 50.0% | 11.1% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 0.8 | 613 | 10,907 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 0.9 | 677 | 14,335 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 0.9 | 475 | 10,267 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.9 | 463 | 11,337 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 0.9 | 712 | 13,002 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.8 | 516 | 11,847 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.7 | 641 | 12,502 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.5 | 574 | 10,211 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.9 | 603 | 10,804 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.6 | 578 | 11,119 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.0 | 610 | 9,331 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 0.9 | 664 | 11,872 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.2 | 583 | 13,110 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.4 | 511 | 10,299 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 5.9 | 769 | 12,022 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.8 | 488 | 12,011 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 832 | 11,834 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 357 | 10,215 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 504 | 12,761 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 495 | 12,312 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 740 | 9,773 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nunu & Willump do against Jarvan IV in League of Legends?
Jarvan IV wins the Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV matchup with a 59.6% win rate compared to Nunu & Willump's 40.4%, a 19.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 52 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Nunu & Willump do against Jarvan IV in the early game?
In the early game, Jarvan IV has the advantage against Nunu & Willump with a 71.4% win rate versus 28.6%. Jarvan IV players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nunu & Willump do against Jarvan IV in the late game?
In the late game, Nunu & Willump takes over the Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to 45.8%. Nunu & Willump scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV matchup?
Jarvan IV wins the matchup against Nunu & Willump with a 59.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 19.2 percentage point advantage means Jarvan IV is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 52 games analyzed.
What is the best Nunu & Willump build against Jarvan IV?
The best Nunu & Willump build against Jarvan IV includes Liandry's Torment, Frozen Heart, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nunu & Willump runes against Jarvan IV?
The best Nunu & Willump runes against Jarvan IV use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.0% win rate in the Nunu & Willump vs Jarvan IV matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nunu & Willump counter Jarvan IV?
No, Nunu & Willump struggles against Jarvan IV with only a 40.4% win rate. Jarvan IV has the advantage in this matchup. Nunu & Willump players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Jarvan IV's lead.
How do I play Nunu & Willump against Jarvan IV?
When playing Nunu & Willump against Jarvan IV, play cautiously and avoid Jarvan IV's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Jarvan IV in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.