Nunu & Willumpvs Sylas
Nunu & Willump vs Sylas is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Sylas wins with a 69.0% win rate (+37.9%) over Nunu & Willump based on 29 games. Sylas holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nunu & Willump build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nunu & Willump vs Sylas 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.
Who wins Nunu & Willump vs Sylas?
Nunu & Willump wins 36.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 26.4% and 48.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.9% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −13.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 71 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- −10.2 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 3 games, Nunu & Willump won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Sylas is favored in this matchup: Nunu & Willump wins 36.6% of 71 games, and the whole 95% range (26.4–48.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 13.3 points worse for Nunu & Willump than both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict (49.9%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Sylas usually wins the lane: 589 gold ahead of Nunu & Willump at 15 minutes on average (70 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Nunu & Willump players pick Mercury's Treads far more often against Sylas: 21.1% of their other Jungle games, 36.6% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Nunu & Willump and Sylas played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Nunu & Willump's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Nunu & Willump vs Sylas Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nunu & Willump vs Sylas Win Rate by Game Length
Nunu & Willump's win rate against Sylas by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Nunu & Willump's results against Sylas in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nunu & Willump vs Sylas Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)SylasNunu & Willump gold at 15: −589
- First itemEvenNunu & Willump: 0.2 min · Sylas: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nunu & Willump Changes Against Sylas
Choices Nunu & Willump players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually21.1%vs Sylas36.6%+15.5 pts30.8% WR here
Kaenic RookernItemUsually6.3%vs Sylas14.1%+7.8 pts
ConditioningRuneUsually6.2%vs Sylas12.7%+6.5 pts
Best Nunu & Willump Build vs Sylas
Usual Nunu & Willump build (Jungle)
76.9% win rate · 13 games
Against Sylas
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 42 Nunu & Willump games against Sylas carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nunu & Willump's standard build instead.
- Nunu & Willump usually completes Gustwalker Hatchling first, at 0.2 min (median of 60 games).
- Sylas usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 48 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Nunu & Willump Runes vs Sylas
Usual Nunu & Willump runes (Jungle)
Stormraider's Surge
80.0% win rate · 15 games
Against Sylas
Dark Harvest
32.0% win rate · 25 games
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Nunu & Willump matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Nunu & Willump vs Sylas FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nunu & Willump vs Sylas?
Sylas is favored in this matchup: Nunu & Willump wins 36.6% of 71 games, and the whole 95% range (26.4–48.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Nunu & Willump's win rate against Sylas?
Nunu & Willump wins 36.6% of 71 Jungle games against Sylas on patch 26.19 (95% range 26.4–48.2%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 49.9% would be expected.
Does Nunu & Willump counter Sylas?
No — it is the other way around: Nunu & Willump wins only 36.6% of 71 games against Sylas, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Nunu & Willump or Sylas?
Sylas usually wins the lane: 589 gold ahead of Nunu & Willump at 15 minutes on average (70 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Nunu & Willump outscale Sylas?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Sylas strongest against Nunu & Willump?
Sylas is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Nunu & Willump build against Sylas?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nunu & Willump's usual Jungle core: Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt. The biggest change against Sylas: Mercury's Treads (21.1% usually, 36.6% here).
What runes should Nunu & Willump use against Sylas?
Dark Harvest with Domination and Sorcery — 32.0% over 25 games against Sylas. The biggest change against Sylas: Conditioning (6.2% usually, 12.7% here).