How to Play Nunu & Willump Mid: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: Q > E > W
First item: Stormsurge12.0 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −503

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Nunu & Willump Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Mid

When Nunu & Willump Mid gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Nunu & Willump wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Nunu & Willump's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Nunu & Willump hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Nunu & Willump can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Nunu & Willump can start or win.
12.0 min
First item at 12.0 min
Stormsurge is done — Nunu & Willump's first real damage or durability spike.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Nunu & Willump Mid Laning Plan

Nunu & Willump plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Nunu & Willump Mid is 503 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 30% of games. Nunu & Willump averages 0.87 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Nunu & Willump win rate by gold at 15

Behind37.3%

Nunu & Willump Mid and Late Game

What Nunu & Willump does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Nunu & Willump heals a lot (percentile 91): extended fights and sieges favor Nunu & Willump.
Nunu & Willump brings crowd control (percentile 72): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.
Nunu & Willump wins 7.6 points more in short games than long ones: group, take objectives and end before the enemy scales.

Mistakes to avoid

Nunu & Willump is not a damage carry (15/100): don't take fights expecting Nunu & Willump to win them alone.
Nunu & Willump falls behind in CS (16/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.

Playing Nunu & Willump

Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.
You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.
It's often beneficial to delay the casting of Absolute Zero until the initial round of disables are used. Try to hang back before rushing into a team fight.

Playing 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.

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How to Play Nunu & Willump FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Nunu & Willump power spike?

Nunu & Willump's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 12.0 min.

What is Nunu & Willump's first item?

Most Nunu & Willump players finish Stormsurge first, at a median of 12.0 minutes.

How do you play Nunu & Willump Mid?

From this patch's ranked data, Nunu & Willump wins by playing to these strengths: take long fights and sieges; start fights with crowd control; end the game early.

Nunu & Willump How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes