Nunu & Willump Pro Builds - How to Play Nunu & Willump in Season 14

Nunu & Willumpthe Boy and His Yeti – is a great Tank that is usually played on position Jungle. Nunu & Willump can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Jungle in this LoL Nunu & Willump guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.

Nunu & Willump has a win rate of 54% and pick rate of 0.2%. There is a ban rate of 3%. Although a great champion, winning with Nunu & Willump is not a given. You need to have the right Nunu & Willump build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.23. There are many Nunu & Willump probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Nunu & Willump players need to win.

Latest Nunu & Willump probuilds

Here a quick view on the latest Nunu & Willump probuilds on position Jungle.

Champion
KDA
VS
Runes
Nunu & Willump
Inspired
1/5/8
1.8
Viego
Phase Rush
Precision
SmiteFlash
Nunu & Willump
Alvaro
4/7/26
4.286
Hecarim
Phase Rush
Precision
FlashSmite
Nunu & Willump
Croco
6/5/8
2.8
Teemo
Phase Rush
Precision
SmiteFlash
Nunu & Willump
Markoon
2/5/10
2.4
Shen
Phase Rush
Precision
FlashSmite
Nunu & Willump
Markoon
4/8/12
2
Karthus
Phase Rush
Precision
FlashSmite
Latest LoL Nunu & Willump pro builds

How to play Nunu & Willump

We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Nunu & Willump is strong, but if you ran into Diana Diana or Warwick Warwick you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Nunu & Willump Jungle pro build will help you with that.

Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Nunu & Willump. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Nunu & Willump builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.

Learn how to play Nunu & Willump
Learn how to play Nunu & Willump Jungle

Items for Nunu & Willump

Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Nunu & Willump. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like Evelynn Evelynn or Rengar Rengar can also influence your buying decisions.

Since Nunu & Willump is a powerful Tank you should start with Gustwalker Hatchling Gustwalker Hatchling. Your starter trinket should be Stealth Ward Stealth Ward. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are Mercury's Treads Mercury's Treads. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:

  1. Sunfire Aegis Sunfire Aegis
  2. Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
  3. Heartsteel Heartsteel

Nunu & Willump abilities and summoner spells

Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Nunu & Willump. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.

During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Nunu & Willump. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is Flash Flash and Smite Smite.

You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Nunu & Willump abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with Consume Consume. Then you should continue with Snowball Barrage Snowball Barrage, followed by Biggest Snowball Ever! Biggest Snowball Ever!. An order for abilities of Nunu & Willump up to level 10:

Nunu & Willump ability skill order
LevelKeyChampion Spell
1RConsume Consume
2RBiggest Snowball Ever! Biggest Snowball Ever!
3RSnowball Barrage Snowball Barrage
4RConsume Consume
5RConsume Consume
6RAbsolute Zero Absolute Zero
7RConsume Consume
8RSnowball Barrage Snowball Barrage
9RConsume Consume
10RSnowball Barrage Snowball Barrage

Most effective Nunu & Willump runes selection

For an effective Nunu & Willump build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Nunu & Willump. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for the Boy and His Yeti: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.

In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Nunu & Willump are for primary Sorcery Sorcery and for secondary Precision Precision. As the keystone rune on Nunu & Willump most pros pick Phase Rush Phase Rush.

For your primary path – Sorcery Sorcery – choose these runes on Nunu & Willump:

  • Phase Rush Phase Rush
  • Nimbus Cloak Nimbus Cloak
  • Waterwalking Waterwalking
  • Celerity Celerity

For your secondary path – Precision Precision – choose these runes on Nunu & Willump:

  • Legend: Haste Legend: Haste
  • Triumph Triumph

Champions that counter Nunu & Willump

As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Nunu & Willump. There are champions that counter Nunu & Willump. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Diana Diana for instance is strong against Nunu & Willump and has a win rate of 57%. Another dangerous counter is Warwick Warwick.

When your opponent counter picks Nunu & Willump in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.

Prto build inspired by Fright Night Nunu & Willump
Pro build inspired by Fright Night Nunu & Willump

Fright Night Nunu & Willump is one of the 13 available skins for Nunu & Willump.

Conclusion

Many people are looking for Nunu & Willump pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Nunu & Willump into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Nunu & Willump guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Nunu & Willump will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.

When you build Nunu & Willump in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use Absolute Zero Absolute Zero. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Nunu & Willump build.

Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Nunu & Willump will grow. Once you mastered Nunu & Willumpthe Boy and His Yeti – you will rule the rift.