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Nunu & Willump Jungle build & stats

TankMage C 2,200 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
49.9%
Pick rate
2.4%
Ban rate
0.8%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
52.4% 21 games

Build in this order

Liandry's Torment 1
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
Frozen Heart 2
Frozen Heart
2,500 gold
Spirit Visage 3
Spirit Visage
2,700 gold
8,200 gold
77.8% WR 9 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
52.9% 68 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
68.8% WR
16 games · 1% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
49.5% 552 games

Max order

Consume Q Snowball Barrage E Biggest Snowball Ever! W
51.7% 58 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Nunu & Willump

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Nunu & Willump wins 49.9% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (2,200 games).
  • Most common core: Liandry's Torment → Dead Man's Plate → Jak'Sho, The Protean — 50% win rate over 6 games.
  • Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 30% of games with a 48% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Aatrox (73% over 11 games). Hardest: Rammus (18% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Nunu & Willump is an early-game champion: 54% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 40% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
50.0% WR
18 games · 1% pick
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
57.1% WR
14 games · 1% pick
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
25.0% WR
12 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
50.0% WR
42 games · 2% pick
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
52.4% WR
21 games · 1% pick
Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling
50.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
48.1% WR
260 games · 12% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
52.7% WR
205 games · 9% pick
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
52.9% WR
68 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
69.6% 2% (46)
58.1% 2% (43)
55.7% 3% (70)
54.2% 4% (83)
51.6% 3% (62)
50.9% 10% (216)
48.7% 15% (337)
47.5% 5% (120)
45.1% 3% (71)
44.8% 3% (58)
44.6% 3% (56)
42.9% 2% (42)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
38.5% WR
52 games · 2% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
40.0% WR
40 games · 2% pick
Stormraider's Surge Nimbus Cloak Celerity Waterwalking Legend: Haste Triumph
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
28.1% WR
32 games · 1% pick
Electrocute Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Celerity Waterwalking

Keystones

  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 48.2%10% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 49.3%7% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 49.6%5% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 51.9%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 49.5%25% pick
  • Ghost Smite Ghost + Smite 66.7%0% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Consume Q Snowball Barrage E Biggest Snowball Ever! W 51.7%58 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (54%), Q → E → W (41%), Q → W → Q (60%).

  • PCall of the Freljord

    Nunu increases the attack speed and Move Speed of Willump and a nearby ally, and causes Willump's basic attacks to damage enemies around the target.

  • QConsume

    Willump takes a bite out of a minion, monster, or enemy champion, dealing damage and healing himself.

  • WBiggest Snowball Ever!

    Willump creates a snowball that grows in size and speed as he rolls it. The snowball damages and knocks up enemies.

  • ESnowball Barrage

    Nunu throws multiple snowballs that damage enemies. When he's finished, Willump roots any champions or large monsters that were hit by a snowball.

  • RAbsolute Zero

    Nunu & Willump create a powerful blizzard in an area that slows enemies and deals massive damage at the end.