Tank Nunu & Willump Build

Tank Nunu & Willump build with runes and items. Tank Nunu & Willump guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Tank Nunu & Willump build in League of Legends Patch 26.4!
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Optional Summoner Spells
Ghost
Ghost for extra and mobility and chasing and disruptive running around in fights. Good alternative if you want to stay close to enemies.
Exhaust
Defensive option. Exhaust for peeling against enemy divers and assassins and protecting your carries.
Ignite
Offensive option if you are feeling spicy. Grievous Wounds + some damage. Good in early fights and you can score some kills, but reduces your going-in potential. Especially later.
Optional Runes
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying is a solid alternative. You become more tanky over time as your HP grows, you get some sustain and you get some damage as well.
Presence of Mind
Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of Mind.
Demolish
If you are into taking objectives, you can consider taking Demolish rune. Usually it is worth it and lets you push turrets quicker. Utility slash team oriented option.
How it works
- You play as a Tank.
- Your job is to soak damage, disrupt fights, protect your team, and be a pain in the neck for the enemy.
Playstyle
Be the frontline. Soak damage, disrupt enemies, protect your carries.
Jak'Sho rewards you for staying in fights.
Adapt your items to counter the enemy team.
How to play
Getting started
- Start with Guardian's Horn. Rush #1 Armor item if enemy is heavy on AD, or MR item if heavy on AP. Get Jak'Sho as #2.
- Guardian's Horn is a surprisingly good item for its price. You can keep it for very long time (or even have it as 6th item).
During fights
- Your goal is to be in the middle of fights as long as possible - Jak'Sho stacks up with combat seconds.
Adapting
- You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
- You can use Bandlepipes to give your whole team an attack speed boost whenever you CC enemies. Great synergy with auto attackers.
Runes
- Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of Mind.
- Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Save it for when you go in or when enemies jump on you.
Tips and Tricks
Champion
- Consume (Q) heals you more when eating minions. This can be used during fights, when you just want to survive for little longer, then instead of using Q on champion, use it on minion.
- Biggest Snowball Ever! (W) is very reliable tool to insta cc, when enemy champion is using Mark / Snowball summoner on you, or on ally champion
- Snowball Barrage (E) slows and roots and Biggest Snowball Ever! (W) knocks up and stuns. You can combine them together:
- It takes 3 seconds (since first cast) of your Snowball Barrage (E) to root someone. Usually, enemies will try to use cooldown to get away at the last moment. You can chain W just before that, to ensure you root them afterwards
- If you managed to root someone already with your E, wait a little (it depends on level), then use point blank W to prolong CC.
- Nunu combo: you can chain E with R. First slow enemies with E and when you are sure that you root them, start casting R right away for big, sweet damage!
- Flash radius is 425, Nunu's Ultimate is 650 radius, it means when you position on top of enemy champion, he won't be able to escape even with Flash.
Riot
- 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.
Skill Order
- Consume
Q
- Biggest Snowball Ever!
W
- Snowball Barrage
E
- Absolute Zero
R
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