League of Legends: Nunu & Willump Champion Guide

League of Legends: Nunu & Willump Champion Guide

By Marcus Chen

November 22, 2024 at 12:50 AM

Nunu & Willump are a champion duo in League of Legends, consisting of a young boy named Nunu riding atop a yeti named Willump. They excel as a jungle tank with strong objective control and team utility.

Key Abilities:

  • Call of the Freljord (Passive): Grants attack speed and movement speed to Nunu and nearby allies when damaging enemies
  • Consume (Q): Willump bites enemies for high damage and healing, especially effective against monsters
  • Biggest Snowball Ever! (W): Roll a growing snowball that knocks up and damages enemies
  • Snowball Barrage (E): Throw snowballs that slow and root enemies
  • Absolute Zero (R): Channel a powerful blizzard that shields allies and damages enemies in an area

Key Features:

  • Strong objective control with Consume
  • Excellent ganking potential with snowball
  • Good crowd control with slows, roots and knockups
  • Scales well with both AP and tank items
  • Effective at both team fighting and securing objectives

Best Used For:

  • Securing neutral objectives like Dragon and Baron
  • Initiating team fights
  • Ganking lanes with snowball
  • Peeling for carries with crowd control
  • Creating map pressure through mobility

The champion was released in 2009 and received a major update in 2018 that enhanced their thematic identity as a playful boy and his yeti friend while maintaining their core gameplay identity as a control-focused jungler.

Nunu, boy riding yeti

Nunu, boy riding yeti

Base Stats:

  • Health: 610 (+90 per level)
  • Armor: 29 (+4.2 per level)
  • Magic Resist: 32 (+2.05 per level)
  • Movement Speed: 345

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