Nunu & Willump vs Qiyana Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the jungle: Nunu & Willump the tank/mage hybrid, Qiyana the assassin. 362 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Nunu & Willump at a 57.5% win rate into Qiyana. Being 7.5 points clear of the 50% line makes Qiyana a favourable draw for Nunu & Willump.
With both sitting in melee range (125 against 150), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Both Nunu & Willump and Qiyana threaten mainly magic damage, so one resistance covers the matchup. Starting health splits 610 to 590 in Nunu & Willump’s favour, with armour at 29 against 31. At full build levels the gap widens to 2545 HP versus 2140, favouring Qiyana. Movement speed: Nunu & Willump 345, Qiyana 335.
Nunu & Willump threatens Absolute Zero; Qiyana counters through Terrashape. Whoever spends Absolute Zero or Supreme Display of Talent first hands the other a window.
Riot scores Qiyana at 8/10 for difficulty against 4/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. A 362-game window is wide enough to trust the direction, narrow enough to shift.
FAQ
Yes — Nunu & Willump holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Nunu & Willump wins 57.5% of the recorded games.
57.5% from Nunu & Willump's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
362 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Nunu & Willump build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Nunu & Willump build page.