AP Nunu & Willump Build

AP Nunu & Willump Build.

AP Nunu & Willump build with runes and items. AP Nunu & Willump guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Nunu & Willump build in League of Legends Patch 25.S1.1!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Lost Chapter should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Nunu & Willump ability Biggest Snowball Ever! should be leveled first.
W
Nunu & Willump ability Consume should be leveled second.
Q
Nunu & Willump ability Snowball Barrage should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Sorcerer's Shoes should be final item in your build.
Horizon Focus should be final item in your build.
Shadowflame should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Void Staff should be final item in your build.
Luden's Companion should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune First Strike from Inspiration tree.
Minor rune Domination.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

AP Nunu & Willump Runes

Inspiration
Inspiration major tree Glacial Augment rune.
Inspiration major tree Unsealed Spellbook rune.
Inspiration major tree First Strike rune.
Inspiration major tree Hextech Flashtraption rune.
Inspiration major tree Magical Footwear rune.
Inspiration major tree Cash Back rune.
Inspiration major tree Triple Tonic rune.
Inspiration major tree Time Warp Tonic rune.
Inspiration major tree Biscuit Delivery rune.
Inspiration major tree Cosmic Insight rune.
Inspiration major tree Approach Velocity rune.
Inspiration major tree Jack Of All Trades rune.
Domination
Domination minor tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination minor tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination minor tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination minor tree Sixth Sense rune.
Domination minor tree Grisly Mementos rune.
Domination minor tree Deep Ward rune.
Domination minor tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You play poke oriented Mage.
  2. You rush Luden's Companion.
  3. You build AP items, going full damage.

How to play

General

  1. Playing AP Nunu & Willump build, your default rush is Luden's Companion. In cases, when an enemy team is full of tanks and HP stackers, go Liandry's Torment.
  2. Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
  3. Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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

  1. Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.
  2. You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.
  3. 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

  • Nunu & Willump [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Consume
  • Nunu & Willump [object Object] ability.
    W
    Biggest Snowball Ever!
  • Nunu & Willump [object Object] ability.
    E
    Snowball Barrage
  • Nunu & Willump [object Object] ability.
    R
    Absolute Zero

Items

Starting items
Lost Chapter item.
Rush this
Luden's Companion item.
Rush this vs. tanks
Liandry's Torment item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good items
Shadowflame item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Stormsurge item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Horizon Focus item.
Situational items
Banshee's Veil item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Morellonomicon item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Counter high HP
Liandry's Torment item.
Counter healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Horizon Focus item.
Shadowflame item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Void Staff item.
Luden's Companion item.