MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nunu & Willump vs Sylas
How often does Nunu & Willump beat Sylas in Jungle?
Nunu & Willump into Sylas in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 922 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Nunu & Willump behind by 482 gold.
Nunu & Willump at 15:00
- Gold: -482
- CS: -3
- XP: -255
Typical gap to Sylas, from 918 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nunu & Willump counter Sylas?
No counter here: Nunu & Willump sits at 51% over 922 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Sylas: the Nunu & Willump game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nunu & Willump at 62% across 387 games. Flip the lead and Nunu & Willump falls to 44% across 535.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 387 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 535 |
| First blood | 58% | 558 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 288 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 430 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 234 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 78% | 98 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:51 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:16. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nunu & Willump's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Sylas specifically, Nunu & Willump finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 49.7% over 171 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Nunu & Willump core is Liandry's Torment, Frozen Heart, Kaenic Rookern: 58.8% across 447 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (6,043 games).
Skill plan: Nunu & Willump players max Q first and take Q at level 1.