MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nunu & Willump vs Zaahen
How often does Nunu & Willump beat Zaahen in Jungle?
Nunu & Willump into Zaahen in Jungle: 54% observed win rate across 221 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 5 gold.
Nunu & Willump at 15:00
- Gold: -5
- CS: -1
- XP: +103
Typical gap to Zaahen, from 221 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nunu & Willump counter Zaahen?
No counter here: Nunu & Willump sits at 54% over 221 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 Zaahen: the Nunu & Willump game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nunu & Willump at 66% across 119 games. Flip the lead and Nunu & Willump falls to 39% across 102.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 66% | 119 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 102 |
| First blood | 60% | 126 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 71% | 80 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 107 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 76 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:55 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:09. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nunu & Willump's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zaahen specifically, Nunu & Willump finishes Liandry's Torment first most often: 47.8% over 67 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.