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What decides the jungle matchup: Elise vs Nunu & Willump in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are early ganker champions in this lane: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Elise
jungle · Early ganker
Her level-three gank is elite. Ward river by 2:45 and sidestep the cocoon.
Window: before three minutes
Cocoon plus rappel makes Elise's level-3 gank one of the strongest in the game; river wards at 2:45 buy the dodge window.
Nunu & Willump
jungle · Early ganker
The snowball comes straight down the lane. Stand off to the side and ward at 2:30.
Window: before three minutes
Nunu's Biggest Snowball Ever travels in a straight line and grows; lateral movement dodges what a ward makes visible in time.
Elise vs Nunu & Willump: Common Questions
- Who wins Elise vs Nunu & Willump?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Elise against Nunu & Willump to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Elise: Her level-three gank is elite. Ward river by 2:45 and sidestep the cocoon. Nunu & Willump: The snowball comes straight down the lane. Stand off to the side and ward at 2:30.
- How do you play the Elise Nunu & Willump matchup?
- Elise and Nunu & Willump are both early ganker champions in the jungle matchup: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Cocoon plus rappel makes Elise's level-3 gank one of the strongest in the game; river wards at 2:45 buy the dodge window. Nunu's Biggest Snowball Ever travels in a straight line and grows; lateral movement dodges what a ward makes visible in time.
- What should I know about Nunu & Willump vs Elise?
- Nunu & Willump and Elise are both early ganker champions: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. What separates them is what each one does with it. Nunu & Willump: The snowball comes straight down the lane. Stand off to the side and ward at 2:30. Elise: Her level-three gank is elite. Ward river by 2:45 and sidestep the cocoon.
- How do I beat Nunu & Willump as Elise?
- Nunu's Biggest Snowball Ever travels in a straight line and grows; lateral movement dodges what a ward makes visible in time. The snowball comes straight down the lane. Stand off to the side and ward at 2:30. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Nunu & Willump you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.