GravesVSNunu & Willump
What decides the jungle matchup: Graves 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.
Graves
jungle · Jungle invader
Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing.
He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes.
Window: before three minutes
Graves out-duels nearly every jungler pre-6 and invades off it; brush control turns his auto-reset burst against him.
Nunu & Willump
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
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.
Graves vs Nunu & Willump: Common Questions
- Who wins Graves vs Nunu & Willump?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Graves 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. Graves: He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes. Nunu & Willump: The snowball comes straight down the lane. Stand off to the side and ward at 2:30.
- How do you play the Graves Nunu & Willump matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a jungle invader and an early ganker. Graves out-duels nearly every jungler pre-6 and invades off it; brush control turns his auto-reset burst against him. 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 Graves?
- Nunu & Willump is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Graves is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Nunu & Willump: The snowball comes straight down the lane. Stand off to the side and ward at 2:30. Graves: He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes.
- How do I beat Nunu & Willump as Graves?
- 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.