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What decides the jungle matchup: Kha'Zix 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.
Kha'Zix
jungle · Jungle invader
Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing.
He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early.
Window: before two minutes
Kha'Zix wins isolated 1v1s from level 2; an early ward on your own buff entrance turns his invade into a losing fight.
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.
Kha'Zix vs Nunu & Willump: Common Questions
- Who wins Kha'Zix vs Nunu & Willump?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Kha'Zix 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. Kha'Zix: He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early. Nunu & Willump: The snowball comes straight down the lane. Stand off to the side and ward at 2:30.
- How do you play the Kha'Zix Nunu & Willump matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a jungle invader and an early ganker. Kha'Zix wins isolated 1v1s from level 2; an early ward on your own buff entrance turns his invade into a losing fight. 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 Kha'Zix?
- Nunu & Willump is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Kha'Zix 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. Kha'Zix: He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early.
- How do I beat Nunu & Willump as Kha'Zix?
- 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.