Nunu & Willump

Nunu & Willump is an AP tank in the mid, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 52.0% win rate, 0.5% pick rate, 5,877 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Nunu & Willump holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.

How Nunu & Willump wins: landing engage and starting fights on Nunu & Willump's terms, and grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Nunu & Willump tips the fight. The kit grades 7/10 engage, 7/10 teamfighting, 7/10 roaming. Nunu & Willump's soft spots are siege and mobility (3/10, 3/10) — avoid fights that hinge on them.

The most-played core build is Stormsurge, Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, which holds a 44.1% win rate across 410 games this patch. Item order and defensive swaps update against whichever enemy comp you select.

The matchup to respect is Varus, where Nunu & Willump sits at just 44.2%, the lane swings the other way into Twisted Fate (54.8%), and on the team side, Nunu & Willump gains the most from a Xin Zhao (+9.6% pair win rate).