Kayn vs Nunu & Willump Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper, meets Nunu & Willump, the Boy and His Yeti, in the jungle. The sample behind this page is 761 games from patch 16.13.1, and Kayn wins 46.8% of them. Sitting 3.2 points below the 50% line marks Nunu & Willump as a genuine problem pick for Kayn.
Snowball Barrage (E) is the ability Kayn has to respect, just as Nunu & Willump plays around Reaping Slash. The pressure spikes when Umbral Trespass and Absolute Zero come online together.
With both sitting in melee range (175 against 125), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Nunu & Willump answers in magic damage where Kayn deals physical, so neither can copy the other’s build. The stat sheet reads 655 HP and 38 armour for Kayn against 610 and 29 for Nunu & Willump. Early physical trades read in Kayn’s favour thanks to 9 more armour. Late-game bases read 2406 health / 114 armour for Kayn and 2140 / 100 for Nunu & Willump. On autos alone the numbers read 68 AD for Kayn and 61 for Nunu & Willump. Nunu & Willump covers ground faster from level one (340 against 345).
A 8/10 difficulty rating on Kayn, against 4/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. No hand-editing here — the Kayn figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Nunu & Willump has the statistical edge. Kayn wins 46.8% of the recorded games.
46.8% from Kayn's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
761 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Kayn build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Kayn build page.