Nunu & Willump vs Locke Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Jungle, this is Nunu & Willump versus Locke — a tank/mage hybrid against a assassin/mage hybrid. Over 593 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Nunu & Willump closes out 58.9% of them. A 8.9-point edge is what puts this matchup in Nunu & Willump’s column.
Both champions are melee (Nunu & Willump at 125, Locke at 125), so the matchup is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Track Biggest Snowball Ever! on Nunu & Willump and Purgatory on Locke — the matchup swings on those two. Then it becomes Absolute Zero against Purgatory, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
One threat is magic (Nunu & Willump), the other physical (Locke), and their item paths diverge from there. Starting health splits 655 to 610 in Locke’s favour, with armour at 29 against 32. Nunu & Willump scales to 2140 health by 18 while Locke reaches 2508. Speed reads 345 to 340, handing Nunu & Willump the better rotations.
Read 58.9% as a trend: 593 games is useful, not final.
FAQ
Yes — Nunu & Willump holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Nunu & Willump wins 58.9% of the recorded games.
58.9% from Nunu & Willump's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
593 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Nunu & Willump build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Nunu & Willump build page.