Nunu & Willump vs Volibear Counter Pick

Fight length is the whole story. The Relentless Storm grants Volibear stacking attack speed and eventually bonus magic damage on his attacks, so every extra second favours him. Nunu & Willump also want long fights, because Absolute Zero needs time to reach full damage, and the champion who wins that overlap is the one holding 2,418 health and 123.4 armor at level 18. Nunu closes at 43.5% over a 138-game sample on patch 16.13.1, which is where the Hard rating comes from.

Thundering Smash gives Volibear speed toward enemies and stuns the first one he attacks, which is enough on its own to break the blizzard channel; Stormbringer then lands on the same ground with a slow and bonus health. Frenzied Maul heals him when it is recast on a marked target, so chip damage from Snowball Barrage rarely sticks long enough to matter. His difficulty rating of 3 means very little of that sequence depends on precision.

Nunu’s route out is speed and information. The 345 to 340 move speed edge is slim, yet Consume keeps his health topped without recalling, and Biggest Snowball Ever! grows in size and speed the longer it rolls, so a long approach through the jungle is where the knock-up actually connects. Trading objectives rather than fighting Volibear inside a Sky Splitter shield is the realistic plan.