Nunu is a melee tank usually played Jungle on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Nunu in ARAM: Play as a disruptive tank/initiator, using your snowball to poke and your ultimate to control teamfights, while peeling for carries with slows and knock-ups.
Nunu ARAM Abilities
Willump's attacks deal area damage and grant attack speed and move speed to an ally.
Willump bites a target, dealing damage and healing himself.
Willump rolls a growing snowball that damages and knocks up enemies on impact.
Nunu throws snowballs that damage enemies; Willump roots champions and large monsters hit by any snowball.
Nunu & Willump channel a blizzard, slowing enemies in an area before dealing heavy damage.
Nunu ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a disruptive tank/initiator, using your snowball to poke and your ultimate to control teamfights, while peeling for carries with slows and knock-ups.
Tips
Use your W (Snowball Barrage) to poke enemies from a safe distance and slow them for easier engages.
Maximize your passive (Call of the Freljord) by chaining auto-attacks and abilities to boost attack speed and damage.
Save your ultimate (Absolute Zero) for teamfights or to zone enemies off objectives like the health relics.
Build tanky items like Sunfire Aegis or Force of Nature to survive longer and disrupt enemies in ARAM's tight lanes.
Coordinate with your team to use your E (Snowstorm) for quick engages or escapes over walls.
Combos
W (Snowball Barrage) -> E (Snowstorm) to slow and gap close for a gank.
R (Absolute Zero) -> W (Snowball Barrage) to maximize damage while channeling your ult.
E (Snowstorm) -> auto-attack -> W (Snowball Barrage) for a burst trade in close quarters.
Nunu ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Sorcery
Stormraider's Surge
Nimbus Cloak
Celerity
ScorchSecondary — Precision
Triumph
Legend: HasteSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Guardian's Horn - 2.
Tear of the Goddess - 3.
Health Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Stormsurge - 2.
Sorcerer's Shoes - 3.
Shadowflame
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team has multiple healers or enchanters
- enemy has heavy magic damage and poke
- you have self-healing in your kit
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly physical damage
- you need more damage or armor instead
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team has multiple healers or enchanters
- enemy has heavy magic damage and poke
- you have self-healing in your kit
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly physical damage
- you need more damage or armor instead
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy poke or cc
- you need to survive burst mages
- your champion dives into the backline
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AD
- you need more damage instead of defense
Options
Nunu ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Nunu in ARAM?
In ARAM, Nunu typically builds core items like Stormsurge, Sorcerer's Shoes, Shadowflame and Stormraider's Surge runes (Sorcery primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Nunu in ARAM?
Take Stormraider's Surge in the Sorcery tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Nunu in ARAM.
How do you play Nunu in ARAM?
Play as a disruptive tank/initiator, using your snowball to poke and your ultimate to control teamfights, while peeling for carries with slows and knock-ups.
What is Nunu's best combo in ARAM?
W (Snowball Barrage) -> E (Snowstorm) to slow and gap close for a gank.
