Nunu & Willump vs Fizz

Nunu & Willump
vs
41.5%

over 135 games

Fizz

Hard matchup

Heavy AP damageCountered by stasisHigh burstDive threat

Build vs Fizz

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Recommended items for Nunu & Willump: Liandry's Torment, Dead Man's Plate, Spirit Visage, Mercury's Treads, Hextech Rocketbelt, Dark Seal, Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling

Core build

Liandry's Torment
1
Dead Man's Plate
2
Spirit Visage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hextech Rocketbelt
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite99%
SmiteDot1%

Other options

Hextech Rocketbelt
Dark Seal
Stormsurge
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Kaenic Rookern
Sunfire Aegis
Thornmail
Randuin's Omen
Mejai's Soulstealer
Frozen Heart
Bramble Vest
Banshee's Veil
Abyssal Mask
Force of Nature
Hollow Radiance
Protoplasm Harness
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Seeker's Armguard
Void Staff
Riftmaker
Lich Bane
DominationDomination
Dark HarvestDark Harvest
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
SorcerySorcery
WaterwalkingWaterwalking
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Fizz's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Nimble Fighter (P)

Fizz can move through units and takes a flat amount of reduced damage from all sources

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s7s16s–
67s7s16s2m
96s6s16s2m
116s5s16s1m40
166s3s12s1m20
186s3s8s1m20

Playing as Nunu & Willump

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Roll your snowball from far away

    Cast Biggest Snowball Ever! (W) from far away for your ganks: the longer it rolls, the bigger it gets, and the more its damage and knock-up grow.

  2. Hit with all three snowballs

    Hit your target with all three snowballs of Snowball Barrage (E): they're slowed, then at the end of the spell, Willump roots nearby slowed enemies.

  3. Absolute Zero on locked-down enemies

    Cast Absolute Zero (R) on enemies who are already immobilized: the slow grows stronger, and the explosion hurts more the longer you channel.

  4. Save your bite for the objective

    Save Consume (Q) to finish the dragon or Baron with Smite: against a monster, the bite deals true damage and heals you.

Playing against Fizz

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Play hard without his E

    Take your trades when he doesn't have Playful (E), in the early levels or right after he uses it: it's his only dodge, on a 16 to 8 second cooldown.

  2. Back off when his trident glows

    Back off after the empowered Seastone Trident (W) auto: if it doesn't kill, his autos deal bonus magic damage for a few seconds.

  3. Dodge his fish

    Dodge the Chum the Waters (R) fish by stepping aside: it attaches to the first champion hit and slows them, then a shark knocks them into the air.

  4. Move away if the fish has you

    If the Chum the Waters (R) fish attaches to you, move away from your allies: the shark knocks back and damages everyone around you.

Patch 16.21.1