Nunu & Willump

Nunu meant to become a legend the simple way: find a monster and slay it. The thing waiting for him in the icy wilds of the Freljord was not what he had pictured. The yeti he came to kill proved to be magical and ancient, and mostly alone. The two bonded into something nearer to friendship than rivalry, cemented, appropriately, by a mutual fondness for snowballs.

Ever since, they have never stayed put for long or chased a single goal. They roam the Freljord and transform everyday moments into invented quests, using the frozen landscape as a backdrop for whatever tale they have chosen that day. Beneath the play, however, lies a genuine aim: locating Nunu’s mother, who is still somewhere out there. Nunu believes that rescuing her would make his heroism real at last, the very thing he first set out to find, just not in the way he imagined.

In combat, Willump carries most of the load. Call of the Freljord, Nunu’s passive, boosts the movement and attack speed of Willump and one nearby ally, and gives Willump’s attacks splash damage to anyone close by. Consume allows Willump to chomp down on a minion, monster, or champion and restore health from the damage dealt. Biggest Snowball Ever! sends out a snowball that gains size and speed as it travels, launching whatever it strikes into the air. Snowball Barrage has Nunu hurl a volley that roots every target it hits once it lands, while Absolute Zero summons a blizzard that slows all enemies within it, then detonates for heavy damage when it ends. It is an odd set of tools for two beings mainly seeking company, yet it has carried them through lands also crossed by Ashe and Braum.

This duo is most commonly fielded as a Tank pairing in the Top or Mid lane, and like many Freljord champions, it draws on mana. Consume lets Willump sustain in a lane against ranged poking. Strong Nunu players hold Absolute Zero until the opposing team has used up its first wave of crowd control, because cutting off the channel early yields only partial damage and weakens the entire engage. Getting out of the completed blizzard dependably requires a committed dash or Flash, and avoiding Biggest Snowball Ever! means making quick, sharp turns instead of running straight away, since the snowball speeds up faster than it can be steered.