Use your strong early dueling and terrain control to contest river entrances and punish Nunu's predictable gank paths.
Prioritize denying Nunu's access to early objectives by leveraging your (R) to disrupt smite fights and your (W) to block his engage dashes.
This matchup is a control-style jungle duel where you must leverage terrain and anti-dash tools to outmaneuver Nunu's objective-focused playstyle.
Jungle Plan
Path toward lanes with terrain that enable your (E) wall stun and hold (W) to deny Nunu's (W) dash engages.
Invade Nunu early when your lanes have priority and terrain angles favor your wall stuns to disrupt his fast clears and objective setups.
Use your (R) to remove Nunu from contested objectives like Dragon or Rift Herald, forcing him to reset or lose smite fights.
Danger windows
Beware of Nunu engaging from fog with (W) into overextended lanes, especially before you have (W) ready to block his dash.
Avoid low-health clears or isolated river fights where Nunu's CC chain and (R) zone control can overwhelm you.
Be cautious when Nunu starts early objectives with lane priority, as he can force fights that are hard to contest without vision and lane support.
Early game
Start with a three-camp clear into early gank or invade when nearby lanes have priority to capitalize on your strong level 3 anti-dash potential.
Fight for first Scuttle only if your lanes can collapse quickly to punish Nunu's approach angles and limit his objective control.
Avoid isolated river fights where Nunu can use (W) from fog to engage; instead, defend river entrances and wait for terrain advantage.
Power spikes
At level 6, use (R) proactively to isolate Nunu or reset bad fights before he can channel his (R) zone control.
First tank item spike improves your durability to survive Nunu's ganks and objective fights, allowing you to hold (W) longer for dash denial.
Respect Nunu's first dragon or Herald spawn when he can combine (Q) and Smite to secure objectives quickly, requiring you to contest vision and be ready to counter.
Win conditions
Convert your early terrain control and anti-dash tools into aggressive invades and counter-jungling when lanes can assist.
Use your (R) to deny Nunu's smite access on key objectives and force fights on your terms near walls.
Leverage your high gank threat with (E) wall stuns and (W) dash denial to snowball lanes and secure early dragons and Rift Heralds before Nunu can respond.
Tip: For Poppy vs Nunu & Willump, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
