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Nunu & Willump
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Stargazer
Vanguard
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Frontline tank / trait piece · Stargazer and Vanguard
Ionic Spark, Sunfire Cape and Spirit Visage
Commit after leveling and finding key copies
Main frontline or same-side tank
Nunu & Willump is a 4-cost Stargazer and Vanguard champion that usually plays as a frontline sustain unit. Its sustain or shielding makes it valuable when it survives long enough to buy time for the rest of the board. Nunu & Willump appears in Stay Groovy and Snipin & Vibin lines, so keep copies when those boards are open.
Consider playing around Nunu & Willump when you can level cleanly and find key copies on the rolldown. For items, Ionic Spark and Sunfire Cape are strong signals that Nunu & Willump can stay on the board. For team direction, it fits naturally when you are already moving toward Stay Groovy and Snipin & Vibin. If it stays one-star, the traits do not activate, or the items point elsewhere, treat it as a transition unit instead of forcing the line.
Ionic Spark, Sunfire Cape and Spirit Visage are recommended. Ionic Spark matches the unit's combat pattern, Sunfire Cape applies burn and anti-heal from the front row and Spirit Visage matches the unit's combat pattern. The point of the setup is to keep it alive long enough to cast and hold the frontline.
When the perfect setup is not available, use Evenshroud, Void Staff, Bramble Vest and Warmog's Armor as substitutes. For frontline substitutes, prioritize durability, sustain, and opening damage reduction without stealing every carry item. If Nunu & Willump is only a trait slot, one useful item is enough and the premium items should go to your real carry or main tank.
Early: play strongest board while keeping components that fit Nunu & Willump. Mid game: level toward the rolldown that can find a two-star copy. Late game: build around Stargazer and Vanguard and add either frontline, control, or secondary damage so the board is not one-dimensional.
Place Nunu & Willump in the first row near the center so the control reaches key targets. Against heavy burst, move it one hex off-center and pair it with another frontliner. It starts with some mana, making the first cast timing important.
40/145
Active
Gain 475/575/2000 
Shield for 4 seconds. Summon an astrolabe to crash down on a nearby hex, dealing 120/180/2000 magic damage to enemies within 2 hexes. Then, push the astrolabe towards the end of the board, dealing 100/150/2000 magic damage. All enemies hit by the astrolabe are knocked up for 1.5/1.75/8 seconds.
origin
Stargazers chart a different constellation every game.
Serpent: Allies in empowered hexes gain 5% Durability. Empowered Stargazers gain more and poison enemies for 20/40/60% of damage dealt as magic damage over 3 seconds.
Huntress: Combat start: mark the 3/5/9 highest-Health enemies. Allies in empowered hexes gain 12% Attack Speed. Empowered Stargazers gain 15/45/70% Attack Speed and heal 15% max Health when a marked enemy dies.
Mountain: Every 5 player combats, gain a Stargazer Emblem. Empowered Stargazers gain 15% Health, 8% Attack Speed, and 5% Durability.
Altar: Any unit death sacrifices it to the altar. Allies in empowered hexes gain 8% Health and 8% Attack Speed. After 60 sacrifices, empowered Stargazers gain an additional 20% Health and 18% Attack Speed.
Medal: Allies in empowered hexes gain 12% Damage Amp, increased by 5% for each 3-star ally.
Fountain: Allies in empowered hexes gain 1 Mana Regen. Empowered Stargazers gain more, and their abilities heal the lowest-Health ally for 3% of damage dealt. At Stargazer (5), they also gain 9% AD/AP every 2 seconds.
Boar: On winning player combat, gain gold. Allies in empowered hexes gain 8% Health, AD, and AP. Stargazers gain more.
More hexes reveal at each player level.
Stargazers chart a different constellation every game.
Stargazers in empowered hexes gain various bonuses, starting at (3) units.
More hexes reveal at each player level.
Stargazers chart a different constellation every game.
Stargazers in empowered hexes gain various bonuses, starting at (5) units.
More hexes reveal at each player level.
Stargazers chart a different constellation every game.
Stargazers in empowered hexes gain various bonuses, starting at (7) units.
More hexes reveal at each player level.
class
Vanguards gain 5% Durability while Shielded.
Combat start and 50% Health: Gain a max Health Shield for 10 seconds.
16% max Health
30% max Health
40% max Health;
8% (DR) while Shielded
