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With the release of Patch 6.20, one long-neglected champion in League of Legends received some overdue quality of life changes. Nunu received an assortment of buffs, including a new Q stacking system which gives him a stack of “Well Fed” when consuming monsters:
Well Fed is a new buff that stacks up to five times and grants Nunu increased movement speed, health, and size. This buff will fall off 50-70 seconds after Consuming a monster depending on level. This change is massive for Nunu players as it allows for even better clear and gank potential, an area where Nunu has always struggled.
Well, just a few days in, and the changes appear to be working.
After a win rate that hovered around 50 percent and a play rate well below 1 percent, Nunu has been shooting up the performance rankings according to Champion.gg’s data of ranked games in Platinum and above: Nunu’s win rate went from 50.93 percent to 55.21 percent (second-highest in the game, behind Dr. Mundo jungle), while his play rate soared from 0.66 percent to 5.45 percent with the new patch.
And via LoLKing, take a look at the difference at Nunu’s win rate and popularity in ranked play before the patch and after (it was released October 5).
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So keep your eye out for the boy and his yeti — they’re extracting some vengeance out there on the rift for months of underperformance.