Talk:Nunu/@comment-4434378-20120713023444/@comment-4843765-20120714180038

Riven's shield is sufficient to block at least one Ice Ball. With Riven being manaless coupled with her high dueling potential, she can easily zone you out and prevent you from procing Visionary. And it doesn't matter if Riven doesn't take shield in the first two levels since Ice Ball is pretty weak at lv 1. However, if you can get an early advantage, preferably one level advantage, it's possible to stand a chance against Riven (just make sure you proc Visionary as much as possible).

I agree that Fizz isn't much of a problem since he can only dodge ice balls every now and then. Lee Sin is manageable if you attack while his shield is on CD. Udyr is a tough one since he has a shield, too, and can build straight MR while still dishing out damage. Darius is a pain in the ass the first few levels (you'll probably be zoned out for a while) but Nunu actually does really well by level 5 or 6.

In sum, problematic top laners are: Riven, Darius, and Udyr.

I only wish Nunu top was more viable --- that is to say, if only he scaled better into late game.