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Akali with Nunu & Willump

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How to Synergize Akali and Nunu & Willump

based on 4,963 Akali with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Akali has fought alongside Nunu & Willump in 4963 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data directly from the developers of League, we are completely sure that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Akali synergize with Nunu & Willump. It is relatively rare for Akali to play alongside Nunu & Willump on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.2% of games with Akali.

Akali Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali has done a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Nunu & Willump. Usually, she wins a poor 46.5% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Akali when fighting on the same team as Nunu & Willump by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Akali with Nunu & Willump

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Understand How Nunu & Willump Will Play

Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.

You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.

It's often beneficial to delay the casting of Absolute Zero until the initial round of disables are used. Try to hang back before rushing into a team fight.

Akali Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Nunu & Willump Image
9.5
< Kills >
9
6.1
< Deaths >
6
5.2
< Assists >
5.1
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
152
< Minions Killed >
155
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,408
< Physical Damage >
1,335
22,138
< Magic Damage >
21,516
771
< True Damage >
759
24,318
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,935
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,828
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.46
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,344
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,257
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
71
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Akali in LoL

The Akali Nunu & Willump synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nunu & Willump, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akali sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Nunu & Willump helps Akali perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali is an ally to Nunu & Willump, she observes a little increase in her full damage output. This could demonstrate that Nunu & Willump helps provide cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played together with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Nunu & Willump. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Nunu & Willump.

Additionally, when Akali plays with Nunu & Willump on the same team, she usually takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Nunu & Willump does a poor job of protecting Akali during teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Nunu & Willump

Is Akali better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Akali that will 100% of the time be her ideal ally. Yet, overall, Nunu & Willump is a relatively poor teammate for Akali. By locking into the same team as Akali, he drops their win rate by -2.6% to 46.5%. This shows that there is a negative synergy between Akali and Nunu & Willump that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Nunu & Willump has a much lower diffuclty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be very careful when finding Nunu & Willump teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing alongside, Akali players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by pairing Akali and Nunu & Willump together, you probably will not be providing your other allies enough crowd control. Plan to bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Nunu & Willump ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Nunu & Willump Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 4,963 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akali with Nunu & Willump comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Akali to synergize with Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to have in your Akali and Nunu & Willump synergy build consist of Lich Bane, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Akali incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Nunu & Willump than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Akali had an average win rate of 46.5% helping carry Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Akali and Nunu & Willump pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.5% winrate overall.

If you want to view Akali with Nunu & Willump cooperations tips and stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game with data with both champs.