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Blitzcrank with Nunu & Willump

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How to Synergize Blitzcrank and Nunu & Willump

based on 3,340 Blitzcrank with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Blitzcrank has gone into battle with Nunu & Willump in 3340 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the creators of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Blitzcrank play with Nunu & Willump. It is relatively rare for Blitzcrank to play with Nunu & Willump as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.3% of rounds with Blitzcrank.

Blitzcrank Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Blitzcrank does a dismal job of synergizing with Nunu & Willump. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Blitzcrank when fighting on the same team as Nunu & Willump by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Blitzcrank vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

BloodsongKaenic RookernKnight's VowForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Blitzcrank and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank with Nunu & Willump

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

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.

Blitzcrank Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Nunu & Willump Image
2.3
< Kills >
2.2
6
< Deaths >
6.1
13.5
< Assists >
13.5
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
28
< Minions Killed >
29
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,829
< Physical Damage >
2,758
5,826
< Magic Damage >
5,893
944
< True Damage >
962
9,599
< Damage Dealt >
9,615
22,568
< Damage Taken >
22,973
8,367
< Gold Earned >
8,486
1.29
< Towers >
1.34
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,304
< Total Healing >
2,319
10,225
< Experience >
10,470
54
< Vision Score >
56
24
< Wards Placed >
25
313
< Time Dealing CC >
312

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Blitzcrank in LoL

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

Overall, Blitzcrank sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Nunu & Willump helps Blitzcrank perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Blitzcrank is paired with Nunu & Willump, he sees a little decrease in his total damage output. This difference could indicate that Nunu & Willump doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Blitzcrank is played with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Nunu & Willump.

Additionally, when Blitzcrank plays with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of protecting Blitzcrank in team fights.

Synergies between Blitzcrank and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Blitzcrank
Nunu & Willump

Is Blitzcrank better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no one best ally for Blitzcrank that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. However, Nunu & Willump is a very bad ally for Blitzcrank. By being on the same side as Blitzcrank, he drops their win rate by -3.8% to 47.8%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible bond between Blitzcrank and Nunu & Willump that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Nunu & Willump has a lower difficulty than Blitzcrank. That means Blitzcrank players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Nunu & Willump allies to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. When paired, these champions will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by aligning Blitzcrank and Nunu & Willump together, you will not be giving your other allies very much AD. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Nunu & Willump teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

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

For this guide on pairing Blitzcrank and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 3,340 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 Blitzcrank 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.

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank in order to synergize with Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to include in your Blitzcrank and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Nunu & Willump than with many other common item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 47.8% helping carry Nunu & Willump with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, Blitzcrank players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Nunu & Willump with Blitzcrank are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.