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Caitlyn with Nunu & Willump

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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Nunu & Willump

based on 8,918 Caitlyn with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Caitlyn has fought alongside Nunu & Willump in 8918 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data straight from the creators of League, we are sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Caitlyn synergize with Nunu & Willump. It is relatively rare for Caitlyn to play with Nunu & Willump on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.3% of rounds with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn does a terrible job of teaming up with Nunu & Willump. Normally, she wins a dismal 46.8% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Caitlyn when playing alongside Nunu & Willump by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelRapid FirecannonStormrazor

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowOpportunityBloodthirsterEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
>
Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
>
Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Nunu & Willump

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

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.

Caitlyn Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Nunu & Willump Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
171
< Minions Killed >
176
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.53
20,629
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,484
< Magic Damage >
1,469
557
< True Damage >
556
22,670
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,597
< Damage Taken >
19,590
12,153
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.51
< Towers >
2.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,498
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,485
< Experience >
12,664
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
87
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn 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, Caitlyn sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nunu & Willump helps Caitlyn perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Caitlyn plays on the same team as Nunu & Willump, she observes a little increase in her full damage dealt. This could signal that Nunu & Willump helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played together with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Nunu & Willump.

Moreover, when Caitlyn plays with Nunu & Willump on the same side, she often receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Nunu & Willump does a poor job of covering Caitlyn in teamfights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Nunu & Willump

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Caitlyn that will no matter what be her best synergy. However, overall, Nunu & Willump is a relatively poor teammate for Caitlyn. By being on the same side as Caitlyn, he lowers their win rate by -2.5% to 46.8%. This signals that there is a harmful bond between Caitlyn and Nunu & Willump that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Nunu & Willump has a lower difficulty than Caitlyn. That means Caitlyn players don't need to be careful when arranging Nunu & Willump comrades to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Caitlyn players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by grouping Caitlyn and Nunu & Willump together, you may not be providing your other allies much crowd control. We recommend you have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Nunu & Willump ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

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

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 8,918 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 Caitlyn 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

To truly master Caitlyn in order to pair well with Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to build first in your Caitlyn and Nunu & Willump synergy build consist of Guardian Angel, Rapid Firecannon, and Stormrazor. When Caitlyn bought at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Nunu & Willump than with many other typical builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 46.8% helping carry Nunu & Willump with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Caitlyn and Nunu & Willump pairings, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.8% win rate overall.

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