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How to Synergize Kassadin with Nunu & Willump on the Same TeamKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin with Nunu & Willump

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How to Synergize Kassadin and Nunu & Willump

based on 1,084 Kassadin with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kassadin has fought alongside Nunu & Willump in 1084 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much great data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Kassadin play with Nunu & Willump. It is relatively rare for Kassadin to play alongside Nunu & Willump as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.1% of rounds with Kassadin.

Kassadin Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin has done a poor job of teaming up with Nunu & Willump. Usually, he wins an acceptable 49.4% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Kassadin when playing with Nunu & Willump by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassMalignanceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Nunu & Willump

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

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.

Kassadin Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Nunu & Willump Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
5.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
163
< Minions Killed >
170
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,803
< Physical Damage >
1,726
20,087
< Magic Damage >
20,251
556
< True Damage >
582
22,447
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
28,406
< Damage Taken >
29,444
11,894
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.67
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,768
< Total Healing >
5,994
14,848
< Experience >
15,396
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
175
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Kassadin in LoL

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

When Kassadin is paired with Nunu & Willump, he gets a barely noticable drop in his full damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Nunu & Willump does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played together with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Nunu & Willump. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Nunu & Willump.

Moreover, when Kassadin plays with Nunu & Willump on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of covering Kassadin in team fights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Nunu & Willump

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no top companion for Kassadin that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, Nunu & Willump is a very typical companion for Kassadin. By locking into the same team as Kassadin, he decreases their win rate by -0.6% to 49.4%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Kassadin and Nunu & Willump that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Nunu & Willump has a much lower diffuclty than Kassadin. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Nunu & Willump comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing alongside, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by pairing Kassadin and Nunu & Willump together, you may not be providing your other allies a great deal of AD. Plan to include other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Nunu & Willump ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,084 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 Kassadin 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 Kassadin in order to work well with Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to use in your Kassadin and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Nunu & Willump than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when playing alongside Nunu & Willump with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, Kassadin players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.

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