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How to Synergize Lux with Nunu & Willump on the Same TeamLux is in the b tier of champions

Lux with Nunu & Willump

How to Win With Lux and Nunu & Willump Paired TogetherLux is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Lux and Nunu & Willump

based on 8,427 Lux with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Lux has fought alongside Nunu & Willump in 8427 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the publishers of LoL, we are sure that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Lux play with Nunu & Willump. It is relatively rare for Lux to play alongside Nunu & Willump as teammates. This has only taken place in approximately 2.2% of matches with Lux.

Lux Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lux has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Nunu & Willump. On average, she wins a dismal 47.0% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Lux when fighting on the same team as Nunu & Willump by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lux vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusZaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflameMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Lux and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Lux with Nunu & Willump

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

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.

Lux Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Nunu & Willump Image
5.1
< Kills >
5
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
10.5
< Assists >
10.3
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
86
< Minions Killed >
92
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,032
< Physical Damage >
998
18,351
< Magic Damage >
18,537
1,107
< True Damage >
1,117
20,490
< Damage Dealt >
20,654
15,623
< Damage Taken >
15,815
10,189
< Gold Earned >
10,331
1.84
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,283
< Total Healing >
1,303
11,962
< Experience >
12,314
42
< Vision Score >
43
18
< Wards Placed >
19
285
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Lux in LoL

The Lux 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, Lux sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Nunu & Willump helps Lux perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Lux plays on the same team as Nunu & Willump, she sees a little drop in her full damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Nunu & Willump does not support by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Lux is played with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Nunu & Willump.

Additionally, when Lux plays with Nunu & Willump on the same side, she often takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of protecting Lux during team fights.

Synergies between Lux and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lux
Nunu & Willump

Is Lux better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no ideal ally for Lux that will 100% of the time be her ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Nunu & Willump is a below average ally for Lux. By being on the same team as Lux, he drops their win rate by -2.8% to 47.0%. This demonstrates that there is a negative strategic relationship between Lux and Nunu & Willump that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Nunu & Willump has a lower difficulty than Lux. That means Lux players don't need to be very careful when finding Nunu & Willump teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting together, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by grouping Lux and Nunu & Willump together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of sustained damage output. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Nunu & Willump ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Lux Players

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

For this guide on pairing Lux and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 8,427 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 Lux 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux to synergize with Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Lux and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Lux bought at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Nunu & Willump than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 47.0% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Lux and Nunu & Willump pairings, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.0% win rate overall.

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