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

Nunu & Willump with Briar

How to Win With Nunu & Willump and Briar Paired TogetherNunu & Willump is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Briar

based on 519 Nunu & Willump with Briar pairs
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Briar in 519 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the makers of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Nunu & Willump synergize with Briar. It is very rare for Nunu & Willump to play with Briar on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 0.6% of rounds with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Briar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a pathetic job of synergizing with Briar. On average, he wins a poor 45.7% of rounds the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Nunu & Willump when fighting on the same team as Briar by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with them, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSunfire AegisLiandry's TormentThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nunu & Willump to level upq
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Second ability for Nunu & Willump to level upe
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Last skill for Nunu & Willump to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Nunu & Willump's passive ability p
Nunu & Willump's q ability q
Nunu & Willump's w ability w
Nunu & Willump's e ability e
Nunu & Willump's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Nunu & Willump and Briar

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Briar

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.

Nunu & Willump Briar Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Briar Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.3
7.3
< Deaths >
6.7
11.2
< Assists >
11.1
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
58
< Minions Killed >
30
1.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,057
< Physical Damage >
1,077
15,065
< Magic Damage >
13,358
974
< True Damage >
840
17,097
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
33,605
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,744
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.37
< Towers >
1.26
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
15,807
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,687
< Experience >
12,772
20
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
5
369
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Briar as Nunu & Willump in LoL

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

Overall, Nunu & Willump sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Briar. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Briar helps Nunu & Willump perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nunu & Willump is paired with Briar, he gets a noticable increase in his complete damage dealt. This could indicate that Briar provides protection for him to deal more damage or that their allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played together with Briar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Briar. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Briar.

Moreover, when Nunu & Willump plays with Briar on the same team, he often takes less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Briar does a decent job of protecting Nunu & Willump during teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Briar

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Briar?

There is no ideal companion for Nunu & Willump that will no matter what be his #1 ally. However, overall, Briar is a not very good companion for Nunu & Willump. By playing on the same side as Nunu & Willump, they drops their win rate by -1.8% to 45.7%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Nunu & Willump and Briar that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Briar has a lower difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Briar comrades to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by aligning Nunu & Willump and Briar together, you may not be providing your other teammates enough utility. Plan to bring other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Briar ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Briar, we analyzed 519 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 Nunu & Willump with Briar 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 Nunu & Willump in order to pair well with Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to get in your Nunu & Willump and Briar synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Briar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 45.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Briar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Nunu & Willump players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.7% winrate overall.

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