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

Nunu & Willump with Cho'Gath

How to Win With Nunu & Willump and Cho'Gath Paired TogetherNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Cho'Gath

based on 1,586 Nunu & Willump with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Cho'Gath in 1586 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Nunu & Willump play with Cho'Gath. It is relatively rare for Nunu & Willump to play alongside Cho'Gath as teammates. This has only taken place in approx. 1.8% of rounds with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Cho'Gath. Typically, he wins a dismal 46.8% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Nunu & Willump when playing with Cho'Gath by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailHollow Radiance

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 Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Cho'Gath

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.

Advice to Understand How Cho'Gath Will Play

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

Nunu & Willump Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Cho'Gath Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
7.1
< Deaths >
6.7
11.5
< Assists >
11.1
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
31
< Minions Killed >
30
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,138
< Physical Damage >
1,077
14,203
< Magic Damage >
13,358
888
< True Damage >
840
16,230
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
38,096
< Damage Taken >
36,969
11,015
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.26
< Towers >
1.26
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
20,220
< Total Healing >
19,841
13,033
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
5
461
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Cho'Gath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Cho'Gath, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cho'Gath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Cho'Gath helps Nunu & Willump perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nunu & Willump tries to synergize with Cho'Gath, he gets a small increase in his full damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Cho'Gath helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Cho'Gath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Cho'Gath.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Cho'Gath on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Cho'Gath does a poor job of protecting Nunu & Willump in team fights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Cho'Gath

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Nunu & Willump that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Cho'Gath is a very typical companion for Nunu & Willump. By being on the same team as Nunu & Willump, he drops their win rate by -0.7% to 46.8%. This signals that there is only a small synergy between Nunu & Willump and Cho'Gath that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Cho'Gath has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players need to be very careful when finding Cho'Gath teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by bringing Nunu & Willump and Cho'Gath together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Cho'Gath teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

How We Calculated Our Nunu & Willump Cho'Gath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 1,586 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 Cho'Gath 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to work well with Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump and Cho'Gath synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Cho'Gath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 46.8% when playing alongside Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you 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 sets players used for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.8% winrate overall.

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