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

Nunu & Willump with Gragas

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Gragas

based on 830 Nunu & Willump with Gragas pairs
Win Rate
41.2 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Gragas in 830 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the developers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, usable builds to help Nunu & Willump play with Gragas. It is very rare for Nunu & Willump to play alongside Gragas on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 0.9% of rounds with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Gragas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a awful job of synergizing with Gragas. Normally, he wins a lowly 41.2% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Nunu & Willump when fighting on the same team as Gragas by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameSunfire AegisStormsurgeJak'Sho, The Protean

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Gragas

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Gragas

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 Gragas Will Play

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Nunu & Willump Gragas Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
41.2 %
VS
Win Rate
58.8 %
Gragas Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
7
< Deaths >
6.7
11.5
< Assists >
11.1
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
33
< Minions Killed >
30
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,102
< Physical Damage >
1,077
13,832
< Magic Damage >
13,358
884
< True Damage >
840
15,819
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
37,945
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,991
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.22
< Towers >
1.26
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
20,095
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,897
< Experience >
12,772
20
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
5
467
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Gragas as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Gragas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gragas, 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 Gragas. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Gragas helps Nunu & Willump perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nunu & Willump is paired with Gragas, he gets a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Gragas helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Gragas on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Gragas.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Gragas on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Gragas does a poor job of protecting Nunu & Willump in team fights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Gragas

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Gragas?

There is no top ally for Nunu & Willump that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Gragas is a terrible ally for Nunu & Willump. By being on the same side as Nunu & Willump, he drops their win rate by -6.3% to 41.2%. This proves that there is a very bad strategic relationship between Nunu & Willump and Gragas that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

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

Fighting alongside, Nunu & Willump players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by bringing Nunu & Willump and Gragas together, you will not be granting your side a lot of AD. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Gragas ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Gragas, we analyzed 830 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 Gragas 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 Nunu & Willump to work well with Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump and Gragas synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Gragas than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 41.2% when playing alongside Gragas with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, Nunu & Willump players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 41.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Gragas with Nunu & Willump are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.