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

Nunu & Willump with Graves

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

based on 479 Nunu & Willump with Graves pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Nunu & Willump has fought alongside Graves in 479 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Nunu & Willump synergize with Graves. It is very rare for Nunu & Willump to play with Graves as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approx. 0.5% of rounds with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Graves Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a dismal job of synergizing with Graves. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.0% of games the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Nunu & Willump when fighting on the same team as Graves by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

ThornmailFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

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 Graves

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Graves

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 Graves Will Play

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Nunu & Willump Graves Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Graves Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.3
7.5
< Deaths >
6.7
10.6
< Assists >
11.1
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
59
< Minions Killed >
30
0.91
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,013
< Physical Damage >
1,077
14,775
< Magic Damage >
13,358
1,003
< True Damage >
840
16,792
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
33,131
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,464
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.19
< Towers >
1.26
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
15,239
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,356
< Experience >
12,772
20
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
5
361
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Graves as Nunu & Willump in LoL

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

When Nunu & Willump tries to synergize with Graves, he gets a noticable increase in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Graves provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Graves on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Graves. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Graves.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Graves on the same team, he on average takes much less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Graves does a decent job of protecting Nunu & Willump during teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Graves

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Graves?

There is no perfect ally for Nunu & Willump that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, overall, Graves is a very typical teammate for Nunu & Willump. By locking into the same side as Nunu & Willump, he decreases their win rate by -0.5% to 47.0%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Nunu & Willump and Graves that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Graves has a lower difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Graves allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to work well with you.

Playing alongside, Nunu & Willump players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by aligning Nunu & Willump and Graves together, you may not be giving your other teammates a great deal of utility. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Graves ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Graves, we analyzed 479 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 Graves 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 in order to work well with Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to have in your Nunu & Willump and Graves synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Graves than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 47.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Graves with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating 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 runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Nunu & Willump with Graves cooperations tips and stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all games with data with these champs.