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Nunu & Willump with Illaoi

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Illaoi

based on 1,649 Nunu & Willump with Illaoi pairs
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Illaoi in 1649 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Nunu & Willump synergize with Illaoi. It is relatively rare for Nunu & Willump to play with Illaoi on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.8% of games with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Illaoi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a dismal job of synergizing with Illaoi. Typically, he wins a poor 47.4% of rounds the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Nunu & Willump when fighting on the same team as Illaoi by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The ProteanStormsurge

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 Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Illaoi

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 Illaoi Will Play

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Nunu & Willump Illaoi Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Illaoi Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
10
< Assists >
11.1
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
29
< Minions Killed >
30
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,040
< Physical Damage >
1,077
12,943
< Magic Damage >
13,358
826
< True Damage >
840
14,810
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
37,061
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,723
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.19
< Towers >
1.26
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
20,009
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,672
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
5
447
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Illaoi as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Illaoi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Illaoi, 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 Illaoi. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Illaoi helps Nunu & Willump perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nunu & Willump plays on the same team as Illaoi, he sees a barely noticable drop in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Illaoi does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played together with Illaoi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Illaoi. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Illaoi.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Illaoi on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Illaoi does a poor job of covering Nunu & Willump during teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Illaoi

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Illaoi?

There is no ideal companion for Nunu & Willump that will always be his best teammate. However, overall, Illaoi is a very typical ally for Nunu & Willump. By being on the same team as Nunu & Willump, she lowers their win rate by -0.1% to 47.4%. This shows that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Nunu & Willump and Illaoi that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Illaoi has a lower difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players don't need to be careful when enlisting Illaoi comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.

Working alongside, Nunu & Willump players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by bringing Nunu & Willump and Illaoi together, you probably will not be giving your side a lot of support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Illaoi ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Illaoi, we analyzed 1,649 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump and Illaoi synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Illaoi than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 47.4% helping carry Illaoi with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you 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 we have analyed for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.4% winrate overall.

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