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Nunu & Willump with Jax

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Jax

based on 4,280 Nunu & Willump with Jax pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Nunu & Willump has fought alongside Jax in 4280 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Nunu & Willump synergize with Jax. It is somewhat uncommon for Nunu & Willump to play with Jax as teammates. This has only occurred in about 4.8% of matches with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Jax Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a poor job of synergizing with Jax. Typically, he wins an acceptable 48.5% of games the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Nunu & Willump when playing with Jax by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernRabadon's DeathcapJak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
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 Jax

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Jax

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 Jax Will Play

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

Nunu & Willump Jax Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Jax Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
11
< Assists >
11.1
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
32
< Minions Killed >
30
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,060
< Physical Damage >
1,077
13,292
< Magic Damage >
13,358
844
< True Damage >
840
15,197
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
36,340
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,801
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.23
< Towers >
1.26
0.4
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
19,368
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,747
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
5
457
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Jax as Nunu & Willump in LoL

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

When Nunu & Willump plays on the same team as Jax, he observes a small decrease in his total damage output. This could indicate that Jax does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Jax 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 synergisticly with Jax.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Jax on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Jax does a decent job of protecting Nunu & Willump in team fights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Jax

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Jax?

There is no ideal synergy for Nunu & Willump that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Jax is a decent teammate for Nunu & Willump. By playing on the same side as Nunu & Willump, he increases their win rate by 1.0% to 48.5%. This demonstrates that there is a good bond between Nunu & Willump and Jax that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Jax has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means you should be careful when enlisting Jax comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Working together, Nunu & Willump players should expect to observe 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.

In contrast, by aligning Nunu & Willump and Jax together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough support. Plan to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Jax ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Jax, we analyzed 4,280 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 Jax 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to work well with Jax during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Nunu & Willump and Jax synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Jax than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Jax with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Nunu & Willump players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

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