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Nunu & Willump with Naafiri

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Naafiri

based on 1,179 Nunu & Willump with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nunu & Willump has fought alongside Naafiri in 1179 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much great data from the developers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Nunu & Willump play with Naafiri. It is very rare for Nunu & Willump to play alongside Naafiri as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.3% of games with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Naafiri Synergy Summary

Nunu & Willump has done a average job of playing alongside Naafiri. Usually, he wins an acceptable 50.6% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Nunu & Willump when fighting on the same team as Naafiri by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with them, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanRabadon's DeathcapThornmailSunfire Aegis

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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless 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 Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Naafiri

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 Naafiri Will Play

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Nunu & Willump Naafiri Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Naafiri Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
11.6
< Assists >
11.1
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
29
< Minions Killed >
30
1.68
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,033
< Physical Damage >
1,077
13,714
< Magic Damage >
13,358
862
< True Damage >
840
15,610
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
37,037
< Damage Taken >
36,969
11,040
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.37
< Towers >
1.26
0.43
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
20,082
< Total Healing >
19,841
13,094
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
5
469
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Naafiri as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 Naafiri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Naafiri 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 is an ally to Naafiri, he observes a small increase in his total damage dealt. This could signal that Naafiri supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that their allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Naafiri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Naafiri.

Moreover, when Nunu & Willump plays with Naafiri on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Naafiri does a poor job of covering Nunu & Willump during teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Naafiri

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no one best companion for Nunu & Willump that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. Yet, Naafiri is a superb companion for Nunu & Willump. By locking into the same team as Nunu & Willump, they increases their win rate by 3.1% to 50.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a strong strategic relationship between Nunu & Willump and Naafiri that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Naafiri has a lower difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Naafiri teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing together, Nunu & Willump players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by pairing Nunu & Willump and Naafiri together, you will not be providing your other teammates enough AP. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Naafiri ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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 Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Naafiri, we analyzed 1,179 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 Naafiri 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

If you would like to truly master Nunu & Willump in order to synergize with Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump and Naafiri synergy build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Naafiri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 50.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Naafiri with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump and Naafiri pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.

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