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Shen with Nunu & Willump

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How to Synergize Shen and Nunu & Willump

based on 1,348 Shen with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Shen has gone into battle with Nunu & Willump in 1348 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data directly from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Shen play with Nunu & Willump. It is relatively rare for Shen to play alongside Nunu & Willump on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 2.0% of rounds with Shen.

Shen Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a pathetic job of teaming up with Nunu & Willump. On average, he wins a dismal 45.5% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Shen when playing with Nunu & Willump by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shen vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shen to level upq
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Second ability for Shen to level upe
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Last skill for Shen to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Shen's passive ability p
Shen's q ability q
Shen's w ability w
Shen's e ability e
Shen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
10
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Guide to Synergizing Shen and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Shen with Nunu & Willump

Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.

Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.

Advice to Understand How Nunu & Willump Will Play

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.

Shen Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Nunu & Willump Image
4.5
< Kills >
4.2
5.1
< Deaths >
5
10
< Assists >
10.4
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
123
< Minions Killed >
125
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.42
8,232
< Physical Damage >
7,965
7,013
< Magic Damage >
6,996
1,053
< True Damage >
1,125
16,300
< Damage Dealt >
16,087
29,690
< Damage Taken >
30,091
9,876
< Gold Earned >
10,108
1.66
< Towers >
1.73
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,566
< Total Healing >
3,903
13,541
< Experience >
13,919
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
317
< Time Dealing CC >
322

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Shen in LoL

The Shen Nunu & Willump synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nunu & Willump, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Shen sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Nunu & Willump helps Shen perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Shen tries to synergize with Nunu & Willump, he sees a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Nunu & Willump helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Shen is played together with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Nunu & Willump.

Additionally, when Shen plays with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of protecting Shen in teamfights.

Synergies between Shen and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shen
Nunu & Willump

Is Shen better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no perfect synergy for Shen that will always be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Nunu & Willump is a very bad ally for Shen. By locking into the same side as Shen, he decreases their win rate by -4.2% to 45.5%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit synergy between Shen and Nunu & Willump that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

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

Working alongside, Shen players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. Combined, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

In contrast, by bringing Shen and Nunu & Willump together, you will not be providing your team a great deal of sustained damage output. Plan to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Nunu & Willump teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Shen Players

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

For this guide on pairing Shen and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 1,348 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 Shen with Nunu & Willump 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

To truly master Shen in order to synergize with Nunu & Willump during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Shen and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Nunu & Willump than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 45.5% when playing alongside Nunu & Willump with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Shen and Nunu & Willump cooperations tips and stats for a a specific division rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every match with data with both champs.