Zilean with Nunu & Willump
How to Synergize Zilean and Nunu & Willump
based on 977 Zilean with Nunu & Willump pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Core Zilean Items
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Nunu & Willump
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats
How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean 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, Zilean sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Nunu & Willump helps Zilean perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Zilean is an ally to Nunu & Willump, he sees a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Nunu & Willump does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played alongside Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Nunu & Willump.
Additionally, when Zilean plays with Nunu & Willump on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of protecting Zilean in team fights.
Synergies between Zilean and Nunu & Willump
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?
There is no universally accepted best synergy for Zilean that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Nunu & Willump is a not very good companion for Zilean. By being on the same side as Zilean, he decreases their win rate by -1.8% to 48.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Zilean and Nunu & Willump that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Nunu & Willump has a lower difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Nunu & Willump comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to fight well with you.
Working on the same side, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by pairing Zilean and Nunu & Willump together, you may not be providing your other allies much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Nunu & Willump ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Zilean to work well with Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to use in your Zilean and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Nunu & Willump than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nunu & Willump with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, Zilean players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% win rate overall.
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