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How to Synergize Darius with Nunu & Willump on the Same TeamDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius with Nunu & Willump

How to Win With Darius and Nunu & Willump Paired TogetherDarius is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Darius and Nunu & Willump

based on 3,106 Darius with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Darius has gone into battle with Nunu & Willump in 3106 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data from the creators of League of Legends, we are sure that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Darius synergize with Nunu & Willump. It is relatively rare for Darius to play alongside Nunu & Willump on the same team. This has only happened in about 2.3% of rounds with Darius.

Darius Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Nunu & Willump. Typically, he wins a poor 46.5% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Darius when playing alongside Nunu & Willump by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

Optional Items

Force of NatureSterak's GageDeath's DanceJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Darius with Nunu & Willump

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

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.

Darius Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Nunu & Willump Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
4
< Assists >
4.3
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
168
< Minions Killed >
167
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,837
< Physical Damage >
16,431
79
< Magic Damage >
95
3,992
< True Damage >
3,911
20,908
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
30,891
< Damage Taken >
32,094
11,818
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.3
< Towers >
2.29
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,207
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,262
< Experience >
14,609
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
153
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Darius in LoL

The Darius 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, Darius sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Nunu & Willump helps Darius perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Darius is paired with Nunu & Willump, he gets a little increase in his complete damage output. This may indicate that Nunu & Willump provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Darius 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 synergisticly with Nunu & Willump.

Additionally, when Darius plays with Nunu & Willump on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of protecting Darius during teamfights.

Synergies between Darius and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Nunu & Willump

Is Darius better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no one best champion pairing for Darius that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Nunu & Willump is a not very good ally for Darius. By locking into the same team as Darius, he drops their win rate by -2.7% to 46.5%. This shows that there is a negative strategic relationship between Darius and Nunu & Willump that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Nunu & Willump has a greater difficulty than Darius. That means you should be careful when arranging Nunu & Willump allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing together, Darius players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Darius and Nunu & Willump together, you may not be providing your team a great deal of support. Plan to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Nunu & Willump ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

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

For this guide on pairing Darius and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 3,106 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 Darius 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.

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to work well with Nunu & Willump during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League 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 shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to build first in your Darius and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Darius included at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Nunu & Willump than with most other common builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 46.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.5% winrate overall.

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