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Kayn with Nunu & Willump

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How to Synergize Kayn and Nunu & Willump

based on 372 Kayn with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
43.3 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Kayn has fought alongside Nunu & Willump in 372 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the makers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can showcase robust, usable builds to help Kayn synergize with Nunu & Willump. It is very rare for Kayn to play alongside Nunu & Willump as allies. This has only occurred in about 0.2% of matches with Kayn.

Kayn Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn has done a awful job of synergizing with Nunu & Willump. Normally, he wins a lowly 43.3% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Kayn when playing with Nunu & Willump by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kayn vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeHubris

Optional Items

Profane HydraOpportunitySerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayn to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayn to level upw
>
Last skill for Kayn to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn'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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W
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kayn and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Kayn with Nunu & Willump

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

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.

Kayn Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
43.3 %
VS
Win Rate
56.7 %
Nunu & Willump Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.1
7
< Deaths >
6.7
6.7
< Assists >
7.2
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
78
< Minions Killed >
37
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.35
18,847
< Physical Damage >
17,309
1,364
< Magic Damage >
1,346
844
< True Damage >
875
21,056
< Damage Dealt >
19,531
35,413
< Damage Taken >
38,023
12,204
< Gold Earned >
12,243
1.28
< Towers >
1.1
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
15,503
< Total Healing >
18,648
14,016
< Experience >
14,109
18
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
242
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Kayn in LoL

The Kayn 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, Kayn sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nunu & Willump helps Kayn perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kayn is paired with Nunu & Willump, he sees a sizeable uptick in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Nunu & Willump helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kayn is played together with Nunu & Willump on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Nunu & Willump. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Nunu & Willump.

Moreover, when Kayn plays with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually receives less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of protecting Kayn during team fights.

Synergies between Kayn and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kayn
Nunu & Willump

Is Kayn better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no top champion pairing for Kayn that will always be his #1 ally. However, Nunu & Willump is a terrible teammate for Kayn. By locking into the same team as Kayn, he drops their win rate by -5.9% to 43.3%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible bond between Kayn and Nunu & Willump that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Nunu & Willump has a much lower diffuclty than Kayn. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Nunu & Willump allies to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting alongside, Kayn players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by bringing Kayn and Nunu & Willump together, you may not be providing your team enough support. Plan to include other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Nunu & Willump ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kayn Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kayn and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 372 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 Kayn 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to work well with Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Kayn and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Hubris. When Kayn incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Nunu & Willump than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 43.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, Kayn players should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 43.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Kayn and Nunu & Willump synergy tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all games run with both champs.