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

Kindred with Nunu & Willump

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

based on 216 Kindred with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
44 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Kindred has gone into battle with Nunu & Willump in 216 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Kindred synergize with Nunu & Willump. It is very rare for Kindred to play alongside Nunu & Willump on the same team. This has only taken place in about 0.3% of games with Kindred.

Kindred Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred has done a pathetic job of playing alongside Nunu & Willump. Usually, they wins a poor 44.0% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Kindred when fighting on the same team as Nunu & Willump by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kindred vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndTerminusThe Collector

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kindred's passive ability p
Kindred's q ability q
Kindred's w ability w
Kindred's e ability e
Kindred's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kindred and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Kindred with Nunu & Willump

Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.

Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.

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.

Kindred Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
44 %
VS
Win Rate
56 %
Nunu & Willump Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.6
6.9
< Deaths >
6.9
6.5
< Assists >
7.2
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
84
< Minions Killed >
40
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
14,011
< Physical Damage >
14,680
3,797
< Magic Damage >
3,843
855
< True Damage >
1,229
18,663
< Damage Dealt >
19,753
25,422
< Damage Taken >
30,663
11,027
< Gold Earned >
11,948
1.82
< Towers >
1.54
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
11,975
< Total Healing >
16,735
11,863
< Experience >
13,290
20
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
6
125
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Kindred in LoL

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

Overall, Kindred sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Nunu & Willump helps Kindred perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kindred is an ally to Nunu & Willump, they sees a small decrease in their complete damage output. This could demonstrate that Nunu & Willump doesn't help cover for them to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kindred is played together with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Nunu & Willump.

Additionally, when Kindred plays with Nunu & Willump on the same side, they typically takes much less damage than when they plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of protecting Kindred in team fights.

Synergies between Kindred and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kindred
Nunu & Willump

Is Kindred better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no one best companion for Kindred that will 100% of the time be their top ally. Yet, overall, Nunu & Willump is a terrible companion for Kindred. By locking into the same team as Kindred, he decreases their win rate by -4.3% to 44.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a very bad synergy between Kindred and Nunu & Willump that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Nunu & Willump has a lower difficulty than Kindred. That means Kindred players don't need to be careful when arranging Nunu & Willump allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.

Working alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by pairing Kindred and Nunu & Willump together, you may not be providing your other teammates enough crowd control. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in their potential.

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 do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

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

For this guide on pairing Kindred and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 216 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 Kindred 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 Kindred to pair well with Nunu & Willump during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to build first in your Kindred and Nunu & Willump synergy build consist of Wit's End, Terminus, and The Collector. When Kindred combined at least these three great items in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting alongside Nunu & Willump than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kindred boasted an average winrate of 44.0% when playing alongside Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, Kindred players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kindred and Nunu & Willump pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 44.0% winrate overall.

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