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How to Synergize Neeko with Nunu & Willump on the Same TeamNeeko is in the a tier of champions

Neeko with Nunu & Willump

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

based on 2,366 Neeko with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
45.3 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Neeko has fought alongside Nunu & Willump in 2366 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the developers of LoL, we feel confident that we can showcase robust, usable builds to help Neeko play with Nunu & Willump. It is relatively rare for Neeko to play with Nunu & Willump as allies. This has only taken place in approx. 2.1% of rounds with Neeko.

Neeko Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Nunu & Willump. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.3% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Neeko when playing alongside Nunu & Willump by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Neeko vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Neeko's passive ability p
Neeko's q ability q
Neeko's w ability w
Neeko's e ability e
Neeko's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Neeko and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Neeko with Nunu & Willump

You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5

Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.

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.

Neeko Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
45.3 %
VS
Win Rate
54.7 %
Nunu & Willump Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
8.2
< Assists >
8.4
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
107
< Minions Killed >
110
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,374
< Physical Damage >
1,321
17,852
< Magic Damage >
17,990
711
< True Damage >
758
19,938
< Damage Dealt >
20,069
20,082
< Damage Taken >
20,699
10,272
< Gold Earned >
10,483
1.81
< Towers >
1.9
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,171
< Total Healing >
2,365
12,453
< Experience >
12,917
31
< Vision Score >
33
14
< Wards Placed >
15
176
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Neeko in LoL

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

Overall, Neeko sees a very large drop in her 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 Neeko perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Neeko is an ally to Nunu & Willump, she sees a small decrease in her total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Nunu & Willump does not help protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Neeko is played together with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Nunu & Willump. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Nunu & Willump.

Moreover, when Neeko plays with Nunu & Willump on the same team, she often takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of covering Neeko during teamfights.

Synergies between Neeko and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Neeko
Nunu & Willump

Is Neeko better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Neeko that will no matter what be her #1 ally. Yet, Nunu & Willump is a terrible teammate for Neeko. By playing on the same team as Neeko, he decreases their win rate by -4.1% to 45.3%. This clearly indicates that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Neeko and Nunu & Willump that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

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

Working together, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by grouping Neeko and Nunu & Willump together, you will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of AD. Plan to include other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Nunu & Willump teammate, you should 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 Neeko Players

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

For this guide on pairing Neeko and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 2,366 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 Neeko 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 Neeko to pair well with Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Neeko and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Neeko bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Nunu & Willump than with many other typical builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average win rate of 45.3% helping carry Nunu & Willump with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Nunu & Willump with Neeko are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.