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Nunu & Willump with Aatrox

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Aatrox

based on 4,508 Nunu & Willump with Aatrox pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Aatrox in 4508 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much great data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Nunu & Willump play with Aatrox. It is somewhat uncommon for Nunu & Willump to play alongside Aatrox as teammates. This has only happened in approx. 5.0% of games with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Aatrox Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Aatrox. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.2% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Nunu & Willump when playing with Aatrox by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernRanduin's OmenHollow RadianceThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nunu & Willump to level upq
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Second ability for Nunu & Willump to level upe
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Last skill for Nunu & Willump to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nunu & Willump's passive ability p
Nunu & Willump's q ability q
Nunu & Willump's w ability w
Nunu & Willump's e ability e
Nunu & Willump's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Nunu & Willump and Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Aatrox

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.

Advice to Understand How Aatrox Will Play

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Nunu & Willump Aatrox Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Aatrox Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.5
< Deaths >
6.7
11.3
< Assists >
11.1
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
29
< Minions Killed >
30
1.63
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,012
< Physical Damage >
1,077
13,495
< Magic Damage >
13,358
803
< True Damage >
840
15,311
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
36,468
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,844
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.37
< Towers >
1.26
0.42
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
20,005
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,710
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
461
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Aatrox as Nunu & Willump in LoL

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

Overall, Nunu & Willump sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aatrox. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Aatrox helps Nunu & Willump perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nunu & Willump tries to synergize with Aatrox, he observes a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This could signal that Aatrox supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Aatrox on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Aatrox. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Aatrox.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Aatrox on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Aatrox does a decent job of covering Nunu & Willump in team fights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Aatrox

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Aatrox?

There is no perfect ally for Nunu & Willump that will always be his top ally. However, Aatrox is a decent companion for Nunu & Willump. By locking into the same side as Nunu & Willump, he improves their win rate by 1.7% to 49.2%. This demonstrates that there is a good synergy between Nunu & Willump and Aatrox that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Aatrox has a lower difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Aatrox comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by aligning Nunu & Willump and Aatrox together, you will not be providing your side a lot of crowd control. Plan to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Aatrox ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Aatrox, we analyzed 4,508 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 Nunu & Willump with Aatrox 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 truly master Nunu & Willump to work well with Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to get in your Nunu & Willump and Aatrox synergy build consist of Frozen Heart, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Aatrox than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 49.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Aatrox with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.

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