Background Image
How to Synergize Nunu & Willump with Ahri on the Same TeamNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions

Nunu & Willump with Ahri

How to Win With Nunu & Willump and Ahri Paired TogetherNunu & Willump is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
MageAssassin

How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Ahri

based on 2,357 Nunu & Willump with Ahri pairs
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Nunu & Willump has gone into battle with Ahri in 2357 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data from the creators of League of Legends, we are sure that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Nunu & Willump play with Ahri. It is relatively rare for Nunu & Willump to play alongside Ahri on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in about 2.6% of games with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Ahri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a terrible job of playing alongside Ahri. On average, he wins a poor 45.1% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Nunu & Willump when fighting on the same team as Ahri by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapKaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless 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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Nunu & Willump and Ahri

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Ahri

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 Ahri Will Play

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Nunu & Willump Ahri Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
45.1 %
VS
Win Rate
54.9 %
Ahri Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
11.1
< Assists >
11.1
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
28
< Minions Killed >
30
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,112
< Physical Damage >
1,077
13,346
< Magic Damage >
13,358
842
< True Damage >
840
15,301
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
37,768
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,897
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.21
< Towers >
1.26
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
20,399
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,822
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
5
462
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Ahri as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Ahri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ahri, 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 Ahri. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Ahri helps Nunu & Willump perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nunu & Willump plays on the same team as Ahri, he observes a small increase in his complete damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Ahri supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played together with Ahri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ahri.

Moreover, when Nunu & Willump plays with Ahri on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Ahri does a poor job of protecting Nunu & Willump in teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Ahri

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Ahri?

There is no one best champion pairing for Nunu & Willump that will always be his best teammate. However, overall, Ahri is a not very good teammate for Nunu & Willump. By locking into the same side as Nunu & Willump, she lowers their win rate by -2.4% to 45.1%. This shows that there is a bad strategic relationship between Nunu & Willump and Ahri that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Ahri has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means you must be very careful when lining up Ahri allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by grouping Nunu & Willump and Ahri together, you may not be giving your other teammates a lot of AD. We recommend you have other champs on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Ahri ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Ahri, we analyzed 2,357 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 Ahri 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.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump in order to synergize with Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Nunu & Willump and Ahri synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Ahri than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 45.1% when playing alongside Ahri with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Nunu & Willump players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Nunu & Willump and Ahri pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Nunu & Willump and Ahri cooperations tips and stats for a a particular skill level, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies given are calculated using every round run with these champs.