Nunu & Willump with Annie
How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Annie
based on 1,373 Nunu & Willump with Annie pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Nunu & Willump Annie Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Nunu & Willump and Annie
Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Annie
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 Annie Will Play
Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.
Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.
Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.
Nunu & Willump Annie Synergy Stats
How to Play with Annie as Nunu & Willump in LoL
The Nunu & Willump Annie synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Annie, 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 Annie. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Annie helps Nunu & Willump perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Nunu & Willump plays on the same team as Annie, he sees a little decrease in his full damage output. This change could indicate that Annie does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played with Annie on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Annie.
Moreover, when Nunu & Willump plays with Annie on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Annie does a decent job of covering Nunu & Willump during teamfights.
Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Annie
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Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Annie?
There is no universally accepted best companion for Nunu & Willump that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Annie is a terrible companion for Nunu & Willump. By being on the same team as Nunu & Willump, she decreases their win rate by -3.4% to 44.1%. This signals that there is a terrible bond between Nunu & Willump and Annie that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Annie has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means you must be cautious when lining up Annie teammates to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Working cooperatively, Nunu & Willump players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Together, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Conversely, by pairing Nunu & Willump and Annie together, you may not be granting your other teammates enough sustained damage output. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their potential.
Regardless of your Annie ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Nunu & Willump to pair well with Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The best items to include in your Nunu & Willump and Annie synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Annie than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 44.1% when playing alongside Annie with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.1% win rate overall.
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