Nunu & Willump with Caitlyn
How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Caitlyn
based on 8,918 Nunu & Willump with Caitlyn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Nunu & Willump Caitlyn Synergy Summary
Best Nunu & Willump vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Nunu & Willump and Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn Will Play
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Nunu & Willump Caitlyn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Caitlyn as Nunu & Willump in LoL
The Nunu & Willump Caitlyn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Caitlyn, 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 Caitlyn. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Caitlyn helps Nunu & Willump perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Nunu & Willump is paired with Caitlyn, he observes a barely noticable drop in his full damage output. This difference could signal that Caitlyn does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played together with Caitlyn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Caitlyn.
Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Caitlyn on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Caitlyn does a poor job of protecting Nunu & Willump during team fights.
Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Caitlyn
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Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Caitlyn?
There is no ideal companion for Nunu & Willump that will 100% of the time be his top ally. Yet, overall, Caitlyn is a very typical companion for Nunu & Willump. By being on the same team as Nunu & Willump, she drops their win rate by -0.7% to 46.8%. This signals that there is only a small bond between Nunu & Willump and Caitlyn that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Caitlyn has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players need to be cautious when arranging Caitlyn teammates to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Working cooperatively, Nunu & Willump players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by bringing Nunu & Willump and Caitlyn together, you may not be giving your other allies very much support. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Caitlyn ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump in order to work well with Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump and Caitlyn synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Caitlyn than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 46.8% helping carry Caitlyn with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating 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. Of all the runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump and Caitlyn pairings, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.8% win rate overall.
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