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

Nunu & Willump with Hecarim

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Hecarim

based on 150 Nunu & Willump with Hecarim pairs
Win Rate
43.3 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Hecarim in 150 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much relevant data from the creators of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Nunu & Willump synergize with Hecarim. It is very rare for Nunu & Willump to play alongside Hecarim as teammates. This has only happened in approx. 0.2% of matches with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Hecarim Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a pathetic job of playing alongside Hecarim. On average, he wins a lowly 43.3% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Nunu & Willump when fighting on the same team as Hecarim by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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 Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Hecarim

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 Hecarim Will Play

Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.

Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.

Nunu & Willump Hecarim Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
43.3 %
VS
Win Rate
56.7 %
Hecarim Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.3
7.6
< Deaths >
6.7
9.7
< Assists >
11.1
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
88
< Minions Killed >
30
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.38
870
< Physical Damage >
1,077
15,351
< Magic Damage >
13,358
966
< True Damage >
840
17,188
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
27,742
< Damage Taken >
36,969
9,796
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.26
< Towers >
1.26
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
10,280
< Total Healing >
19,841
11,394
< Experience >
12,772
20
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
247
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Hecarim as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Hecarim helps Nunu & Willump perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nunu & Willump is an ally to Hecarim, he observes a noticable increase in his total damage output. This could indicate that Hecarim supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played with Hecarim 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 with Hecarim.

Moreover, when Nunu & Willump plays with Hecarim on the same side, he usually takes much less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Hecarim does a decent job of protecting Nunu & Willump during team fights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Hecarim

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Hecarim?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Nunu & Willump that will always be his best teammate. Yet, Hecarim is a terrible companion for Nunu & Willump. By being on the same side as Nunu & Willump, he lowers their win rate by -4.2% to 43.3%. This shows that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Nunu & Willump and Hecarim that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Hecarim has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players should be very careful when arranging Hecarim teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to work well with you.

Playing alongside, Nunu & Willump players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by aligning Nunu & Willump and Hecarim together, you probably will not be granting your other allies a lot of crowd control. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Hecarim ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Hecarim, we analyzed 150 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 Hecarim 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to work well with Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to focus on in your Nunu & Willump and Hecarim synergy build consist of Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Hecarim than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 43.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, Nunu & Willump players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 43.3% win rate overall.

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