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

Nunu & Willump with Samira

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Samira

based on 4,160 Nunu & Willump with Samira pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Nunu & Willump has fought alongside Samira in 4160 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Nunu & Willump play with Samira. It is somewhat uncommon for Nunu & Willump to play with Samira on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in about 4.7% of rounds with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Samira Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a poor job of synergizing with Samira. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.8% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Nunu & Willump when playing alongside Samira by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spirit VisageDead Man's PlateKaenic RookernFrozen Heart

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
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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 Samira

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Samira

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.

Nunu & Willump Samira Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
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4.9
< Kills >
5.3
6.5
< Deaths >
6.7
11.7
< Assists >
11.1
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
30
< Minions Killed >
30
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,044
< Physical Damage >
1,077
13,019
< Magic Damage >
13,358
818
< True Damage >
840
14,881
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
36,173
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,696
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.31
< Towers >
1.26
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
19,682
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,651
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
448
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Samira as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Samira synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Samira, 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 Samira. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Samira helps Nunu & Willump perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nunu & Willump is paired with Samira, he sees a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This change may indicate that Samira does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Samira 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 Samira.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Samira on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Samira does a decent job of protecting Nunu & Willump in team fights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Samira

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Samira?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Nunu & Willump that will always be his top teammate. Yet, Samira is a pretty good companion for Nunu & Willump. By locking into the same team as Nunu & Willump, she increases their win rate by 1.3% to 48.8%. This signals that there is a good synergy between Nunu & Willump and Samira that results in them performing better together than alone.

Samira has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players must be careful when finding Samira allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting alongside, Nunu & Willump players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by bringing Nunu & Willump and Samira together, you will not be giving your team much support. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Samira ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Samira, we analyzed 4,160 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 Samira 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump in order to synergize with Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to get in your Nunu & Willump and Samira synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Samira than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Samira with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip 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 sets players chose for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

If you want to see Nunu & Willump and Samira collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and tips and suggestions shown are computed using all matches played with both champs.