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

Nunu & Willump with Sion

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Sion

based on 2,239 Nunu & Willump with Sion pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nunu & Willump has gone into battle with Sion in 2239 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Nunu & Willump synergize with Sion. It is relatively rare for Nunu & Willump to play alongside Sion on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 2.5% of games with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Sion Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a terrible job of playing alongside Sion. On average, he wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Nunu & Willump when playing with Sion by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSpirit VisageKaenic RookernThornmail

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

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 Sion

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Sion

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 Sion Will Play

Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.

The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.

You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.

Nunu & Willump Sion Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Sion Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.3
7.2
< Deaths >
6.7
10.8
< Assists >
11.1
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
29
< Minions Killed >
30
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,102
< Physical Damage >
1,077
14,211
< Magic Damage >
13,358
900
< True Damage >
840
16,214
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
38,494
< Damage Taken >
36,969
11,017
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.24
< Towers >
1.26
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
20,418
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,870
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
448
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Sion as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Sion synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sion, 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 Sion. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sion helps Nunu & Willump perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nunu & Willump is an ally to Sion, he gets a little increase in his total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Sion helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played together with Sion on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sion.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Sion on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Sion does a poor job of protecting Nunu & Willump in teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Sion

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Sion?

There is no one best champion pairing for Nunu & Willump that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Sion is a very typical companion for Nunu & Willump. By being on the same side as Nunu & Willump, he drops their win rate by -0.8% to 46.7%. This shows that there is a weak synergy between Nunu & Willump and Sion that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Sion has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players must be cautious when arranging Sion comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Together, these champions will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by grouping Nunu & Willump and Sion together, you will not be providing your side a great deal of AD. Plan to have other champions on your team that nullifies this relative hole in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Sion ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Sion, we analyzed 2,239 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 Sion 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.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to pair well with Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to gather a few extra 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 best finished items to build first in your Nunu & Willump and Sion synergy build include Frozen Heart, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nunu & Willump incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Sion than with most other common builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 46.7% when playing alongside Sion with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.7% win rate overall.

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