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

Nunu & Willump with Syndra

How to Win With Nunu & Willump and Syndra Paired TogetherNunu & Willump is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Syndra

based on 1,787 Nunu & Willump with Syndra pairs
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Syndra in 1787 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much great data from the developers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Nunu & Willump synergize with Syndra. It is relatively rare for Nunu & Willump to play alongside Syndra as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 2.0% of matches with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Syndra Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a pathetic job of playing alongside Syndra. Normally, he wins a poor 45.6% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Nunu & Willump when fighting on the same team as Syndra by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic 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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Syndra

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Syndra

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 Syndra Will Play

To maximize your ultimate's damage use it when there are many spheres on the battlefield.

After you hit an enemy champion with Force of Will follow up with Dark Sphere, they'll be slowed and have a hard time avoiding it.

Get one of your spells to rank 5 as quickly as possible, they gain powerful bonus effects at max rank.

Nunu & Willump Syndra Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Syndra Image
5
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
10.8
< Assists >
11.1
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
27
< Minions Killed >
30
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,057
< Physical Damage >
1,077
12,773
< Magic Damage >
13,358
811
< True Damage >
840
14,641
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
37,329
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,698
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.22
< Towers >
1.26
0.42
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
20,182
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,713
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
459
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Syndra as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Syndra synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Syndra, 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 Syndra. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Syndra helps Nunu & Willump perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nunu & Willump tries to synergize with Syndra, he sees a little decrease in his complete damage output. This difference may indicate that Syndra does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Syndra on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Syndra.

Moreover, when Nunu & Willump plays with Syndra on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Syndra does a poor job of protecting Nunu & Willump during teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Syndra

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Syndra?

There is no ideal ally for Nunu & Willump that will no matter what be his top ally. However, Syndra is a below average teammate for Nunu & Willump. By playing on the same side as Nunu & Willump, she decreases their win rate by -1.9% to 45.6%. This proves that there is a negative bond between Nunu & Willump and Syndra that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Syndra has a much greater difficulty compared to Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players must be careful when lining up Syndra teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much higher level of skill to work well with you.

Working on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by bringing Nunu & Willump and Syndra together, you probably will not be giving your side a lot of attack damage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Syndra ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Syndra, we analyzed 1,787 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 Syndra 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 to pair well with Syndra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to use in your Nunu & Willump and Syndra synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Syndra than with most other common builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average winrate of 45.6% when playing alongside Syndra with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.6% win rate overall.

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