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

Nunu & Willump with Taliyah

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Taliyah

based on 558 Nunu & Willump with Taliyah pairs
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Taliyah in 558 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data from the makers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can produce high-quality, accurate builds to help Nunu & Willump play with Taliyah. It is very rare for Nunu & Willump to play with Taliyah as teammates. This has only occurred in approx. 0.6% of rounds with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Taliyah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Taliyah. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.3% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Nunu & Willump when playing with Taliyah by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ThornmailJak'Sho, The ProteanHextech RocketbeltSunfire Aegis

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
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 Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Taliyah

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 Taliyah Will Play

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Nunu & Willump Taliyah Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Taliyah Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.9
< Deaths >
6.7
11.6
< Assists >
11.1
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
30
< Minions Killed >
30
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,105
< Physical Damage >
1,077
13,368
< Magic Damage >
13,358
856
< True Damage >
840
15,330
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
37,564
< Damage Taken >
36,969
11,000
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.34
< Towers >
1.26
0.45
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
19,982
< Total Healing >
19,841
13,015
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
474
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Taliyah as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Taliyah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Taliyah, 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 Taliyah. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Taliyah helps Nunu & Willump perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nunu & Willump tries to synergize with Taliyah, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Taliyah provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played together with Taliyah on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Taliyah. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Taliyah.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Taliyah on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Taliyah does a poor job of covering Nunu & Willump during teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Taliyah

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Taliyah?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Nunu & Willump that will always be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Taliyah is a very typical companion for Nunu & Willump. By being on the same side as Nunu & Willump, she drops their win rate by -0.2% to 47.3%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Nunu & Willump and Taliyah that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Taliyah has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players must be cautious when enlisting Taliyah teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Nunu & Willump and Taliyah together, you probably will not be granting your side a great deal of attack damage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Taliyah teammate, you should focus on maximizing 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 Taliyah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Taliyah, we analyzed 558 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 Taliyah 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 truly master Nunu & Willump in order to work well with Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to get in your Nunu & Willump and Taliyah synergy build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump included at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Taliyah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average winrate of 47.3% helping carry Taliyah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against 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. Out of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.3% win rate overall.

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