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

Nunu & Willump with Talon

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How to Synergize Nunu & Willump and Talon

based on 1,676 Nunu & Willump with Talon pairs
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Talon in 1676 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much great data from the makers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Nunu & Willump play with Talon. It is relatively rare for Nunu & Willump to play with Talon as allies. This has only taken place in about 1.9% of matches with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Talon Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a dismal job of teaming up with Talon. Normally, he wins a poor 47.9% of rounds the champs appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Nunu & Willump when playing alongside Talon by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailHollow Radiance

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
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 Talon

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Talon

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 Talon Will Play

Shadow Assault is a powerful escape tool, but can also be offensively used to assault a group.

You can use Assassin's Path to get behind the enemy and set up for Noxian Diplomacy's melee attack.

Remember to pick your target before the fight. Focusing all of Talon's abilities on one target can be very rewarding, but splitting them up between many may leave you helpless.

Nunu & Willump Talon Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Talon Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
11.6
< Assists >
11.1
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
29
< Minions Killed >
30
1.64
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,022
< Physical Damage >
1,077
13,819
< Magic Damage >
13,358
855
< True Damage >
840
15,697
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
37,827
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,948
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.33
< Towers >
1.26
0.43
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
20,508
< Total Healing >
19,841
13,073
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
482
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Talon as Nunu & Willump in LoL

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

When Nunu & Willump is an ally to Talon, he gets a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Talon provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Talon on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Talon.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Talon on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Talon does a poor job of protecting Nunu & Willump during teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Talon

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Talon?

There is no perfect ally for Nunu & Willump that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Talon is a very typical companion for Nunu & Willump. By being on the same team as Nunu & Willump, he increases their win rate by 0.4% to 47.9%. This shows that there is not really a strong bond between Nunu & Willump and Talon that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Talon has a greater difficulty than Nunu & Willump. That means you must be cautious when enlisting Talon teammates to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

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

Conversely, by pairing Nunu & Willump and Talon together, you may not be granting your other teammates a great deal of support. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Talon teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold 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 Talon Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Talon, we analyzed 1,676 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 Talon 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nunu & Willump to pair well with Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to include in your Nunu & Willump and Talon synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Liandry's Torment. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Talon than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 47.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Talon with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Talon with Nunu & Willump are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.