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

Nunu & Willump with Vex

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

based on 1,593 Nunu & Willump with Vex pairs
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Nunu & Willump has been on the same team as Vex in 1593 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much great data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Nunu & Willump synergize with Vex. It is relatively rare for Nunu & Willump to play with Vex as allies. This pairing has only happened in approximately 1.8% of rounds with Nunu & Willump.

Nunu & Willump Vex Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nunu & Willump does a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Vex. Typically, he wins a poor 44.9% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Nunu & Willump when playing alongside Vex by learning how to better synergize your play style with them, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nunu & Willump vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Nunu & Willump Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentFrozen HeartThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

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 Vex

Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump with Vex

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 Vex Synergy Stats

Nunu & Willump Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Vex Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.3
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
11.2
< Assists >
11.1
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
28
< Minions Killed >
30
1.58
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,091
< Physical Damage >
1,077
12,919
< Magic Damage >
13,358
812
< True Damage >
840
14,822
< Damage Dealt >
15,276
37,139
< Damage Taken >
36,969
10,782
< Gold Earned >
10,814
1.25
< Towers >
1.26
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
19,969
< Total Healing >
19,841
12,719
< Experience >
12,772
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
458
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Play with Vex as Nunu & Willump in LoL

The Nunu & Willump Vex synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vex, 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 Vex. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Vex helps Nunu & Willump perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nunu & Willump is an ally to Vex, he sees a little decrease in his complete damage output. This difference may signal that Vex doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that their presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Nunu & Willump is played alongside Vex on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Vex. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Vex.

Additionally, when Nunu & Willump plays with Vex on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Vex does a poor job of covering Nunu & Willump during teamfights.

Synergies between Nunu & Willump and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Nunu & Willump
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nunu & Willump
Vex

Is Nunu & Willump better when played alongside Vex?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Nunu & Willump that will no matter what be his top ally. However, overall, Vex is a not very good companion for Nunu & Willump. By locking into the same side as Nunu & Willump, they drops their win rate by -2.6% to 44.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful bond between Nunu & Willump and Vex that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Vex has a much lower diffuclty than Nunu & Willump. That means Nunu & Willump players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Vex comrades to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

When playing alongside, Nunu & Willump players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to support your allies. Together, these champs may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

In contrast, by grouping Nunu & Willump and Vex together, you probably will not be providing your team very much attack damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that nullifies this relative hole in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Vex teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nunu & Willump Players

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

For this guide on pairing Nunu & Willump and Vex, we analyzed 1,593 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 Vex 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 synergize with Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to build first in your Nunu & Willump and Vex synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump combined at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Vex than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nunu & Willump boasted an average win rate of 44.9% when playing alongside Vex with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Nunu & Willump and Vex pairings, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 44.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Vex with Nunu & Willump are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.