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How to Synergize Rek'Sai with Nunu & Willump on the Same TeamRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions

Rek'Sai with Nunu & Willump

How to Win With Rek'Sai and Nunu & Willump Paired TogetherRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Nunu & Willump

based on 68 Rek'Sai with Nunu & Willump pairs
Win Rate
39.7 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Rek'Sai has gone into battle with Nunu & Willump in 68 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Rek'Sai play with Nunu & Willump. It is very rare for Rek'Sai to play alongside Nunu & Willump as teammates. This has only taken place in approximately 0.3% of rounds with Rek'Sai.

Rek'Sai Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai does a pathetic job of teaming up with Nunu & Willump. Usually, he wins a poor 39.7% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Rek'Sai when playing alongside Nunu & Willump by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rek'Sai vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSterak's GageBlack Cleaver

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingEclipseHubrisKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotGhost PoroRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Nunu & Willump

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Nunu & Willump

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

Advice to Understand How Nunu & Willump Will Play

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.

Rek'Sai Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
39.7 %
VS
Win Rate
60.3 %
Nunu & Willump Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.3
7.1
< Deaths >
6.4
6.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
86
< Minions Killed >
35
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
15,704
< Physical Damage >
14,055
164
< Magic Damage >
78
3,508
< True Damage >
3,539
19,376
< Damage Dealt >
17,673
30,806
< Damage Taken >
35,595
11,339
< Gold Earned >
11,832
1.74
< Towers >
1.37
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
10,757
< Total Healing >
16,912
13,000
< Experience >
13,371
24
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
6
183
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Rek'Sai in LoL

The Rek'Sai Nunu & Willump synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nunu & Willump, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Rek'Sai sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nunu & Willump helps Rek'Sai perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Rek'Sai is an ally to Nunu & Willump, he sees a noticable increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Nunu & Willump provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played alongside Nunu & Willump 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 alongside Nunu & Willump.

Moreover, when Rek'Sai plays with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he usually receives much less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of protecting Rek'Sai in teamfights.

Synergies between Rek'Sai and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rek'Sai
Nunu & Willump

Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Rek'Sai that will always be his best synergy. Yet, Nunu & Willump is a terrible ally for Rek'Sai. By locking into the same team as Rek'Sai, he lowers their win rate by -8.7% to 39.7%. This signals that there is an easy to overcome and exploit synergy between Rek'Sai and Nunu & Willump that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Nunu & Willump has a greater difficulty than Rek'Sai. That means Rek'Sai players need to be careful when enlisting Nunu & Willump comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by bringing Rek'Sai and Nunu & Willump together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough utility. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Nunu & Willump ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai Nunu & Willump Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rek'Sai and Nunu & Willump, we analyzed 68 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 Rek'Sai with Nunu & Willump 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 Rek'Sai in order to synergize with Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to use in your Rek'Sai and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Black Cleaver. When Rek'Sai combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Nunu & Willump than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 39.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nunu & Willump with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Rek'Sai players should use the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Ghost Poro, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 39.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Nunu & Willump with Rek'Sai are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.