Varus with Nunu & Willump
How to Synergize Varus and Nunu & Willump
based on 3,453 Varus with Nunu & Willump pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Nunu & Willump Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Varus with Nunu & Willump
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
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.
Varus Nunu & Willump Synergy Stats
How to Play with Nunu & Willump as Varus in LoL
The Varus 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, Varus sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nunu & Willump. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Nunu & Willump helps Varus perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Varus plays on the same team as Nunu & Willump, he observes a little increase in his total damage output. This change could demonstrate that Nunu & Willump supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played together with Nunu & Willump on the same team, 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 synergisticly with Nunu & Willump.
Moreover, when Varus plays with Nunu & Willump on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Nunu & Willump does a decent job of covering Varus in teamfights.
Synergies between Varus and Nunu & Willump
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Is Varus better when played alongside Nunu & Willump?
There is no perfect synergy for Varus that will always be his best ally. However, Nunu & Willump is a very bad companion for Varus. By playing on the same side as Varus, he lowers their win rate by -3.3% to 45.1%. This shows that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Varus and Nunu & Willump that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Nunu & Willump has a greater difficulty than Varus. That means you need to be very careful when finding Nunu & Willump teammates to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Working alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by pairing Varus and Nunu & Willump together, you probably will not be granting your side enough support. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Nunu & Willump teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Varus in order to pair well with Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important finished items to use in your Varus and Nunu & Willump synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Varus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Nunu & Willump than with many other common item sets. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 45.1% when playing alongside Nunu & Willump with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Varus players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Varus and Nunu & Willump pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.1% winrate overall.
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