Arena Companion — Builds, Augments and Matchups

Patch 26.18Arena build

Nunu & Willump

tankmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Nunu & Willump.

Arena tier

Top 3

50.9%

Avg. place

3.47

Pick rate

8.1%

Ban rate

1.9%

KDA

3.10

Games

42,677

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Mercury's Treads

39% pick · 17K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Black Hole Gauntlet

16% pick · 6.7K games

Round 4

Core item

Heartsteel

49% pick · 21K games

Round 6

Core item

Spirit Visage

37% pick · 16K games

Round 9

Core item

Thornmail

13% pick · 2.2K games

Round 11

Late game

Riftmaker

10% pick · 1.7K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Clothesline
3643 games
9.0%
Desecrator
2982 games
7.0%
ADAPt
2702 games
6.0%
Heavy Hitter
2223 games
5.2%

Gold

Tank Engine
6926 games
16.0%
Celestial Body
4471 games
10.0%
Quest: Steel Your Heart
4862 games
11.0%
Critical Healing
4149 games
9.7%

Prismatic

Goliath
8291 games
19.0%
Dreadbringer
4869 games
11.0%
Courage of the Colossus
3674 games
9.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
3308 games
7.8%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Nunu & Willump, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Black Hole Gauntlet

16% pick · 6697 games

Eleisa's Miracle

15% pick · 6236 games

Demonic Embrace

12% pick · 5117 games

Lightning Rod

9.0% pick · 4026 games

Cruelty

9.0% pick

Warmog's Armor

8.0% pick

Dragonheart

8.0% pick

Pyromancer's Cloak

8.0% pick

Shield of Molten Stone

7.0% pick

Radiant Virtue

6.0% pick

Gargoyle Stoneplate

7.0% pick

Cloak of Starry Night

7.0% pick

Everfrost

6.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Mercury's Treads

39% pick · 17K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

21% pick · 8.9K games

Plated Steelcaps

14% pick · 6K games

Sorcerer's Shoes

9.0% pick · 3.9K games

Ghostcrawlers

3.0% pick · 1.1K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Vitality

46% pick · 8.8K games

Juice of Power

30% pick · 5.7K games

Cappa Juice

17% pick · 3.2K games

Juice of Haste

8.0% pick · 1.5K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Heartsteel

49% pick · 21K games

Round 6 options

Spirit Visage

37% pick · 16K games

Round 9 options

Thornmail

5.0% pick · 2.2K games

Riftmaker

4.0% pick · 1.7K games

Jak'Sho, The Protean

4.0% pick · 1.5K games

Rabadon's Deathcap

3.0% pick · 1.3K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Nunu & Willump in the source sample.

Brand

58% Top 3 · +7.4

787 games

Swain

57% Top 3 · +6.3

684 games

Veigar

57% Top 3 · +5.7

671 games

Singed

57% Top 3 · +5.6

688 games

Tristana

56% Top 3 · +4.8

892 games

Zed

55% Top 3 · +4.2

737 games

Sett

55% Top 3 · +3.6

822 games

Sion

54% Top 3 · +3.5

695 games

Cho'Gath

54% Top 3 · +3.4

727 games

Caitlyn

54% Top 3 · +3.2

730 games

Smolder

54% Top 3 · +3.1

757 games

Vladimir

54% Top 3 · +2.6

702 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Nunu & Willump's Arena results.

Twisted Fate

53% Top 3

5.9K games

Shaco

52% Top 3

5.3K games

Ornn

52% Top 3

6.4K games

Mordekaiser

52% Top 3

5.5K games

Ashe

52% Top 3

5.6K games

Jinx

52% Top 3

5.5K games

Katarina

52% Top 3

5.7K games

Kai'Sa

51% Top 3

5.9K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Goliath · Tank Engine · Dreadbringer

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

43.78 · 42,677 games

Patch 26.18Arena build

Nunu & Willump

tankmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Nunu & Willump.

Arena tier

Top 3

50.9%

Avg. place

3.47

Pick rate

8.1%

Ban rate

1.9%

KDA

3.10

Games

42,677

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Mercury's Treads

39% pick · 17K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Black Hole Gauntlet

16% pick · 6.7K games

Round 4

Core item

Heartsteel

49% pick · 21K games

Round 6

Core item

Spirit Visage

37% pick · 16K games

Round 9

Core item

Thornmail

13% pick · 2.2K games

Round 11

Late game

Riftmaker

10% pick · 1.7K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Clothesline
3643 games
9.0%
Desecrator
2982 games
7.0%
ADAPt
2702 games
6.0%
Heavy Hitter
2223 games
5.2%

Gold

Tank Engine
6926 games
16.0%
Celestial Body
4471 games
10.0%
Quest: Steel Your Heart
4862 games
11.0%
Critical Healing
4149 games
9.7%

Prismatic

Goliath
8291 games
19.0%
Dreadbringer
4869 games
11.0%
Courage of the Colossus
3674 games
9.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
3308 games
7.8%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Nunu & Willump, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Black Hole Gauntlet

16% pick · 6697 games

Eleisa's Miracle

15% pick · 6236 games

Demonic Embrace

12% pick · 5117 games

Lightning Rod

9.0% pick · 4026 games

Cruelty

9.0% pick

Warmog's Armor

8.0% pick

Dragonheart

8.0% pick

Pyromancer's Cloak

8.0% pick

Shield of Molten Stone

7.0% pick

Radiant Virtue

6.0% pick

Gargoyle Stoneplate

7.0% pick

Cloak of Starry Night

7.0% pick

Everfrost

6.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Mercury's Treads

39% pick · 17K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

21% pick · 8.9K games

Plated Steelcaps

14% pick · 6K games

Sorcerer's Shoes

9.0% pick · 3.9K games

Ghostcrawlers

3.0% pick · 1.1K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Vitality

46% pick · 8.8K games

Juice of Power

30% pick · 5.7K games

Cappa Juice

17% pick · 3.2K games

Juice of Haste

8.0% pick · 1.5K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Heartsteel

49% pick · 21K games

Round 6 options

Spirit Visage

37% pick · 16K games

Round 9 options

Thornmail

5.0% pick · 2.2K games

Riftmaker

4.0% pick · 1.7K games

Jak'Sho, The Protean

4.0% pick · 1.5K games

Rabadon's Deathcap

3.0% pick · 1.3K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Nunu & Willump in the source sample.

Brand

58% Top 3 · +7.4

787 games

Swain

57% Top 3 · +6.3

684 games

Veigar

57% Top 3 · +5.7

671 games

Singed

57% Top 3 · +5.6

688 games

Tristana

56% Top 3 · +4.8

892 games

Zed

55% Top 3 · +4.2

737 games

Sett

55% Top 3 · +3.6

822 games

Sion

54% Top 3 · +3.5

695 games

Cho'Gath

54% Top 3 · +3.4

727 games

Caitlyn

54% Top 3 · +3.2

730 games

Smolder

54% Top 3 · +3.1

757 games

Vladimir

54% Top 3 · +2.6

702 games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Nunu & Willump's Arena results.

Twisted Fate

53% Top 3

5.9K games

Shaco

52% Top 3

5.3K games

Ornn

52% Top 3

6.4K games

Mordekaiser

52% Top 3

5.5K games

Ashe

52% Top 3

5.6K games

Jinx

52% Top 3

5.5K games

Katarina

52% Top 3

5.7K games

Kai'Sa

51% Top 3

5.9K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Goliath · Tank Engine · Dreadbringer

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

43.78 · 42,677 games