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How to Win Nidalee vs Senna Counter MatchupNidalee is in the b tier of champions

Nidalee vs Senna

How to Beat Senna as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Senna as Nidalee

based on 2,034 Nidalee vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
7.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Senna as Nidalee came out of an examination of 2034 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Nidalee is forced to battle against Senna in only 7.8% of her matches.

Nidalee vs Senna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a terrible job of beating Senna. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.4% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Nidalee versus Senna matches, Nidalee’s side is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Senna.

Best Nidalee vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffLuden's CompanionHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nidalee to level upq
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Second ability for Nidalee to level upe
>
Last skill for Nidalee to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nidalee's passive ability p
Nidalee's q ability q
Nidalee's w ability w
Nidalee's e ability e
Nidalee's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Senna as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Senna

Use brush to your advantage! Moving in and out of brush can heavily alter your effectiveness in battle.

Start team fights by harassing with your Javelin Toss, and then switch to cougar form to chase down Hunted targets.

Bushwhack traps deal damage based on their victim's current Health. Set them up in your team's backline before fights break out during sieges to help your team deal damage to the enemy frontline.

Nidalee vs Senna Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Senna Image
7.2
< Kills >
4.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
7.2
< Assists >
11.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
40
< Minions Killed >
62
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.58
1,202
< Physical Damage >
16,966
16,759
< Magic Damage >
332
947
< True Damage >
476
18,909
< Damage Dealt >
17,775
30,840
< Damage Taken >
19,024
11,502
< Gold Earned >
10,499
1.46
< Towers >
2.35
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,230
< Total Healing >
9,786
12,896
< Experience >
11,408
25
< Vision Score >
48
7
< Wards Placed >
20
142
< Time Dealing CC >
205

How to Counter Senna with Nidalee in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some important Nidalee vs. Senna matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Senna’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Senna..

Nidalee typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Senna. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Senna

Who is Better, Nidalee or Senna?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when facing off against Senna, with a 46.4% win rate. As a result, Nidalee makes a bad counter to Senna.

While Nidalee does have a lower win rate compared to Senna, when on opposite teams, Nidalee also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nidalee into Sennaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nidalee has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Senna. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Senna matchups, Senna is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nidalee is a trash counter for Senna. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nidalee against Senna.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Nidalee, we analyzed 2,034 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Senna as Nidalee comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nidalee in order to counter Senna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee most often picks up less CS relative to Senna. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Nidalee versus Senna build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Senna than with most other common builds. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average win rate of 46.4% battling Senna with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Senna as Nidalee, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Nidalee vs Senna LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.4% winrate overall.

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