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

Nidalee vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Syndra as Nidalee

based on 609 Nidalee vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
43.5 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Syndra as Nidalee came out of an analysis of 609 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Nidalee encounters Syndra in only 2.3% of her rounds.

Nidalee vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a awful job of beating Syndra. Normally, she wins a lowly 43.5% of games the champs fight each other in. In Nidalee against Syndra matches, Nidalee’s side is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Syndra.

Best Nidalee vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHextech 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
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Last skill for Nidalee to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Syndra

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.

Advice to Win Against Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Nidalee vs Syndra Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
43.5 %
VS
Win Rate
56.5 %
Syndra Image
7
< Kills >
7
6.4
< Deaths >
5.6
7.1
< Assists >
6.3
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
38
< Minions Killed >
182
1.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,126
< Physical Damage >
891
16,667
< Magic Damage >
21,117
1,004
< True Damage >
1,800
18,799
< Damage Dealt >
23,808
31,724
< Damage Taken >
18,089
11,526
< Gold Earned >
12,403
1.46
< Towers >
1.95
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,455
< Total Healing >
1,860
13,005
< Experience >
14,754
27
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
141
< Time Dealing CC >
384

How to Counter Syndra with Nidalee in LoL

The stats provided here feature several important Nidalee against Syndra counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Syndra’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Syndra..

Nidalee usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Syndra. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Syndra

Who is Better, Nidalee or Syndra?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when trying to fight Syndra, with a 43.5% win rate. Thus, Nidalee makes a bad counter for Syndra.

While Nidalee does have a much lower win rate than Syndra, when they face off with one another, Nidalee also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nidalee into Syndraas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nidalee has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Syndra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Syndra matchups, Syndra is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nidalee is a trash counter to Syndra. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nidalee against Syndra.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Nidalee, we analyzed 609 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 Syndra 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 truly master Nidalee in order to counter Syndra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Syndra. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Nidalee versus Syndra build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Syndra than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average winrate of 43.5% when countering Syndra with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Syndra as Nidalee, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Nidalee vs Syndra LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 43.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Syndra as Nidalee are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.