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How to Synergize Nidalee with Alistar on the Same TeamNidalee is in the b tier of champions

Nidalee with Alistar

How to Win With Nidalee and Alistar Paired TogetherNidalee is in the a tier of champions
AssassinMage
TankSupport

How to Synergize Nidalee and Alistar

based on 403 Nidalee with Alistar pairs
Win Rate
43.2 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Nidalee has gone into battle with Alistar in 403 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data from the hosts of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Nidalee synergize with Alistar. It is relatively rare for Nidalee to play with Alistar on the same team. This has only occurred in about 1.5% of matches with Nidalee.

Nidalee Alistar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Alistar. Usually, she wins a poor 43.2% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Nidalee when playing alongside Alistar by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nidalee vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya'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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Q
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E
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W
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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 Nidalee and Alistar

Tips for Playing as Nidalee with Alistar

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 Understand How Alistar Will Play

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Nidalee Alistar Synergy Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
43.2 %
VS
Win Rate
56.8 %
Alistar Image
7.3
< Kills >
7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
7.4
< Assists >
7.3
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
37
< Minions Killed >
41
1.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,302
< Physical Damage >
1,240
16,524
< Magic Damage >
16,536
1,024
< True Damage >
975
18,851
< Damage Dealt >
18,752
31,744
< Damage Taken >
31,092
11,608
< Gold Earned >
11,447
1.43
< Towers >
1.45
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
17,228
< Total Healing >
16,085
12,813
< Experience >
12,887
22
< Vision Score >
25
6
< Wards Placed >
7
151
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Play with Alistar as Nidalee in LoL

The Nidalee Alistar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Alistar, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Nidalee sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Alistar. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Alistar helps Nidalee perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nidalee is an ally to Alistar, she sees a little increase in her complete damage output. This difference could signal that Alistar supports by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Nidalee is played with Alistar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Alistar. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Alistar.

Additionally, when Nidalee plays with Alistar on the same team, she on average receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Alistar does a poor job of covering Nidalee during teamfights.

Synergies between Nidalee and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nidalee
Alistar

Is Nidalee better when played alongside Alistar?

There is no perfect synergy for Nidalee that will always be her top ally. However, overall, Alistar is a not very good teammate for Nidalee. By playing on the same team as Nidalee, he decreases their win rate by -1.6% to 43.2%. This signals that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Nidalee and Alistar that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Alistar has a lower difficulty than Nidalee. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Alistar comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Nidalee players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Although, by grouping Nidalee and Alistar together, you probably will not be giving your team a lot of attack damage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Alistar ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee Alistar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nidalee and Alistar, we analyzed 403 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 Nidalee with Alistar 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.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nidalee in order to pair well with Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to prioritize in your Nidalee and Alistar synergy build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better as an ally of Alistar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average win rate of 43.2% when playing alongside Alistar with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Nidalee players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 43.2% winrate overall.

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