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

Nidalee with Darius

How to Win With Nidalee and Darius Paired TogetherNidalee is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nidalee and Darius

based on 912 Nidalee with Darius pairs
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Nidalee has fought alongside Darius in 912 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can showcase robust, usable builds to help Nidalee synergize with Darius. It is relatively rare for Nidalee to play with Darius on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 3.5% of matches with Nidalee.

Nidalee Darius Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a terrible job of playing alongside Darius. On average, she wins a lowly 45.2% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Nidalee when playing with Darius by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nidalee vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameHextech 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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Q
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W
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E
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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 Darius

Tips for Playing as Nidalee with Darius

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 Darius Will Play

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Nidalee Darius Synergy Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
Darius Image
7.1
< Kills >
7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
7.8
< Assists >
7.3
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
36
< Minions Killed >
41
1.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,166
< Physical Damage >
1,240
16,975
< Magic Damage >
16,536
1,034
< True Damage >
975
19,176
< Damage Dealt >
18,752
31,858
< Damage Taken >
31,092
11,669
< Gold Earned >
11,447
1.46
< Towers >
1.45
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
16,940
< Total Healing >
16,085
13,141
< Experience >
12,887
25
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
7
131
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Play with Darius as Nidalee in LoL

The Nidalee Darius synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Darius, 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 Darius. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Darius helps Nidalee perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nidalee plays on the same team as Darius, she sees a little increase in her full damage dealt. This difference may signal that Darius helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nidalee is played together with Darius on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Darius. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Darius.

Moreover, when Nidalee plays with Darius on the same side, she typically receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Darius does a poor job of protecting Nidalee during teamfights.

Synergies between Nidalee and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nidalee
Darius

Is Nidalee better when played alongside Darius?

There is no top synergy for Nidalee that will always be her ideal synergy. Yet, Darius is a very typical companion for Nidalee. By being on the same team as Nidalee, he raises their win rate by 0.4% to 45.2%. This shows that there is a weak synergy between Nidalee and Darius that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Nidalee. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Darius comrades to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting together, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Nidalee and Darius together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates a lot of crowd control. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Darius teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nidalee and Darius, we analyzed 912 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 Darius 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

To truly master Nidalee in order to pair well with Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Nidalee and Darius synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Darius than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 45.2% when playing alongside Darius with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.2% win rate overall.

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