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

Nidalee with Kindred

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

based on 136 Nidalee with Kindred pairs
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nidalee has fought alongside Kindred in 136 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much great data from the makers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Nidalee synergize with Kindred. It is very rare for Nidalee to play alongside Kindred as allies. This has only occurred in about 0.5% of matches with Nidalee.

Nidalee Kindred Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee does a pathetic job of teaming up with Kindred. On average, she wins a lowly 46.3% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Nidalee when fighting on the same team as Kindred by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with them, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nidalee vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Optional Items

StormsurgeZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 CollectionIngenious Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearFuture's Market
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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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Nidalee and Kindred

Tips for Playing as Nidalee with Kindred

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 Kindred Will Play

Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.

Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.

Nidalee Kindred Synergy Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Kindred Image
5.9
< Kills >
7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
6.9
< Assists >
7.3
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
80
< Minions Killed >
41
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,783
< Physical Damage >
1,240
15,442
< Magic Damage >
16,536
777
< True Damage >
975
18,002
< Damage Dealt >
18,752
24,714
< Damage Taken >
31,092
10,219
< Gold Earned >
11,447
1.62
< Towers >
1.45
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
8,977
< Total Healing >
16,085
11,686
< Experience >
12,887
31
< Vision Score >
25
13
< Wards Placed >
7
224
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Play with Kindred as Nidalee in LoL

The Nidalee Kindred synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kindred, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kindred. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kindred helps Nidalee perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nidalee is an ally to Kindred, she observes a little decrease in her total damage output. This may demonstrate that Kindred does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that their presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Nidalee is played with Kindred on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Kindred. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kindred.

Moreover, when Nidalee plays with Kindred on the same side, she usually takes much less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Kindred does a decent job of covering Nidalee in teamfights.

Synergies between Nidalee and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nidalee
Kindred

Is Nidalee better when played alongside Kindred?

There is no ideal companion for Nidalee that will always be her #1 teammate. However, Kindred is a pretty good teammate for Nidalee. By locking into the same team as Nidalee, they raises their win rate by 1.5% to 46.3%. This shows that there is a good bond between Nidalee and Kindred that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Kindred has a much lower diffuclty than Nidalee. That means Nidalee players don't need to be very careful when arranging Kindred allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing together, Nidalee players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Nidalee and Kindred together, you may not be giving your other teammates enough tankyness. Make sure to include other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Kindred ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee Kindred Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nidalee and Kindred, we analyzed 136 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 Kindred 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 to work well with Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Nidalee and Kindred synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Nidalee incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Kindred than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average winrate of 46.3% when playing alongside Kindred with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ingenious Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.3% winrate overall.

If you need to see Nidalee and Kindred synergy tips and builds for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every round with data with both champions.