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

Nidalee with Sion

How to Win With Nidalee and Sion Paired TogetherNidalee is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nidalee and Sion

based on 715 Nidalee with Sion pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nidalee has been on the same team as Sion in 715 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much relevant data straight from the publishers of League, we are totally sure that we can provide you with robust, usable builds to help Nidalee synergize with Sion. It is relatively rare for Nidalee to play alongside Sion on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 2.7% of matches with Nidalee.

Nidalee Sion Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Sion. On average, she wins a dismal 47.6% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Nidalee when playing with Sion by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nidalee vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

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 Sion

Tips for Playing as Nidalee with Sion

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 Sion Will Play

Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.

The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.

You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.

Nidalee Sion Synergy Stats

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Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Sion Image
7.6
< Kills >
7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
7.3
< Assists >
7.3
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
36
< Minions Killed >
41
1.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,111
< Physical Damage >
1,240
17,169
< Magic Damage >
16,536
1,042
< True Damage >
975
19,324
< Damage Dealt >
18,752
32,329
< Damage Taken >
31,092
11,754
< Gold Earned >
11,447
1.42
< Towers >
1.45
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
16,795
< Total Healing >
16,085
13,078
< Experience >
12,887
26
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
131
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Play with Sion as Nidalee in LoL

The Nidalee Sion synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sion, 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 Sion. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Sion helps Nidalee perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nidalee is paired with Sion, she observes a little increase in her complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Sion provides cover for her to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Nidalee is played together with Sion on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Sion.

Moreover, when Nidalee plays with Sion on the same side, she usually receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Sion does a poor job of protecting Nidalee in teamfights.

Synergies between Nidalee and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nidalee
Sion

Is Nidalee better when played alongside Sion?

There is no top synergy for Nidalee that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. Yet, Sion is a decent teammate for Nidalee. By being on the same team as Nidalee, he increases their win rate by 2.8% to 47.6%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important bond between Nidalee and Sion that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Sion has a much lower diffuclty than Nidalee. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Sion comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting alongside, Nidalee players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

In contrast, by aligning Nidalee and Sion together, you probably will not be giving your other allies much crowd control. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Sion ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee Sion Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nidalee and Sion, we analyzed 715 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 Sion 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 synergize with Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to build first in your Nidalee and Sion synergy build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting alongside Sion than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Sion with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing 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 chose for Nidalee and Sion pairings, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Nidalee and Sion cooperations tips and builds for a a particular division, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every match run with both champs.