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

Nidalee with Sona

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

based on 531 Nidalee with Sona pairs
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nidalee has been on the same team as Sona in 531 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the publishers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Nidalee play with Sona. It is relatively rare for Nidalee to play alongside Sona on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 2.0% of matches with Nidalee.

Nidalee Sona Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a awful job of playing alongside Sona. Typically, she wins a poor 45.2% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Nidalee when fighting on the same team as Sona by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nidalee vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameHextech 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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Nidalee and Sona

Tips for Playing as Nidalee with Sona

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 Sona Will Play

Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.

Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.

Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.

Nidalee Sona Synergy Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
Sona Image
7.1
< Kills >
7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
6.9
< Assists >
7.3
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
43
< Minions Killed >
41
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,288
< Physical Damage >
1,240
16,451
< Magic Damage >
16,536
980
< True Damage >
975
18,719
< Damage Dealt >
18,752
31,381
< Damage Taken >
31,092
11,373
< Gold Earned >
11,447
1.54
< Towers >
1.45
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
15,771
< Total Healing >
16,085
12,839
< Experience >
12,887
22
< Vision Score >
25
6
< Wards Placed >
7
170
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Play with Sona as Nidalee in LoL

The Nidalee Sona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sona, 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 Sona. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sona helps Nidalee perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nidalee plays on the same team as Sona, she observes a small decrease in her total damage output. This may demonstrate that Sona does not help protection for her to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nidalee is played with Sona on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Sona.

Moreover, when Nidalee plays with Sona on the same team, she usually takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Sona does a poor job of covering Nidalee in teamfights.

Synergies between Nidalee and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nidalee
Sona

Is Nidalee better when played alongside Sona?

There is no top champion pairing for Nidalee that will always be her ideal synergy. However, Sona is a very typical ally for Nidalee. By playing on the same team as Nidalee, she raises their win rate by 0.4% to 45.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Nidalee and Sona that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Sona has a much lower diffuclty than Nidalee. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Sona allies to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by pairing Nidalee and Sona together, you will not be providing your other teammates enough engage potential. We recommend you include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Sona ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee Sona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nidalee and Sona, we analyzed 531 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 Sona 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 to synergize with Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to use in your Nidalee and Sona synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Sona than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average win rate of 45.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Sona with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Nidalee players should use 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 players picked for Nidalee and Sona pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Sona with Nidalee are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu above.