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How to Synergize Samira with Nidalee on the Same TeamSamira is in the a tier of champions

Samira with Nidalee

How to Win With Samira and Nidalee Paired TogetherSamira is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Samira and Nidalee

based on 1,240 Samira with Nidalee pairs
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Samira has gone into battle with Nidalee in 1240 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data from the hosts of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Samira play with Nidalee. It is very rare for Samira to play with Nidalee on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 0.7% of matches with Samira.

Samira Nidalee Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a awful job of synergizing with Nidalee. Normally, she wins a poor 45.6% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Samira when playing with Nidalee by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Samira vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeHubrisYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Samira to level upq
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Second ability for Samira to level upe
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Last skill for Samira to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Samira's passive ability p
Samira's q ability q
Samira's w ability w
Samira's e ability e
Samira's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Samira and Nidalee

Advice to Understand How Nidalee Will Play

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.

Samira Nidalee Synergy Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Nidalee Image
8.8
< Kills >
9.4
7
< Deaths >
7.1
5.5
< Assists >
5.4
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
171
< Minions Killed >
169
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,695
< Physical Damage >
19,006
2,463
< Magic Damage >
2,538
525
< True Damage >
578
21,684
< Damage Dealt >
22,124
23,907
< Damage Taken >
23,923
12,732
< Gold Earned >
12,946
2.01
< Towers >
2.08
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,529
< Total Healing >
7,672
12,134
< Experience >
12,312
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
24
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Play with Nidalee as Samira in LoL

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

Overall, Samira sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nidalee. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Nidalee helps Samira perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Samira plays on the same team as Nidalee, she sees a little drop in her full damage output. This may demonstrate that Nidalee does not provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Samira is played with Nidalee on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Nidalee.

Moreover, when Samira plays with Nidalee on the same side, she typically takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Nidalee does a decent job of covering Samira in team fights.

Synergies between Samira and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Samira
Nidalee

Is Samira better when played alongside Nidalee?

There is no ideal synergy for Samira that will 100% of the time be her ideal ally. Yet, Nidalee is a very bad ally for Samira. By playing on the same team as Samira, she lowers their win rate by -3.1% to 45.6%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible bond between Samira and Nidalee that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Nidalee has a greater difficulty than Samira. That means you must be careful when arranging Nidalee comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working alongside, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Samira and Nidalee together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough utility. We recommend you include other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Nidalee ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira Nidalee Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Samira and Nidalee, we analyzed 1,240 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 Samira with Nidalee 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 truly master Samira in order to synergize with Nidalee during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Samira and Nidalee synergy build consist of Bloodthirster, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Samira included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Nidalee than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 45.6% when playing alongside Nidalee with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Samira players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Samira and Nidalee pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Nidalee with Samira are given for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.