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How to Win Nidalee vs Sion Counter MatchupNidalee is in the b tier of champions

Nidalee vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Nidalee

based on 729 Nidalee vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
44 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our database, Nidalee fought Sion in 729 rounds. Including so many matchups for Nidalee vs Sion provides us faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to suppress your enemy. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Nidalee fights Sion in only 2.8% of her rounds.

Nidalee vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a awful job of countering Sion. Typically, she wins a lowly 44.0% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Nidalee vs Sion matches, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Sion.

Best Nidalee vs Sion 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

Zhonya's HourglassVoid StaffHextech RocketbeltShadowflame

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Sion as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against 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 Win Against Sion

Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.

Nidalee vs Sion Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
44 %
VS
Win Rate
56 %
Sion Image
7.6
< Kills >
4.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.9
8.2
< Assists >
6.5
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
0.94
42
< Minions Killed >
188
1.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.65
1,539
< Physical Damage >
12,957
18,786
< Magic Damage >
7,901
1,210
< True Damage >
651
21,536
< Damage Dealt >
21,510
32,732
< Damage Taken >
46,707
11,932
< Gold Earned >
12,238
1.39
< Towers >
3.27
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
17,303
< Total Healing >
8,765
13,632
< Experience >
15,419
25
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
176
< Time Dealing CC >
660

How to Counter Sion with Nidalee in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some critical Nidalee versus Sion matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the two. Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Sion. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Nidalee often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Sion

Who is Better, Nidalee or Sion?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when taking on Sion, with a 44.0% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes a poor counter to Sion.

While Nidalee does have a much lower win rate than Sion, when they face off with one another, Nidalee also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Nidalee into Sionas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nidalee also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nidalee is a bad counter for Sion. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nidalee against Sion.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Nidalee, we analyzed 729 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sion as Nidalee comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nidalee to counter Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee usually accumulates a lot less CS as Sion. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nidalee versus Sion 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 countering Sion than with many other typical builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average winrate of 44.0% when countering Sion with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Sion as Nidalee, you 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 sets players chose for Nidalee vs Sion battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sion as Nidalee are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.