Sion vs Nidalee
How to Beat Nidalee as Sion
based on 729 Sion vs Nidalee matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Nidalee Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Nidalee
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.
Advice to Win Against Nidalee
Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.
Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.
Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.
Sion vs Nidalee Counter Stats
How to Counter Nidalee with Sion in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several critical Sion vs. Nidalee matchup statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nidalee’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nidalee..
Sion usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Nidalee. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sion and Nidalee
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Who is Better, Sion or Nidalee?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when trying to fight Nidalee, with a 56.0% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a fantastic counter for Nidalee.
While Sion does have a much higher winrate than Nidalee, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sion into Nidalee.
Furthermore, Sion also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nidalee. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sion vs Nidalee matchups, Sion is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Sion is a great counter for Nidalee. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Nidalee.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sion to counter Nidalee during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion typically racks up much more CS relative to Nidalee. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to have in your Sion versus Nidalee build consist of Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Nidalee than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 56.0% when countering Nidalee with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Nidalee as Sion, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Sion vs Nidalee battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 56.0% winrate overall.
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