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

Nidalee with Kassadin

How to Win With Nidalee and Kassadin Paired TogetherNidalee is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nidalee and Kassadin

based on 289 Nidalee with Kassadin pairs
Win Rate
42.9 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nidalee has fought alongside Kassadin in 289 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data from the developers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Nidalee synergize with Kassadin. It is very rare for Nidalee to play alongside Kassadin on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 1.1% of rounds with Nidalee.

Nidalee Kassadin Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a terrible job of playing alongside Kassadin. Normally, she wins a lowly 42.9% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Nidalee when playing alongside Kassadin by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nidalee vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeShadowflame

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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E
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W
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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 Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Nidalee with Kassadin

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 Kassadin Will Play

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Nidalee Kassadin Synergy Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
42.9 %
VS
Win Rate
57.1 %
Kassadin Image
6.4
< Kills >
7
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
7.6
< Assists >
7.3
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
33
< Minions Killed >
41
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,310
< Physical Damage >
1,240
14,974
< Magic Damage >
16,536
916
< True Damage >
975
17,201
< Damage Dealt >
18,752
30,986
< Damage Taken >
31,092
11,134
< Gold Earned >
11,447
1.34
< Towers >
1.45
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
16,107
< Total Healing >
16,085
12,662
< Experience >
12,887
26
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
151
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Play with Kassadin as Nidalee in LoL

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

When Nidalee tries to synergize with Kassadin, she sees a measurable drop in her full damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Kassadin doesn't help cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Nidalee is played with Kassadin on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kassadin.

Additionally, when Nidalee plays with Kassadin on the same side, she often receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Kassadin does a decent job of covering Nidalee during team fights.

Synergies between Nidalee and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nidalee
Kassadin

Is Nidalee better when played alongside Kassadin?

There is no top companion for Nidalee that will always be her #1 teammate. However, Kassadin is a below average companion for Nidalee. By being on the same side as Nidalee, he lowers their win rate by -1.9% to 42.9%. This proves that there is a negative synergy between Nidalee and Kassadin that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Kassadin has a lower difficulty than Nidalee. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Kassadin allies to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Nidalee players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by bringing Nidalee and Kassadin together, you may not be giving your other teammates enough utility. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that offsets this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Kassadin ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee Kassadin Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nidalee and Kassadin, we analyzed 289 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 Kassadin 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 Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nidalee and Kassadin synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Nidalee incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she did much better as an ally of Kassadin than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average winrate of 42.9% helping carry Kassadin with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, 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 runes players used for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 42.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Kassadin with Nidalee are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.