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

Nidalee with Kayle

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

based on 660 Nidalee with Kayle pairs
Win Rate
44.1 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Nidalee has been on the same team as Kayle in 660 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much relevant data straight from the makers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Nidalee synergize with Kayle. It is relatively rare for Nidalee to play alongside Kayle on the same side. This has only taken place in about 2.5% of matches with Nidalee.

Nidalee Kayle Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a awful job of fighting on the same side as Kayle. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.1% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Nidalee when playing with Kayle by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nidalee vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltLich Bane

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
>
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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W
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E
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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 Kayle

Tips for Playing as Nidalee with Kayle

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 Kayle Will Play

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

Nidalee Kayle Synergy Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
44.1 %
VS
Win Rate
55.9 %
Kayle Image
6.4
< Kills >
7
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
7.5
< Assists >
7.3
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
37
< Minions Killed >
41
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,058
< Physical Damage >
1,240
15,714
< Magic Damage >
16,536
927
< True Damage >
975
17,700
< Damage Dealt >
18,752
30,859
< Damage Taken >
31,092
11,162
< Gold Earned >
11,447
1.29
< Towers >
1.45
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
15,493
< Total Healing >
16,085
12,725
< Experience >
12,887
26
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
119
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Play with Kayle as Nidalee in LoL

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

When Nidalee tries to synergize with Kayle, she gets a little decrease in her complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Kayle doesn't help cover for her to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nidalee is played alongside Kayle on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Kayle.

Additionally, when Nidalee plays with Kayle on the same side, she typically takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Kayle does a decent job of protecting Nidalee during team fights.

Synergies between Nidalee and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nidalee
Kayle

Is Nidalee better when played alongside Kayle?

There is no one best ally for Nidalee that will 100% of the time be her ideal ally. However, overall, Kayle is a very typical companion for Nidalee. By locking into the same side as Nidalee, she lowers their win rate by -0.7% to 44.1%. This signals that there is a weak bond between Nidalee and Kayle that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Kayle has a lower difficulty than Nidalee. That means Nidalee players don't need to be cautious when lining up Kayle comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Nidalee players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by grouping Nidalee and Kayle together, you probably will not be granting your team a lot of support. Make sure to have other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Kayle ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee Kayle Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nidalee and Kayle, we analyzed 660 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 Kayle 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 Nidalee to work well with Kayle during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to build first in your Nidalee and Kayle synergy build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Kayle than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average win rate of 44.1% helping carry Kayle with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip 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 picked for Nidalee and Kayle pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.1% winrate overall.

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