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How to Synergize Nidalee with Kog'Maw on the Same TeamNidalee is in the b tier of champions

Nidalee with Kog'Maw

How to Win With Nidalee and Kog'Maw Paired TogetherNidalee is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nidalee and Kog'Maw

based on 181 Nidalee with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
44.8 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nidalee has been on the same team as Kog'Maw in 181 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much relevant data from the makers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Nidalee play with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Nidalee to play with Kog'Maw as allies. This pairing has only happened in about 0.7% of matches with Nidalee.

Nidalee Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee does a awful job of synergizing with Kog'Maw. Typically, she wins a lowly 44.8% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Nidalee when fighting on the same team as Kog'Maw by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nidalee vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflame

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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Nidalee and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Nidalee with Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw Will Play

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Nidalee Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
44.8 %
VS
Win Rate
55.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.2
< Kills >
7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
7.4
< Assists >
7.3
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
38
< Minions Killed >
41
1.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,034
< Physical Damage >
1,240
16,403
< Magic Damage >
16,536
966
< True Damage >
975
18,403
< Damage Dealt >
18,752
31,214
< Damage Taken >
31,092
11,531
< Gold Earned >
11,447
1.56
< Towers >
1.45
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
16,288
< Total Healing >
16,085
12,944
< Experience >
12,887
25
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
7
146
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Nidalee in LoL

The Nidalee Kog'Maw synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kog'Maw, 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 Kog'Maw. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kog'Maw helps Nidalee perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nidalee tries to synergize with Kog'Maw, she sees a small decrease in her complete damage output. This may signal that Kog'Maw does not provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Nidalee is played alongside Kog'Maw on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Kog'Maw.

Moreover, when Nidalee plays with Kog'Maw on the same side, she on average receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Kog'Maw does a poor job of protecting Nidalee during teamfights.

Synergies between Nidalee and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nidalee
Kog'Maw

Is Nidalee better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Nidalee that will no matter what be her top teammate. However, Kog'Maw is a very typical teammate for Nidalee. By being on the same team as Nidalee, he has no effect on their win rate by 0.0% to 44.8%. This demonstrates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Nidalee and Kog'Maw that allows them to perform at the same level together than without each other.

Kog'Maw has a lower difficulty than Nidalee. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Kog'Maw teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Nidalee players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Nidalee and Kog'Maw together, you may not be granting your other allies a great deal of engage potential. We recommend you include other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Kog'Maw teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee Kog'Maw Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nidalee and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 181 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 Kog'Maw 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 pair well with Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Nidalee and Kog'Maw synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Nidalee bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better as an ally of Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 44.8% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kog'Maw with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Nidalee players 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 runes players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 44.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Kog'Maw with Nidalee are displayed for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.