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

Nidalee with Lux

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

based on 2,097 Nidalee with Lux pairs
Win Rate
42.1 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
8.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nidalee has been on the same team as Lux in 2097 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data directly from the developers of League, we are completely sure that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Nidalee play with Lux. It is common for Nidalee to play with Lux on the same team. This has happened in approximately 8.1% of rounds with Nidalee.

Nidalee Lux Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee does a awful job of teaming up with Lux. Normally, she wins a lowly 42.1% of matches the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Nidalee when playing alongside Lux by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nidalee vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffCryptbloomZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

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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Q
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E
3
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 Lux

Tips for Playing as Nidalee with Lux

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 Lux Will Play

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

Nidalee Lux Synergy Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
42.1 %
VS
Win Rate
57.9 %
Lux Image
7
< Kills >
7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
7.1
< Assists >
7.3
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
39
< Minions Killed >
41
1.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,177
< Physical Damage >
1,240
16,188
< Magic Damage >
16,536
967
< True Damage >
975
18,332
< Damage Dealt >
18,752
32,565
< Damage Taken >
31,092
11,614
< Gold Earned >
11,447
1.32
< Towers >
1.45
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
17,002
< Total Healing >
16,085
13,222
< Experience >
12,887
23
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
7
150
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Play with Lux as Nidalee in LoL

The Nidalee Lux synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lux, 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 Lux. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Lux helps Nidalee perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nidalee is paired with Lux, she gets a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Lux does not help protection for her to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Nidalee is played together with Lux on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Lux. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Lux.

Moreover, when Nidalee plays with Lux on the same side, she on average receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Lux does a poor job of protecting Nidalee in teamfights.

Synergies between Nidalee and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nidalee
Lux

Is Nidalee better when played alongside Lux?

There is no perfect companion for Nidalee that will 100% of the time be her #1 synergy. However, overall, Lux is a not very good teammate for Nidalee. By playing on the same side as Nidalee, she decreases their win rate by -2.7% to 42.1%. This shows that there is a harmful bond between Nidalee and Lux that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Lux has a much lower diffuclty than Nidalee. That means Nidalee players don't need to be very careful when lining up Lux allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing on the same side, Nidalee players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by bringing Nidalee and Lux together, you may not be providing your team much attack damage. Plan to bring other champs on your team that fills this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Lux ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee Lux Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nidalee and Lux, we analyzed 2,097 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 Lux 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nidalee in order to synergize with Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to use in your Nidalee and Lux synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee bought at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Lux than with most other common builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average winrate of 42.1% helping carry Lux with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating 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 rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 42.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Lux with Nidalee are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.