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How to Synergize Sona with Nidalee on the Same TeamSona is in the a tier of champions

Sona with Nidalee

How to Win With Sona and Nidalee Paired TogetherSona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Sona and Nidalee

based on 531 Sona with Nidalee pairs
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Sona has been on the same team as Nidalee in 531 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much great data from the publishers of League, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Sona play with Nidalee. It is very rare for Sona to play alongside Nidalee as allies. This has only occurred in approx. 0.6% of rounds with Sona.

Sona Nidalee Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sona has done a terrible job of playing alongside Nidalee. Typically, she wins a dismal 45.2% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Sona when playing with Nidalee by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sona vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeArdent CenserSeraph's EmbraceEchoes of Helia

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sona to level upw
>
Second ability for Sona to level upq
>
Last skill for Sona to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Sona's passive ability p
Sona's q ability q
Sona's w ability w
Sona's e ability e
Sona's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Sona and Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Sona with Nidalee

Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.

Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.

Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.

Advice to Understand How Nidalee Will Play

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.

Sona Nidalee Synergy Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
Nidalee Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.1
5.3
< Deaths >
5.4
13.6
< Assists >
14.3
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
27
< Minions Killed >
28
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,595
< Physical Damage >
1,643
7,973
< Magic Damage >
8,129
507
< True Damage >
537
10,076
< Damage Dealt >
10,310
18,529
< Damage Taken >
18,629
8,322
< Gold Earned >
8,529
2.29
< Towers >
2.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,691
< Total Healing >
12,714
10,207
< Experience >
10,634
52
< Vision Score >
53
23
< Wards Placed >
23
46
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Play with Nidalee as Sona in LoL

The Sona Nidalee synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nidalee, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Sona sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nidalee. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nidalee helps Sona perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Sona is an ally to Nidalee, she gets a barely noticable drop in her total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Nidalee doesn't help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played with Nidalee on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Nidalee.

Additionally, when Sona plays with Nidalee on the same team, she often takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Nidalee does a decent job of protecting Sona during teamfights.

Synergies between Sona and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sona
Nidalee

Is Sona better when played alongside Nidalee?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Sona that will always be her #1 ally. Yet, Nidalee is a terrible ally for Sona. By locking into the same side as Sona, she lowers their win rate by -5.2% to 45.2%. This proves that there is a very bad bond between Sona and Nidalee that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Nidalee has a much greater difficulty compared to Sona. That means Sona players must be very careful when lining up Nidalee teammates to play with, as they will need a much higher level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Sona players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by aligning Sona and Nidalee together, you will not be granting your side very much engage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Nidalee teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona Nidalee Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sona and Nidalee, we analyzed 531 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 Sona with Nidalee 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sona to pair well with Nidalee during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Sona and Nidalee synergy build include Dream Maker, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona used at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better as an ally of Nidalee than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sona had an average winrate of 45.2% helping carry Nidalee with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Sona players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.2% win rate overall.

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