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Nidalee

Build for Jungle
ProwlPJavelin Toss / TakedownQBushwhack / PounceWPrimal Surge / SwipeEAspect Of The CougarR
Updated 19 minutes ago · Patch 26.19
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Tier
A
Win rate
52.0%
Win rate change
-2.8%
Pick rate
2.5%
Ban rate
1.2%
Games
1,478
High-elo games

Runes

47.4% (477)

Domination

ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
Treasure HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter

Sorcery

Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling

Summoner spells

FlashSmite
52.0% 1,474

Skill priority

Javelin Toss / TakedownQPrimal Surge / SwipeEBushwhack / PounceW
56.8% 1,097

Start

Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion51.0%
Scorchclaw Pup53.4%

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes52.0%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity58.3%

Vision

Oracle Lens1.4 control wards / game

First back usually around 3:57

Blasting WandDark Seal64.3%8%
Blasting Wand57.8%7%

Build order

  1. Blasting Wand
  2. Dark Seal
  3. Amplifying Tome
  4. Boots
  5. Sheen
  6. Lich Bane
  7. Aether Wisp
  8. Sorcerer's Shoes
  9. Amplifying Tome
  10. Hextech Alternator
  11. Glowing Mote
  12. Hextech Rocketbelt
  13. Kindlegem
  14. Ruby Crystal
  15. Amplifying Tome
  16. Seeker's Armguard

Completed items

  1. Lich Bane153.6%10:46
  2. Sorcerer's Shoes252.0%12:33
  3. Hextech Rocketbelt352.5%17:01
  4. Shadowflame454.5%19:45
  5. Zhonya's Hourglass554.7%24:03
When items get finished
051015202530
Lich Bane
Sorcerer's Shoes
Hextech Rocketbelt
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass

Median finish time in minutes, from the games that built each item.

Situational

  • Rabadon's Deathcap60.3%
  • Void Staff59.6%
  • Bloodletter's Curse64.6%

Skill path

Javelin Toss / TakedownQPrimal Surge / SwipeEBushwhack / PounceWMost popular leveling order
Skill path
Javelin Toss / TakedownQ14579
Bushwhack / PounceW314151718
Primal Surge / SwipeE28101213
Aspect Of The CougarR61116

Toughest matchups

These champions counter Nidalee

Best matchups

Nidalee beats these champions

Jungle path

How Nidalee players start and clear, from 1,331 games
Raptors1Red Brambleback2Krugs3Wolves4Blue Sentinel5Gromp6
Typical full clear: Raptors › Red Brambleback › Krugs › Wolves › Blue Sentinel › GrompFirst camp and clear style come from real games; Riot records positions once a minute, so the camps in between follow the standard route.
Red side start72%
Blue side start28%
Path styleFull clear about 3:30
Full clear 65%3-camp gank 28%Invade 7%
First gankusually around 3:49
Bot 47%Top 30%Mid 23%

Win rate by game length

Nidalee holds up at every stage
< 25 min543 games25-30 min485 games30-35 min310 games35+ min140 games

Average gold vs the lane opponent at 15:00: +261 (1252 games)

Damage breakdown

Physical6%Magic82%True11%

Similar champions

Playing as Nidalee

  • 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.

Playing against Nidalee

  • Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.
  • Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.
  • Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Official tips from Riot