Patch 26.8

#119

Nidalee

DJungle

the Bestial Huntress

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Win Rate

47.7%-4.98%

Pick Rate

8.9%-6.1%

Ban Rate

1.0%

Matches

43,848

Rank Change

-8

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.

Skill Order

Max: E > E > E

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Javelin Toss / Takedown

Bushwhack / Pounce

Primal Surge / Swipe

Aspect Of The Cougar

Abilities

Prowl

Moving through brush increases Nidalee's Move Speed by 10% for 2 seconds, increased to 30% toward visible enemy champions within 1400 range.

Hitting champions or monsters with Javelin Toss or Bushwhack triggers a Hunt, granting True Sight of them for 4 seconds. During this time, Nidalee gains 10% Move Speed (increased to 30% toward the Hunted target) and her Takedown and Pounce are enhanced against them.

Javelin Toss / Takedown

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In human form, Nidalee throws a spiked javelin at her target that gains damage as it flies. As a cougar, her next attack will attempt to fatally wound her target, dealing more damage the less life they have.

Bushwhack / Pounce

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In human form, Nidalee lays a trap for unwary opponents that, when sprung, damages and reveals its target. As a cougar, she jumps in a direction, dealing damage in an area where she lands.

Primal Surge / Swipe

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In human form, Nidalee channels the spirit of the cougar to heal her allies and imbue them with Attack Speed for a short duration. As a cougar, she claws in a direction, dealing damage to enemies in front of her.

Aspect Of The Cougar

3s20

Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining new abilities.

Skins (5)

Nidalee (Default)

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Power Curve

Mid Game Champion

Early GameLevels 1-6

55%

Decent early game. Focus on farming and trading when abilities are available.

Mid GameLevels 7-12

88%

Power spike at core items. Look for skirmishes and objective fights.

Late GameLevel 13+

60%

Solid late game. Position well in team fights and focus priority targets.

Strong Against

Weak Against

Champion Lore

Raised in the deepest jungle, Nidalee is a master tracker who can shapeshift into a ferocious cougar at will. Neither wholly woman nor beast, she viciously defends her territory from any and all trespassers, with carefully placed traps and deft spear throws. She cripples her quarry before pouncing on them in feline form—the lucky few who survive tell tales of a wild woman with razor-sharp instincts, and even sharper claws...

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