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Nidalee Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.21

Nidalee The Bestial Huntress

Find the best Nidalee build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.21. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Nidalee build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Nidalee's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 3 Guides
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Nidalee Top Guide[work in progress]

Guide by Sleepydrone updated February 21, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Nidalee-Tanky Cat destroying Enemies

Guide by gromesh updated February 13, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Nidalee, Solo top Surv AD

Guide by Monversol updated February 20, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Guide to "Fear the Wild"

Guide by Keezjah updated February 19, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

How to play Nid likeapro c:

Guide by grizzlechunk1 updated February 14, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Nidalee: In The works. AP

Guide by PuddingMix updated February 3, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

TOP AD NIDALEE GUIDE BY MIJEN

Guide by Mijen updated February 9, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

[S3] AP/AD Nidalee in depth - You can't pet me

Guide by LoLegendGUIDES updated February 10, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

How to Carry your Carry (Ranked Nidalee Support Guide S3)

Guide by Cerver updated February 5, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

[S3] Hybrid Nidalee for Non-Noobs

Guide by Mitchm1024 updated February 9, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Ability power, Attack damage, Hybrid, and Jungler (last 3) c

Guide by Ashtonbme updated February 6, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Ap/Hybrid/Ad Nidalee mid lane

Guide by Ashtonbme updated February 5, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Ad Nidalee... Toplane Domination [S3]

Guide by AWildNidAppears updated December 12, 2012
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Support Nidalee, the terror-cat of the Bot Lane [Season 3 re

Guide by Zanryu updated January 14, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

{S3} Nidalee: The Sustainable Lane [Never Die, Always Carry]

Guide by Alyrianna updated December 28, 2012
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

[S3] Top Bruiser Nidalee [WORK IN PROGRESS]

Guide by Too Rich To Be updated January 7, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Nidalee - Supportalee

Guide by Firefox321 updated April 11, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Nidalee the high elo Queen.

Guide by paszo updated August 27, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Topalee, Ad kitty. S3 UPDATED.

Guide by kallcrack updated January 2, 2013
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LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide
LoL Champion Nidalee Build Guide

Nida Top - Here mousy, mousy, mousy...

Guide by Arih updated December 29, 2012
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Nidalee Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Nidalee we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Nidalee, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Nidalee this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.21. However, if you are a new Nidalee player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Nidalee!

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Patch 14.21: 37,144 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Nidalee's Runes

Nidalee's Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 47% Pickrate

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Second Best

Nidalee's 2nd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 44% Pickrate

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Third Best

Nidalee's 3rd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Nidalee's Summoner Spells

Nidalee's Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 77% Pickrate

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Second Best

Nidalee's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 46%

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

Flash Gustwalker Smite

Third Best

Nidalee's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 43%

Win Rate 1% Pickrate

Flash Mosstomper Smite

Nidalee's Starters

Nidalee's Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 63% Pickrate

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Second Best

Nidalee's 2nd Best Starter Items 45%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

Stealth Ward Health Potion

Third Best

Nidalee's 3rd Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

Oracle Lens Health Potion

Nidalee's Core Items

Nidalee's Best Core Items 54%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

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Nidalee Counters

Learn Nidalee's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Nidalee guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Nidalee JUNGLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Nidalee. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Nidalee Skins

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Nidalee's Abilities

Nidalee's Prowl
Prowl Nidalee's Passive Nidalee's Passive
Self
Nidalee's Passive
Nidalee's Passive
Moving through brush increases Nidalee's movement speed by 10% for 2 seconds, increased to 30% toward visible enemy champions within a range of 1400.

Damaging champions or neutral monsters with Javelin Toss or Bushwhack marks them as 'Hunted' for 4 seconds, granting Nidalee vision of them, 30% increased movement speed toward them (within a range of 1400) and enhancing her next Takedown, Pounce, and Swipe against them. Also grants 10% movement speed to other directions.
Q
Nidalee's Javelin Toss / Takedown
Javelin Toss / Takedown Nidalee's Q Ability
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Human: Nidalee tosses her javelin forward in a line, dealing 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 / 150 (+50% of ability power) magic damage to the first enemy it hits, which is increased by 0−200% (depending on distance traveled) for a maximum of 210 / 270 / 330 / 390 / 450 (+150% of ability power) magic damage.

Cougar: Nidalee's next attack deals a minimum of 4 / 20 / 50 / 90 (+36% of ability power) (+0.75 per attack damage) magic damage and she gains +75 range when using this attack. Takedown's damage to enemies is increased by 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75% for every 1% of the target's missing health.

If the enemy is Hunted, Takedown deals 30% increased damage.
W
Nidalee's Bushwhack / Pounce
Bushwhack / Pounce Nidalee's W Ability
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13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9
Human: Nidalee lays an invisible trap that deals 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 (+20% of ability power) over the duration of 4 seconds and marks the target as Hunted. The traps last 2 minutes and Nidalee can have a maximum of 4 / 6 / 7 / 10 traps active at once (at levels 1 / 6 / 11 / 16).

Cougar: Nidalee lunges forward dealing 55 / 100 / 145 / 190 (+30% of ability power) (+0.5 per bonus attack damage) magic damage. If the enemy that Nidalee is directly jumping towards to is Hunted, Pounce will have 750 range and the cooldown of the ability will be reduced by 40 / 50 / 60 / 70%. Killing a unit in cougar form will also reduce Pounce's cooldown by 40 / 50 / 60 / 70%.
E
Nidalee's Primal Surge / Swipe
Primal Surge / Swipe Nidalee's E Ability
600
50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
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Human: Nidalee heals an allied champion for 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+35% of ability power) health, increased to a maximum of 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+70% of ability power) health and grants them 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70% bonus attack speed for 7 seconds.

Cougar: Nidalee claws at enemies in a cone in the direction of mouse, dealing 70 / 130 / 190 / 250 (+40% of ability power) (+0.7 per bonus attack damage) magic damage to the enemies.
R
Nidalee's Aspect Of The Cougar
Aspect Of The Cougar Nidalee's Ultimate (R) Ability
Self
0
3
Passive: Each additional rank increases the effectiveness of Nidalee's cougar abilities.

Nidalee transforms into a vicious cougar, gaining a new set of abilities.
Q
Nidalee's Javelin Toss
Javelin Toss Nidalee's Q Ability
1500
50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
6
Nidalee tosses her javelin forward in a line, dealing 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 / 150 (+50% of ability power) magic damage to the first enemy it hits, which is increased by 0−200% (depending on distance traveled) for a maximum of 210 / 270 / 330 / 390 / 450 (+150% of ability power) magic damage.
Q
Nidalee's Takedown
Takedown Nidalee's Q Ability
125
0
6
Nidalee's next attack deals a minimum of 5 / 30 / 55 / 80 (+40% of ability power) (+0.75 per attack damage) magic damage and she gains +75 range when using this attack. Takedown's damage to enemies is increased by 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75% for every 1% of the target's missing Health.

If the enemy is Hunted, Takedown deals 30% increased damage.
W
Nidalee's Bushwhack
Bushwhack Nidalee's W Ability
900
30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50
13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9
Nidalee lays an invisible trap that deals 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 (+20% of ability power) over the duration of 4 seconds and marks the target as Hunted. The traps last 2 minutes and Nidalee can have a maximum of 4 / 6 / 7 / 10 traps active at once (at levels 1 / 6 / 11 / 16).
W
Nidalee's Pounce
Pounce Nidalee's W Ability
375
0
6
Nidalee lunges forward dealing 55 / 100 / 145 / 190 (+30% of ability power) (+0.5 per bonus attack damage) magic damage. If the enemy that Nidalee is directly jumping towards to is Hunted, Pounce will have 750 range and the cooldown of the ability will be reduced by 40 / 50 / 60 / 70%. Killing a unit in cougar form will also reduce Pounce's cooldown by 40 / 50 / 60 / 70%.
E
Nidalee's Primal Surge
Primal Surge Nidalee's E Ability
900
50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
12
Nidalee heals an allied champion for 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+35% of ability power) health, increased to a maximum of 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+70% of ability power) health and grants them 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70% bonus attack speed for 7 seconds.
E
Nidalee's Swipe
Swipe Nidalee's E Ability
300
0
6
Nidalee claws at enemies in a cone in the direction of mouse, dealing 70 / 130 / 190 / 250 (+40% of ability power) (+0.7 per bonus attack damage) magic damage to the enemies.

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