the Bestial Huntress

Nidalee

Nidalee

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...

RoleAssassin
Difficulty
DamageMixed
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Ability QJavelin Toss / Takedown

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.

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Nidalee build overview

Match sample
Nidalee

NIDALEE — JUNGLE BUILD

Assassin · Mage
ProwlPJavelin Toss / TakedownQBushwhack / PounceWPrimal Surge / SwipeEAspect Of The CougarR
Win rate51.4%
Pick rate2.6%
Ban rate0.8%
Matches506
RANK: A TIER

Nidalee Jungle has a 51.4% win rate with 2.6% pick rate in our high-elo sample and is currently ranked A Tier. Based on our analysis of 19,511 matches on patch 16.13–16.14.

Spells
Recommended build
First purchases Suggested
  1. 1102
  2. 2003
  3. 3340

A jungle companion and sustain for your opening clear.

Core items Full build, in order
  1. 13100
  2. 23020
  3. 33152
  4. 41082
  5. 53157
  6. 61058

51.4% win rate over 506 games with this build

Opening levelsLevel 1QJavelin Toss / TakedownLevel 2EPrimal Surge / SwipeLevel 3WBushwhack / Pounce
Skill priority
QQ›EE›WW
Skill path · most popular
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QQ14579
WW314151718
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DamageMixed
DifficultyHard
ClassAssassin · Mage
Attack5
Defense4
Magic7
Difficulty8

the Bestial Huntress — 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...

champion data from Riot Data Dragon; builds aggregated from public high-elo matches. Not endorsed by Riot Games.