the Bestial Huntress

Nidalee Top

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
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.

READY FOR THE RIFT

Nidalee build overview

Match sample
Nidalee

NIDALEE — TOP BUILD

Assassin · Mage
ProwlPJavelin Toss / TakedownQBushwhack / PounceWPrimal Surge / SwipeEAspect Of The CougarR
Win rate61.2%
Pick rate0.3%
Ban rate0.8%
Matches49
RANK: S TIER

Nidalee Top has a 61.2% win rate with 0.3% pick rate in our high-elo sample and is currently ranked S Tier. Based on our analysis of 19,511 matches on patch 16.13–16.14.

Spells
Recommended build
First purchases Suggested
  1. 1056
  2. ×22003
  3. 3340

An ability-focused start with two potions for lane sustain.

Core items Full build, in order
  1. 13078
  2. 23111
  3. 33047
  4. 41082
  5. 51055
  6. 63009

61.2% win rate over 49 games with this build

Opening levelsLevel 1WBushwhack / PounceLevel 2EPrimal Surge / SwipeLevel 3QJavelin Toss / Takedown
Skill priority
EE›QQ›WW
Skill path · most popular
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QQ38101213
WW114151718
EE24579
RR61116
Best against

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Worst against

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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.