Fiddlesticks - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.0%
Pick Rate
1.8%

Fiddlesticksvs Nidalee

DMageSupport
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 14, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Fiddlesticks wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Nidalee based on 7 games. Fiddlesticks holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchup.

Fiddlesticks Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Fiddlesticks performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Nidalee - 57.1% win rateNidalee(57.1%)
Fiddlesticks - 57.1% win rate in this matchup
Fiddlesticks
57.1% WR
VS
Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks matchup - 42.9% win rate
Nidalee
42.9% WR

Who Wins the Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee Matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchup
Winner
Fiddlesticks
Matches: 7
57.1%
Win Rate
42.9%
0.9
CS / min
1.0
855
DMG / min
822
13,270
Gold / game
13,997
482
Heal / min
555
691
DMG Mitigated / min
545
1.9
CC / min
0.3
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

The Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Fiddlesticks wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Nidalee's 42.9%, giving Fiddlesticks a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Fiddlesticks dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nidalee players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Fiddlesticks leads by 1.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Fiddlesticks players can confidently pick into Nidalee and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Nidalee away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee Laning Phase Breakdown

Fiddlesticks wins the laning phase against Nidalee in League of Legends

Fiddlesticks is favored during the laning phase against Nidalee, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Fiddlesticks holds advantages in damage, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
0.9Fiddlesticks
1.0Nidalee
Fiddlesticks and Nidalee farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
855Fiddlesticks
822Nidalee
Fiddlesticks deals 33 more champion damage per minute than Nidalee. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Nidalee choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Fiddlesticks's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
13,270Fiddlesticks
13,997Nidalee
Nidalee earns 727 more gold per game than Fiddlesticks, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Nidalee slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.9Fiddlesticks
0.3Nidalee
Fiddlesticks brings significantly more crowd control than Nidalee, with 1.5 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Fiddlesticks far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Nidalee should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,173Fiddlesticks
1,100Nidalee
Fiddlesticks heals and mitigates 73 more damage per minute than Nidalee, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Fiddlesticks to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Nidalee.

Best Fiddlesticks Build Against Nidalee

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Nidalee, providing the mobility and stats Fiddlesticks needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Fiddlesticks against Nidalee are Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and Malignance. This combination gives Fiddlesticks an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nidalee. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Fiddlesticks
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Fiddlesticks early game win rateFiddlesticks100.0%
Nidalee early game win rateNidalee0.0%
Late Game
Fiddlesticks
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Fiddlesticks late game win rateFiddlesticks50.0%
Nidalee late game win rateNidalee50.0%

Fiddlesticks dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Nidalee. This lopsided early game means Fiddlesticks can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Fiddlesticks at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Nidalee. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Fiddlesticks holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nidalee players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Fiddlesticks Runes Against Nidalee

Sorcery rune tree - Fiddlesticks primary runes vs NidaleeSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Fiddlesticks rune vs NidaleeAxiom Arcanist - best Fiddlesticks rune vs NidaleeTranscendence - best Fiddlesticks rune vs NidaleeWaterwalking - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Nidalee
Inspiration rune tree - Fiddlesticks secondary runes vs NidaleeInspiration
Time Warp Tonic - best Fiddlesticks rune vs NidaleeCosmic Insight - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Nidalee
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary allows Fiddlesticks to press their advantage against Nidalee, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Fiddlesticks matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Fiddlesticks's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Fiddlesticks matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
43.90%821.170311,41252.3%34.2%
46.75%771.181313,22348.0%46.1%
50.67%751.278513,10433.3%60.4%
64.41%590.972312,35760.9%66.7%
56.86%511.070912,35350.0%62.1%
60.00%501.178613,67153.3%62.9%
45.83%481.177812,60328.6%59.3%
46.34%411.171912,27750.0%43.5%
47.50%401.178511,89260.0%35.0%
55.56%361.080813,55958.3%54.2%
48.39%311.283213,01246.1%50.0%
43.33%301.177513,16657.1%39.1%
43.33%301.868412,05042.9%43.8%
37.93%291.484910,97343.8%30.8%
44.44%271.778611,39230.8%57.1%
65.38%261.281012,99953.9%76.9%
48.00%251.374712,40150.0%46.7%
54.17%241.067212,16863.6%46.1%
33.33%241.180114,21340.0%31.6%
47.83%231.071112,15953.9%40.0%
56.52%231.079912,32762.5%42.9%
43.48%231.381913,70657.1%37.5%
50.00%221.269311,04360.0%41.7%
47.62%211.076313,36560.0%43.8%
30.00%201.281310,82511.1%45.5%
42.11%190.984012,51237.5%45.5%
42.11%191.370812,19150.0%38.5%
52.63%193.479512,49771.4%41.7%
38.89%181.877311,66140.0%37.5%
55.56%181.175712,90250.0%60.0%
47.06%172.393613,85150.0%46.1%
37.50%161.383912,60837.5%37.5%
37.50%161.878712,63750.0%30.0%
60.00%151.76819,44683.3%44.4%
46.67%153.07239,50055.6%33.3%
64.29%141.592613,36233.3%87.5%
35.71%142.177713,07525.0%40.0%
71.43%141.969712,14250.0%80.0%
57.14%142.882811,20466.7%50.0%
57.14%141.063711,97385.7%28.6%
46.15%131.278013,069100.0%30.0%
38.46%132.178412,12114.3%66.7%
46.15%131.963210,24550.0%42.9%
33.33%121.371911,52066.7%22.2%
58.33%121.469412,60360.0%57.1%
54.55%112.494811,99180.0%33.3%
54.55%111.681311,877100.0%50.0%
63.64%112.076310,90260.0%66.7%
54.55%111.284014,79250.0%57.1%
54.55%111.66298,69225.0%71.4%
45.45%111.76658,96857.1%25.0%
54.55%112.056410,58640.0%66.7%
45.45%112.069410,82150.0%40.0%
27.27%111.95879,5670.0%37.5%
45.45%111.683811,9790.0%62.5%
63.64%111.161412,24560.0%66.7%
63.64%111.56969,41975.0%57.1%
60.00%102.198113,85680.0%40.0%
40.00%102.790410,56825.0%50.0%
40.00%105.175011,44550.0%37.5%
30.00%101.579311,05540.0%20.0%
22.22%91.67889,8220.0%33.3%
22.22%93.26218,91040.0%0.0%
66.67%91.072912,73775.0%60.0%
25.00%85.56819,31816.7%50.0%
37.50%82.26978,75525.0%50.0%
50.00%85.177811,99350.0%50.0%
14.29%71.21,12216,9670.0%20.0%
14.29%74.58918,6920.0%50.0%
28.57%71.67108,74025.0%33.3%
28.57%71.56038,96150.0%0.0%
57.14%73.27729,27550.0%66.7%
57.14%70.985513,270100.0%50.0%
28.57%72.260910,3320.0%50.0%
57.14%71.56139,52950.0%60.0%
57.14%73.37809,97266.7%50.0%
57.14%73.374610,965100.0%40.0%
71.43%73.37388,39560.0%100.0%
42.86%73.28179,41633.3%100.0%
85.71%71.45909,82966.7%100.0%
33.33%62.972413,01850.0%25.0%
33.33%65.31,09211,225100.0%0.0%
33.33%61.674511,02050.0%25.0%
33.33%64.989412,01825.0%50.0%
16.67%62.087010,51033.3%0.0%
66.67%62.057510,12150.0%75.0%
16.67%65.796511,87550.0%0.0%
50.00%62.085611,41450.0%50.0%
66.67%61.974112,634100.0%33.3%
50.00%65.694210,30733.3%66.7%
66.67%64.01,0059,68766.7%66.7%
0.00%61.66288,7890.0%0.0%
66.67%61.57159,97050.0%75.0%
100.00%55.21,09312,757100.0%100.0%
40.00%52.76137,78666.7%0.0%
60.00%51.45698,68666.7%50.0%
20.00%51.55788,80150.0%0.0%
40.00%51.857710,5210.0%50.0%
60.00%52.26999,81466.7%50.0%
60.00%54.578811,53966.7%50.0%
40.00%53.388610,58750.0%33.3%

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Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Fiddlesticks do against Nidalee in League of Legends?

Fiddlesticks wins the Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Nidalee's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Nidalee in the early game?

In the early game, Fiddlesticks has the advantage against Nidalee with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Fiddlesticks players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Nidalee in the late game?

In the late game, Fiddlesticks takes over the Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Fiddlesticks scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the matchup against Nidalee with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Fiddlesticks is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.

What is the best Fiddlesticks build against Nidalee?

The best Fiddlesticks build against Nidalee includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Malignance with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Fiddlesticks runes against Nidalee?

The best Fiddlesticks runes against Nidalee use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Fiddlesticks counter Nidalee?

Yes, Fiddlesticks has a favorable matchup against Nidalee with a 57.1% win rate. Fiddlesticks strongly counters Nidalee in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Fiddlesticks against Nidalee?

When playing Fiddlesticks against Nidalee, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.