Gravesvs Nidalee
Graves vs Nidalee is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Graves wins with a 58.1% win rate (+16.1%) over Nidalee based on 31 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Nidalee matchup.
Graves Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves 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.
Who wins Graves vs Nidalee?
Graves wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 35.2% and 64.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.5% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 40 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Graves vs Nidalee is an even matchup: Graves wins 50.0% of 40 games, and the 95% range (35.2–64.8%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 52.5% for Graves; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 78, within the margin of error (37 games).
- Graves players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Nidalee: 43.2% of their other Jungle games, 17.5% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Graves and Nidalee played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Graves's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Graves vs Nidalee Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Graves vs Nidalee Win Rate by Game Length
Graves's win rate against Nidalee by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Graves's results against Nidalee in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Graves vs Nidalee Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenGraves gold at 15: −78
- First itemEvenGraves: 0.2 min · Nidalee: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Graves Changes Against Nidalee
Choices Graves players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually43.2%vs Nidalee17.5%−25.7 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually29.4%vs Nidalee52.5%+23.1 pts57.1% WR here
Usually4.0%vs Nidalee12.5%+8.5 pts
Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually1.9%vs Nidalee7.5%+5.6 pts
Scorchclaw PupItemUsually2.0%vs Nidalee7.5%+5.5 pts
Flash + SmiteSummoner spellsUsually99.0%vs Nidalee95.0%−4.0 pts47.4% WR here
Best Graves Build vs Nidalee
Usual Graves build (Jungle)
61.9% win rate · 740 games
Against Nidalee
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 22 Graves games against Nidalee carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Graves's standard build instead.
- Graves usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 31 games).
- Nidalee usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 32 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Graves Runes vs Nidalee
Usual Graves runes (Jungle)
Dark Harvest
48.5% win rate · 1,834 games
Against Nidalee
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Graves draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Graves'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 Graves build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Graves Matchups
Hardest for Graves
Easiest for Graves
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Graves vs Nidalee FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Graves vs Nidalee?
Graves vs Nidalee is an even matchup: Graves wins 50.0% of 40 games, and the 95% range (35.2–64.8%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Graves's win rate against Nidalee?
Graves wins 50.0% of 40 Jungle games against Nidalee on patch 26.19 (95% range 35.2–64.8%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 52.5% would be expected.
Does Graves counter Nidalee?
Not clearly. Graves wins 50.0% of 40 games against Nidalee, and the 95% range (35.2–64.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Graves or Nidalee?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 78, within the margin of error (37 games).
Does Graves outscale Nidalee?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Nidalee strongest against Graves?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nidalee is ahead of Graves beyond the margin of error.
What should Graves build against Nidalee?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Graves's usual Jungle core: Hubris, The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow. The biggest change against Nidalee: Plated Steelcaps (43.2% usually, 17.5% here).
What runes should Graves use against Nidalee?
Use Graves's usual Dark Harvest page (Domination + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Nidalee: Flash + Smite (99.0% usually, 95.0% here).