Jaycevs Nidalee
Jayce vs Nidalee is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.12. Nidalee wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Jayce based on 5 games. Nidalee wins the early laning phase while Jayce scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Jayce build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Jayce vs Nidalee matchup.
Jayce Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Jayce 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 the Jayce vs Nidalee Matchup?
Jayce vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
The Jayce vs Nidalee matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Nidalee wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Jayce's 40.0%, giving Nidalee a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nidalee controls the early laning stage, but Jayce outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nidalee needs to press advantages before Jayce reaches their power spikes, while Jayce should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Jayce leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nidalee has a strong advantage in this matchup. Jayce players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Nidalee overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Jayce vs Nidalee Laning Phase Breakdown
Nidalee is favored during the laning phase against Jayce, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Nidalee holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Jayce Build Against Nidalee
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Nidalee, providing the mobility and stats Jayce needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Jayce against Nidalee are Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive and Bastionbreaker. This combination gives Jayce an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Jayce vs Nidalee matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Jayce25.0%
Nidalee75.0%Jayce100.0%Nidalee0.0%Nidalee dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Jayce. This lopsided early game means Nidalee can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Jayce is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Nidalee. Extended games heavily favor Jayce, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Nidalee must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Jayce reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Jayce survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Jayce Runes Against Nidalee
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Jayce the best tools to compete against Nidalee in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Jayce matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.12. The table below shows Jayce'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 Jayce build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.89% | 36 | 6.6 | 724 | 11,069 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 6.6 | 929 | 11,763 | 57.1% | 58.8% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 6.9 | 941 | 13,467 | 42.9% | 52.2% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 7.4 | 1,012 | 12,036 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 7.0 | 1,012 | 13,790 | 61.5% | 53.3% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 6.7 | 926 | 12,888 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 7.0 | 798 | 12,378 | 36.4% | 53.9% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 827 | 12,515 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 7.1 | 1,136 | 13,196 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 7.7 | 1,333 | 12,187 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.8 | 1,138 | 13,376 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 7.2 | 1,027 | 12,531 | 37.5% | 22.2% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.1 | 869 | 12,440 | 75.0% | 22.2% | |
| 23.53% | 17 | 7.0 | 746 | 12,860 | 16.7% | 27.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.1 | 1,025 | 12,163 | 37.5% | 55.6% | |
| 18.75% | 16 | 6.2 | 932 | 11,288 | 12.5% | 25.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.4 | 910 | 12,103 | 22.2% | 71.4% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.7 | 1,037 | 11,591 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 7.1 | 804 | 12,308 | 20.0% | 45.5% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 7.5 | 964 | 12,555 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.6 | 806 | 11,854 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.3 | 998 | 13,503 | 75.0% | 36.4% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 7.0 | 1,148 | 14,999 | 66.7% | 9.1% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.8 | 847 | 12,974 | 42.9% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.7 | 1,033 | 12,478 | 37.5% | 83.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.4 | 727 | 10,921 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.8 | 890 | 11,311 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 4.7 | 967 | 14,201 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 7.6 | 848 | 11,135 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 7.9 | 948 | 13,305 | 25.0% | 37.5% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.3 | 815 | 13,379 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.8 | 973 | 14,264 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.3 | 967 | 13,294 | 66.7% | 12.5% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.2 | 1,010 | 14,304 | 0.0% | 77.8% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.7 | 1,022 | 13,878 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.3 | 932 | 13,902 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 941 | 12,002 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 3.5 | 1,030 | 13,577 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 937 | 13,479 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 965 | 13,192 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 990 | 13,403 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 1,037 | 14,411 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.8 | 1,072 | 13,631 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.3 | 1,133 | 15,673 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.5 | 767 | 12,595 | 25.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.4 | 1,002 | 13,903 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.7 | 778 | 11,113 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 980 | 11,963 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.6 | 903 | 13,902 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.4 | 846 | 10,557 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.9 | 981 | 16,248 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 7.3 | 936 | 12,676 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 726 | 10,681 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.8 | 851 | 8,763 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.0 | 1,107 | 16,318 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.0 | 887 | 11,867 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.5 | 865 | 14,962 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.8 | 914 | 11,133 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.2 | 837 | 13,312 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.8 | 1,116 | 13,987 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 1,025 | 13,403 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.7 | 917 | 12,984 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 831 | 11,900 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 1,027 | 16,485 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.2 | 912 | 13,474 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 836 | 11,833 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 789 | 13,676 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 783 | 14,199 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 820 | 10,809 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 738 | 16,061 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 830 | 12,478 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 1,059 | 15,303 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 865 | 8,389 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 960 | 14,133 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 941 | 15,406 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,188 | 11,733 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
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Jayce vs Nidalee - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Jayce do against Nidalee in League of Legends?
Nidalee wins the Jayce vs Nidalee matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Jayce's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.12.
How does Jayce do against Nidalee in the early game?
In the early game, Nidalee has the advantage against Jayce with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Nidalee players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Jayce do against Nidalee in the late game?
In the late game, Jayce takes over the Jayce vs Nidalee matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Jayce scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Jayce vs Nidalee matchup?
Nidalee wins the matchup against Jayce with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.12. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Nidalee is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Jayce build against Nidalee?
The best Jayce build against Nidalee includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive, Bastionbreaker with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Jayce runes against Nidalee?
The best Jayce runes against Nidalee use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Jayce vs Nidalee matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Jayce counter Nidalee?
No, Jayce struggles against Nidalee with only a 40.0% win rate. Nidalee has the advantage in this matchup. Jayce players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nidalee's lead.
How do I play Jayce against Nidalee?
When playing Jayce against Nidalee, play cautiously and avoid Nidalee's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Nidalee in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.