Morgana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
4.6%

Morganavs Nidalee

BSupportMage
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Morgana vs Nidalee is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Nidalee wins with a 56.3% win rate (+12.5%) over Morgana based on 16 games. Morgana wins the early laning phase while Nidalee scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Morgana vs Nidalee matchup.

Morgana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Morgana 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 - 43.8% win rateNidalee(43.8%)
Morgana - 43.8% win rate in this matchup
Morgana
43.8% WR
VS
Nidalee vs Morgana matchup - 56.3% win rate
Nidalee
56.3% WR

Who Wins the Morgana vs Nidalee Matchup?

Nidalee wins the Morgana vs Nidalee matchup
Winner
Nidalee
Matches: 16
43.8%
Win Rate
56.3%
1.9
CS / min
1.8
556
DMG / min
606
8,922
Gold / game
10,411
134
Heal / min
564
375
DMG Mitigated / min
400
1.6
CC / min
0.0
66.7%
Early Game WR
33.3%
30.0%
Late Game WR
70.0%

Morgana vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

The Morgana vs Nidalee matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 16 recent matches analyzed, Nidalee wins with a 56.3% win rate compared to Morgana's 43.8%, giving Nidalee a 12.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Morgana controls the early laning stage, but Nidalee outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Morgana needs to press advantages before Nidalee reaches their power spikes, while Nidalee should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Morgana leads by 1.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nidalee has a strong advantage in this matchup. Morgana 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.

Morgana vs Nidalee Laning Phase Breakdown

Nidalee wins the laning phase against Morgana in League of Legends

Nidalee is favored during the laning phase against Morgana, 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.

Farming
1.9Morgana
1.8Nidalee
Morgana and Nidalee farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 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
556Morgana
606Nidalee
Nidalee deals 50 more champion damage per minute than Morgana. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Morgana choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Nidalee's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
8,922Morgana
10,411Nidalee
Nidalee generates a commanding 1,490 more gold per game than Morgana. This substantial economic advantage means Nidalee consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Morgana should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.6Morgana
0.0Nidalee
Morgana brings significantly more crowd control than Nidalee, with 1.6 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Morgana 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
509Morgana
965Nidalee
Nidalee vastly out-sustains Morgana, healing and mitigating 456 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nidalee can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Morgana is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Morgana, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Morgana Build Against Nidalee

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Nidalee, providing the mobility and stats Morgana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Morgana against Nidalee are Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon and Void Staff. This combination gives Morgana 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 Morgana vs Nidalee matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Morgana
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Morgana early game win rateMorgana66.7%
Nidalee early game win rateNidalee33.3%
Late Game
Nidalee
70.0%
+40.0% advantage
Morgana late game win rateMorgana30.0%
Nidalee late game win rateNidalee70.0%

Morgana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Nidalee. This lopsided early game means Morgana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Nidalee is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 70.0% win rate — 40.0 points above Morgana. Extended games heavily favor Nidalee, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Morgana must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Nidalee reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Nidalee 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 Morgana Runes Against Nidalee

Inspiration rune tree - Morgana primary runes vs NidaleeInspiration
Glacial Augment - best Morgana rune vs NidaleeCash Back - best Morgana rune vs NidaleeBiscuit Delivery - best Morgana rune vs NidaleeCosmic Insight - best Morgana rune vs Nidalee
Sorcery rune tree - Morgana secondary runes vs NidaleeSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Morgana rune vs NidaleeTranscendence - best Morgana rune vs Nidalee
66.7% WR

The Inspiration and Sorcery rune setup gives Morgana the best tools to compete against Nidalee in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Morgana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Morgana'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 Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Morgana matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
46.32%6542.058410,20244.9%47.2%
46.34%4651.55979,78345.6%46.9%
54.22%4521.66129,91355.3%53.5%
46.50%4311.65869,72548.9%44.9%
49.16%4181.66229,67150.8%47.8%
47.49%3991.75969,85551.4%45.2%
51.06%3301.65879,52551.3%50.9%
50.78%2561.66209,92551.0%50.6%
52.72%2401.65609,53253.9%51.9%
53.56%2392.163810,40150.6%55.2%
46.98%2321.860110,01149.0%45.5%
52.68%2241.66429,55654.8%50.8%
48.40%2201.760610,03250.0%47.3%
48.15%2161.66239,67050.6%46.7%
51.17%2141.661910,15950.5%51.6%
49.76%2121.65389,47959.5%42.6%
52.50%2001.64769,04449.5%55.6%
50.00%1872.459710,09548.0%51.3%
45.56%1691.964210,10240.3%49.0%
52.98%1681.55629,57257.1%49.5%
53.05%1651.86919,91044.9%59.0%
47.85%1641.859810,33245.3%49.1%
53.99%1631.56579,94956.5%52.1%
56.21%1531.67299,79754.7%57.7%
46.31%1512.463710,66245.5%46.7%
51.54%1301.66409,79452.8%50.6%
56.14%1151.65909,67055.8%56.5%
48.15%1081.66049,89950.0%47.1%
53.00%1001.56449,60450.0%55.4%
55.56%991.962710,37647.4%60.7%
46.81%941.659810,25747.4%46.4%
49.45%911.659610,06157.1%44.6%
52.38%844.473311,06474.3%36.7%
55.95%842.469311,25663.0%52.6%
43.75%815.679711,25646.1%41.5%
44.44%721.66749,20551.6%39.0%
57.81%645.579311,43259.3%56.8%
50.79%631.560110,03350.0%51.4%
47.46%591.757110,39740.0%51.3%
60.34%586.078010,74551.5%72.0%
72.41%581.85629,63484.0%63.6%
53.70%552.067410,46456.3%52.6%
54.55%553.569610,89464.7%50.0%
50.00%485.887011,17155.0%46.4%
55.32%472.071510,45947.6%61.5%
43.48%465.17479,45550.0%35.0%
65.22%462.064710,42160.0%69.2%
51.11%453.566310,18150.0%52.0%
63.64%444.673111,61878.6%56.7%
50.00%421.663710,21557.1%46.4%
52.50%404.676211,74443.8%58.3%
40.00%403.65879,29833.3%50.0%
37.50%405.274110,33627.8%45.5%
48.72%395.477011,78853.3%45.8%
54.29%364.271911,14950.0%57.9%
42.86%356.175510,94840.0%45.0%
50.00%343.079910,92442.9%55.0%
35.29%344.468311,03620.0%47.4%
57.58%332.96819,75946.7%66.7%
50.00%324.983711,36447.1%53.3%
48.39%315.385611,52458.3%42.1%
48.28%291.362310,44745.5%50.0%
44.83%295.674410,26043.8%46.1%
50.00%283.16499,93941.7%56.3%
57.69%264.366010,60666.7%50.0%
50.00%243.277610,48375.0%25.0%
50.00%245.587111,87150.0%50.0%
60.87%235.479010,96266.7%57.1%
47.83%235.57609,63641.7%54.5%
39.13%231.874911,65138.5%40.0%
47.62%213.589012,44325.0%52.9%
60.00%201.678412,01640.0%66.7%
36.84%201.459411,43257.1%25.0%
65.00%202.66049,76380.0%50.0%
55.00%201.983411,74344.4%63.6%
42.11%205.77159,22745.5%37.5%
75.00%203.798510,80880.0%70.0%
47.37%192.274110,55336.4%62.5%
83.33%183.270512,12340.0%100.0%
33.33%183.46009,15660.0%0.0%
66.67%181.865711,65580.0%50.0%
27.78%182.575712,16228.6%27.3%
41.18%173.880110,28312.5%66.7%
35.29%171.561711,21742.9%30.0%
70.59%171.767911,61875.0%66.7%
58.82%176.389112,39260.0%58.3%
58.82%174.980412,24977.8%37.5%
41.18%171.567211,51480.0%25.0%
62.50%173.264111,51750.0%66.7%
46.67%172.288113,28950.0%45.5%
43.75%161.95568,92266.7%30.0%
62.50%161.67339,99363.6%60.0%
40.00%151.264211,50922.2%66.7%
28.57%141.163210,97720.0%33.3%
42.86%145.772112,09950.0%41.7%
50.00%143.869810,63257.1%42.9%
61.54%135.385611,04550.0%71.4%
61.54%131.573313,04975.0%55.6%
69.23%132.485713,919100.0%60.0%
69.23%135.48219,94660.0%75.0%
38.46%131.968012,49262.5%0.0%
46.15%130.960111,98960.0%37.5%
46.15%134.761211,05560.0%37.5%
53.85%135.682911,65080.0%37.5%
30.77%136.272910,60520.0%37.5%
58.33%125.995711,61380.0%42.9%
75.00%123.875512,21775.0%75.0%
54.55%122.474910,26566.7%50.0%
50.00%124.369211,26260.0%42.9%
58.33%125.186411,83266.7%50.0%
58.33%125.57209,20457.1%60.0%
72.73%125.083012,81860.0%83.3%
27.27%111.789913,41850.0%14.3%
60.00%111.370712,80640.0%80.0%
45.45%115.073710,99366.7%37.5%
54.55%112.168612,78550.0%57.1%
72.73%111.167910,46485.7%50.0%
63.64%114.46749,04771.4%50.0%
70.00%103.477912,976100.0%66.7%
50.00%104.886411,810100.0%44.4%
60.00%103.978912,751100.0%42.9%
60.00%105.569011,29525.0%83.3%
55.56%91.467310,92133.3%100.0%
66.67%94.978212,21950.0%80.0%
37.50%83.55399,63440.0%33.3%
37.50%81.058312,16225.0%50.0%
50.00%84.267411,69666.7%40.0%
62.50%82.16099,27875.0%50.0%
37.50%82.775010,77333.3%40.0%
62.50%85.070912,45533.3%80.0%
57.14%71.562210,12860.0%50.0%
42.86%73.360011,01650.0%40.0%
71.43%75.25489,17275.0%66.7%
71.43%75.787312,916100.0%66.7%
16.67%72.764510,9700.0%25.0%
57.14%73.085110,75860.0%50.0%
50.00%64.282114,7080.0%60.0%
33.33%61.167510,27733.3%33.3%
66.67%63.570910,69150.0%75.0%
50.00%64.991011,14550.0%50.0%
50.00%63.498911,05850.0%50.0%
50.00%63.81,13014,4240.0%50.0%
33.33%62.54626,82620.0%100.0%
40.00%51.357712,3920.0%50.0%
100.00%55.37929,700100.0%100.0%
60.00%54.988011,44350.0%66.7%
40.00%52.783010,407100.0%0.0%
100.00%53.46808,778100.0%100.0%
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Morgana vs Nidalee - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Morgana do against Nidalee in League of Legends?

Nidalee wins the Morgana vs Nidalee matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to Morgana's 43.8%, a 12.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 16 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Morgana do against Nidalee in the early game?

In the early game, Morgana has the advantage against Nidalee with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Morgana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Morgana do against Nidalee in the late game?

In the late game, Nidalee takes over the Morgana vs Nidalee matchup with a 70.0% win rate compared to 30.0%. Nidalee scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Morgana vs Nidalee matchup?

Nidalee wins the matchup against Morgana with a 56.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 12.5 percentage point advantage means Nidalee is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 16 games analyzed.

What is the best Morgana build against Nidalee?

The best Morgana build against Nidalee includes Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon, Void Staff with Sorcerer's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Morgana runes against Nidalee?

The best Morgana runes against Nidalee use the Inspiration primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Morgana vs Nidalee matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Morgana counter Nidalee?

No, Morgana struggles against Nidalee with only a 43.8% win rate. Nidalee has the advantage in this matchup. Morgana players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nidalee's lead.

How do I play Morgana against Nidalee?

When playing Morgana against Nidalee, play cautiously and avoid Nidalee's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Nidalee has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.