Nidalee - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
45.9%
Pick Rate
0.7%

NidaleeTop Build

FAssassinMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Nidalee top build uses Plated Steelcaps, Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, Oracle Lens. This Nidalee build has a 4.16% pick rate and a 68.75% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Nidalee build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Shadowflame - Nidalee Highest Win Rate Build core itemShadowflame
  • Lich Bane - Nidalee Highest Win Rate Build core itemLich Bane
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Nidalee Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
68.8%Win Rate
+22.8%WR Diff
4.2%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Nidalee Most Popular Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Hextech Rocketbelt - Nidalee Most Popular Build core itemHextech Rocketbelt
  • Lich Bane - Nidalee Most Popular Build core itemLich Bane
Core Items
55.5%Win Rate
+9.5%WR Diff
8.1%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Nidalee Alternative Build 1 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Lich Bane - Nidalee Alternative Build 1 core itemLich Bane
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Nidalee Alternative Build 1 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
58.4%Win Rate
+12.5%WR Diff
4.6%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Shadowflame - Nidalee Alternative Build 2 core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Nidalee Alternative Build 2 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Lich Bane - Nidalee Alternative Build 2 core itemLich Bane
Core Items
48.2%Win Rate
+2.3%WR Diff
5.7%Pick Rate

Best Nidalee Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boots
Boots
Cloth Armor
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps

Top Summoner Spells

  • SmiteFlash
    Smite + Flash
    68.8%Win Rate96.3%Pick Rate
  • BarrierIgnite
    Barrier + Ignite
    100.0%Win Rate2.5%Pick Rate

Build Stats

68.75%Win Rate
+22.82%WR Diff
4.16%Pick Rate
80Matches

This Nidalee build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Nidalee build are Shadowflame, Lich Bane and Rabadon's Deathcap. This item combination achieves a 68.8% win rate across 80 matches analyzed.

At full build, Nidalee gains a total of 515 Ability Power, 300 Health, 75 Armor, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Nidalee Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Conqueror
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Haste
  • Coup de Grace
Sorcery secondary rune treeSorcery
  • Transcendence
  • Waterwalking
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Nidalee Abilities

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Nidalee build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Nidalee are Gustwalker Hatchling, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 69.2% win rate and 16.3% pick rate.

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
69.2%Win Rate
16.3%Pick Rate
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
90.0%Win Rate
12.5%Pick Rate
These are Nidalee's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (45.7% WR, -0.2% WR diff, 36.0% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Lich Bane (51.5% WR, +5.5% WR diff, 63.9% pick rate) provides 100 AP, 0.06% Speed. Rabadon's Deathcap (58.4% WR, +12.5% WR diff, 18.8% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Nidalee include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Nidalee are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Nidalee is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Nidalee build.

  • Total armorArmor:75
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:515
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:6%
  • Total healthHealth:300

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Nidalee armorArmor
75
50
50
50
Nidalee movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Nidalee ability powerAP
515
450
425
535
Nidalee movement speedSpeed
0.06%
0.06%
0.06%
0.12%
Nidalee healthHealth
300
100
400
0
When facing Nidalee's top counters like Nautilus, Volibear, Rengar, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Hextech Rocketbelt or Zhonya's Hourglass based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nidalee performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,200g~5 min

This Nidalee burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 68.8% win rate across 80 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 515 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Nidalee with this build can punish teams that stack armor. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. However, be aware that this build no built-in sustain for extended fights and limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 16,700, this Nidalee build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Nidalee build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 515 total AP

Weaknesses

  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Nidalee

Karthus champion
Karthus
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Karthus core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Karthus core item
  • Blackfire Torch - Karthus core item
47.8%Win Rate
8.1%Pick Rate
Azir champion
Azir
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Azir core item
  • Nashor's Tooth - Azir core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Azir core item
63.2%Win Rate
10.1%Pick Rate
Elise champion
Elise
Core Items
  • Stormsurge - Elise core item
  • Shadowflame - Elise core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise core item
62.0%Win Rate
6.8%Pick Rate

Champions that use similar core items to Nidalee. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top nidalee build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Evelynn champion
Evelynn
Core Items
  • Lich Bane - Evelynn core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Evelynn core item
  • Mejai's Soulstealer - Evelynn core item
73.0%Win Rate
7.8%Pick Rate

See Also

Nidalee OverviewNidalee RunesNidalee CountersAll Items