NidaleeBuild for Jungle - Patch 26.17
The patch 26.17 Nidalee top build uses Sorcerer's Shoes, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, Oracle Lens. This Nidalee build has a 5.58% pick rate and a 66.04% win rate in LoL patch 26.17. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Nidalee build choices below.
Best Nidalee Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Flash + Smite66.0%Win Rate100.0%Pick Rate
Build Stats
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 Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Lich Bane. This item combination achieves a 66.0% win rate across 53 matches analyzed.
At full build, Nidalee gains a total of 505 AP, 350 Health, and 50 Armor, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.
Best Nidalee Runes
Domination
Sorcery
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: Magic Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.
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- Win rate by rank & game length
The most popular starting items for Nidalee are Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 63.6% win rate and 41.5% pick rate.
- S
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,25054.49%Win Rate+8.67%WR Diff38.12%Pick Rate - S
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,65052.58%Win Rate+6.76%WR Diff41.54%Pick Rate - S
Lich Bane
2,90046.84%Win Rate+1.02%WR Diff81.37%Pick Rate
Nidalee players complete Scorchclaw Pup first in 69% of games, winning 48.0% of them. The median first item is finished at 0:12 (25th to 75th percentile: 0:06 to 0:18).
First item
- Win Rate
- 48.0%
- Pick Rate
- 68.6%
- Median completion
- 0:12
- Games
- 175
- Win Rate
- 34.7%
- Pick Rate
- 29.4%
- Median completion
- 0:12
- Games
- 75
- Win Rate
- 80.0%
- Pick Rate
- 2.0%
- Median completion
- 0:18
- Games
- 5
First two items
- Win Rate
- 52.0%
- Pick Rate
- 52.3%
- Median completion
- 11:18
- Games
- 127
- Win Rate
- 42.9%
- Pick Rate
- 11.5%
- Median completion
- 11:06
- Games
- 28
- Win Rate
- 34.0%
- Pick Rate
- 20.6%
- Median completion
- 12:18
- Games
- 50
Three-item core
- Win Rate
- 51.1%
- Pick Rate
- 19.6%
- Median completion
- 18:54
- Games
- 45
- Win Rate
- 44.4%
- Pick Rate
- 19.6%
- Median completion
- 19:42
- Games
- 45
- Win Rate
- 30.0%
- Pick Rate
- 13.0%
- Median completion
- 21:12
- Games
- 30
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Nidalee players max Q > E > W in 92% of games, winning 45.5% of the 231 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
Q
E
W| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > W > E: 7% of games, 35.3% win rate
- W > E > Q: 0% of games, 0.0% win rate
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Rabadon's Deathcap
3,50061.29%Win Rate+15.47%WR Diff26.55%Pick Rate - S
Shadowflame
3,20046.43%Win Rate+0.61%WR Diff53.96%Pick Rate
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Sorcerer's Shoes
1,10046.89%Win Rate+1.07%WR Diff82.66%Pick Rate
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Oracle Lens
045.45%Win Rate-0.37%WR Diff65.95%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Nidalee build.
Movement Speed:45
Armor:50
Ability Power:505
Health:350- Movement Speed:6%
Build Comparison
SpeedArmorAPHealthSpeed
This Nidalee burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 66.0% win rate comes from only 53 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 505 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. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Nidalee's effectiveness. 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 16,600, this Nidalee build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Lich Bane 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 505 total AP
Weaknesses
- No built-in sustain for extended fights
- Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns
