Nidalee Popular Build
The patch 25.23 Nidalee most played build uses Chainlaced Crushers, Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap, Mejai's Soulstealer, Stormsurge, Oracle Lens. This Nidalee build has a 5.17% pick rate and a 61.22% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Nidalee build choices below.
Prowl
Moving through brush increases Nidalee's Move Speed by 10% for 2 seconds, increased to 30% toward visible enemy champions within 1400 range.
Hitting champions or monsters with Javelin Toss or Bushwhack triggers a Hunt, granting True Sight of them for 4 seconds. During this time, Nidalee gains 10% Move Speed (increased to 30% toward the Hunted target) and her Takedown and Pounce are enhanced against them.
Javelin Toss / Takedown
In human form, Nidalee throws a spiked javelin at her target that gains damage as it flies. As a cougar, her next attack will attempt to fatally wound her target, dealing more damage the less life they have.
Cost:- 50/
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- 70
Cooldown:- 6
Range:- 1500
Bushwhack / Pounce
In human form, Nidalee lays a trap for unwary opponents that, when sprung, damages and reveals its target. As a cougar, she jumps in a direction, dealing damage in an area where she lands.
Cost:- 30/
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- 50
Cooldown:- 13/
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Range:- 900
Primal Surge / Swipe
In human form, Nidalee channels the spirit of the cougar to heal her allies and imbue them with Attack Speed for a short duration. As a cougar, she claws in a direction, dealing damage to enemies in front of her.
Cost:- 50/
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Cooldown:- 12
Range:- 900
Aspect Of The Cougar
Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining new abilities.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 3
Range:- 20
- Assassin,
- Mage
Nidalee's most popular build path includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Lich Bane as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
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Best Nidalee Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Popular Nidalee Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
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.
Best Nidalee Core Items - Build These First
These are Nidalee's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Shadowflame
3,200Click for detailed item information and stats
Ability Power:11047.41%Win Rate34.94%Pick Rate
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Armor:50 Ability Power:10553.18%Win Rate23.69%Pick Rate
Lich Bane
2,900Grants a bonus to next attack after spell cast
Ability Power:100
Movement Speed:4%47.46%Win Rate57.33%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Nidalee
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Nidalee build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Nidalee
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Nidalee
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Nidalee Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Nidalee build.
Magic Resist:20- Movement Speed:45
- Ability Power:465
- Armor:50
- Movement Speed:4%
Health:100
Nidalee Counter Build Advice
When facing Nidalee's top counters like Trundle, Talon, Diana, 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 or health-stacking items for general survivability 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 Mejai's Soulstealer or Rabadon's Deathcap based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nidalee performance.
Nidalee - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Nidalee. The build shown is Nidalee's current popular nidalee build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 4.7% | View Build → | ||
| 61.4% | 5.8% | View Build → | ||
| 71.7% | 5.0% | View Build → |
Nidalee Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Nidalee build?
The best Nidalee build in this patch includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Lich Bane. This build has a 51.43% win rate and is picked 7.38% of the time.
What are Nidalee's core items?
Nidalee's core items are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Lich Bane. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Nidalee's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Nidalee?
Mercury's Treads are the best boots for Nidalee. Increases Move Speed and reduces duration of disabling effects They are included in 7.4% of Nidalee builds.
What is the best trinket for Nidalee?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Nidalee. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Nidalee maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Nidalee builds?
Yes, alternative Nidalee builds include options like Shadowflame, Lich Bane, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Nidalee?
MetaBot sources its build data for Nidalee directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Nidalee builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Nidalee. From there, we aggregate the Nidalee builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
