Nidalee Popular Build
The patch 26.1 Nidalee most played build uses Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap, Mejai's Soulstealer, Zhonya's Hourglass, Oracle Lens. This Nidalee build has a 5.75% pick rate and a 59.41% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. 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/
- 55/
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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/
- 55/
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- 70
Cooldown:- 12
Range:- 900
Aspect Of The Cougar
Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining new abilities.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 3
Range:- 20
- Assassin,
- Mage
Best Nidalee Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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.
These are Nidalee's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (49.1% WR, +3.9% WR diff, 41.2% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Zhonya's Hourglass (47.4% WR, +2.2% WR diff, 27.8% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Lich Bane (46.0% WR, +0.9% WR diff, 56.6% pick rate) provides 100 AP, 0.04% Speed. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
3,200Nidalee build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage. Lower in: Health, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Nidalee include Void Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Nidalee are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Nidalee is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Nidalee build.
Movement Speed:55
Ability Power:540
Armor:50- Movement Speed:4%
When facing Nidalee's top counters like Vi, Amumu, Nunu, 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 Void Staff 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.
This Nidalee burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 53.0% win rate across 134 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 540 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 low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 16,850, this Nidalee build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, 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.
Champions that use similar core items to Nidalee. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current popular nidalee build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
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 52.99% win rate and is picked 7.62% 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?
Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Nidalee. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Nidalee's playstyle. They are included in 7.6% of Nidalee builds.
What is the best trinket for Nidalee?
Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Nidalee. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration 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.