Nidalee - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
46.8%
Pick Rate
0.8%

Nidaleevs Fiddlesticks

FAssassinMage
Patch26.10
Matches3,013,751
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 27, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Fiddlesticks wins with a 64.7% win rate (+29.4%) over Nidalee based on 17 games. Fiddlesticks holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nidalee build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks matchup.

Nidalee Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nidalee 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 - 35.3% win rate in this matchup
Nidalee
35.3% WR
VS
Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchup - 64.7% win rate
Fiddlesticks
64.7% WR

Who Wins the Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks Matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks matchup
Winner
Fiddlesticks
Matches: 17
35.3%
Win Rate
64.7%
1.0
CS / min
1.1
611
DMG / min
786
13,336
Gold / game
13,898
617
Heal / min
535
601
DMG Mitigated / min
610
0.3
CC / min
1.6
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
35.7%
Late Game WR
64.3%

Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

The Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Fiddlesticks wins with a 64.7% win rate compared to Nidalee's 35.3%, giving Fiddlesticks a 29.4 percentage point advantage. Fiddlesticks dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nidalee players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Fiddlesticks leads by 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Fiddlesticks has a strong advantage in this matchup. Nidalee players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Fiddlesticks 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.

Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks Laning Phase Breakdown

Fiddlesticks wins the laning phase against Nidalee in League of Legends

Fiddlesticks is favored during the laning phase against Nidalee, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Fiddlesticks holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.0Nidalee
1.1Fiddlesticks
Nidalee and Fiddlesticks 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
611Nidalee
786Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks heavily out-damages Nidalee by 175 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Nidalee should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Fiddlesticks's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,336Nidalee
13,898Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks earns 562 more gold per game than Nidalee, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Fiddlesticks slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.3Nidalee
1.6Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks brings significantly more crowd control than Nidalee, with 1.3 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Fiddlesticks 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
1,218Nidalee
1,145Fiddlesticks
Nidalee heals and mitigates 73 more damage per minute than Fiddlesticks, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Nidalee to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Fiddlesticks.

Best Nidalee Build Against Fiddlesticks

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Fiddlesticks, providing the mobility and stats Nidalee needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nidalee against Fiddlesticks are Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt and Lich Bane. This combination gives Nidalee an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Nidalee the best chance to compete against Fiddlesticks. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Fiddlesticks
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Nidalee early game win rateNidalee33.3%
Fiddlesticks early game win rateFiddlesticks66.7%
Late Game
Fiddlesticks
64.3%
+28.6% advantage
Nidalee late game win rateNidalee35.7%
Fiddlesticks late game win rateFiddlesticks64.3%

Fiddlesticks 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 Fiddlesticks can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Fiddlesticks is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 64.3% win rate — 28.6 points above Nidalee. Extended games heavily favor Fiddlesticks, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Fiddlesticks holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nidalee players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Nidalee Runes Against Fiddlesticks

Domination rune tree - Nidalee primary runes vs FiddlesticksDomination
Dark Harvest - best Nidalee rune vs FiddlesticksSudden Impact - best Nidalee rune vs FiddlesticksSixth Sense - best Nidalee rune vs FiddlesticksTreasure Hunter - best Nidalee rune vs Fiddlesticks
Sorcery rune tree - Nidalee secondary runes vs FiddlesticksSorcery
Transcendence - best Nidalee rune vs FiddlesticksWaterwalking - best Nidalee rune vs Fiddlesticks
100.0% WR

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


Nidalee matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Nidalee'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 Nidalee build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Nidalee matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
43.06%720.964811,69039.5%47.1%
50.00%640.871212,50146.4%52.8%
45.16%620.863211,73138.7%51.6%
50.94%530.976412,20444.0%57.1%
34.00%500.968611,90241.7%26.9%
40.00%500.759610,75439.3%40.9%
48.78%411.067112,68953.3%46.1%
50.00%400.865311,47768.4%33.3%
46.15%390.961612,12358.8%36.4%
44.74%380.966112,47436.8%52.6%
32.26%310.866412,09541.7%26.3%
56.67%300.978512,90558.3%55.6%
48.28%290.963410,76235.3%66.7%
44.83%290.965712,45633.3%52.9%
43.48%230.680312,72144.4%42.9%
56.52%232.378810,80057.1%56.3%
45.45%221.671411,99650.0%41.7%
33.33%211.160411,02360.0%9.1%
61.90%210.769912,50862.5%61.5%
33.33%210.86339,69235.7%28.6%
50.00%200.76439,42446.7%60.0%
35.00%201.376113,80150.0%28.6%
35.00%200.969912,72625.0%41.7%
55.00%200.765110,79045.5%66.7%
57.89%190.868112,890100.0%27.3%
26.32%191.471812,17311.1%40.0%
42.11%190.976413,97660.0%35.7%
55.56%181.371913,34887.5%30.0%
61.11%180.769912,37650.0%70.0%
41.18%171.45859,60160.0%33.3%
35.29%171.061113,33633.3%35.7%
50.00%161.56108,81255.6%42.9%
56.25%161.282412,92744.4%71.4%
25.00%161.364612,53625.0%25.0%
60.00%153.169913,03440.0%70.0%
33.33%150.964511,34437.5%28.6%
33.33%151.75989,51828.6%37.5%
57.14%141.174912,02350.0%62.5%
50.00%141.36589,00750.0%50.0%
57.14%141.078612,21142.9%71.4%
38.46%131.665212,88250.0%33.3%
53.85%131.359410,32366.7%50.0%
53.85%130.879913,77866.7%50.0%
30.77%133.178813,76120.0%37.5%
58.33%120.879714,00275.0%50.0%
25.00%121.067211,43350.0%0.0%
33.33%124.867911,63633.3%33.3%
33.33%121.45948,81142.9%20.0%
50.00%124.560710,78075.0%37.5%
36.36%111.970511,56742.9%25.0%
54.55%111.56309,49766.7%40.0%
60.00%101.564810,36580.0%40.0%
50.00%104.27309,76442.9%66.7%
40.00%101.497812,88833.3%42.9%
20.00%100.871311,98033.3%14.3%
50.00%100.787713,21466.7%25.0%
44.44%91.391613,9610.0%57.1%
0.00%91.75827,9310.0%0.0%
55.56%91.661512,34475.0%40.0%
33.33%90.754711,1370.0%50.0%
37.50%81.64656,70920.0%66.7%
25.00%81.34707,88833.3%0.0%
28.57%70.870713,25666.7%0.0%
71.43%73.166312,37766.7%75.0%
85.71%71.683611,493100.0%66.7%
57.14%71.070710,62366.7%50.0%
57.14%72.661412,69350.0%66.7%
71.43%71.977311,06266.7%75.0%
50.00%65.01,01113,76666.7%33.3%
33.33%63.362610,18366.7%0.0%
83.33%62.56858,52475.0%100.0%
50.00%61.472512,72150.0%50.0%
50.00%65.393812,00366.7%33.3%
60.00%50.759911,65666.7%50.0%
60.00%54.97179,61650.0%66.7%
60.00%50.757510,34450.0%100.0%
60.00%53.81,12215,834100.0%50.0%
40.00%51.447310,11633.3%50.0%
80.00%53.883913,107100.0%75.0%
0.00%51.171210,1000.0%0.0%
100.00%53.01,02713,682100.0%100.0%
80.00%51.69039,53266.7%100.0%
80.00%55.783312,81050.0%100.0%
60.00%53.47057,729100.0%0.0%

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Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Nidalee do against Fiddlesticks in League of Legends?

Fiddlesticks wins the Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks matchup with a 64.7% win rate compared to Nidalee's 35.3%, a 29.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Nidalee do against Fiddlesticks in the early game?

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

How does Nidalee do against Fiddlesticks in the late game?

In the late game, Fiddlesticks takes over the Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks matchup with a 64.3% win rate compared to 35.7%. Fiddlesticks scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the matchup against Nidalee with a 64.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 29.4 percentage point advantage means Fiddlesticks is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.

What is the best Nidalee build against Fiddlesticks?

The best Nidalee build against Fiddlesticks includes Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt, Lich Bane with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Nidalee runes against Fiddlesticks?

The best Nidalee runes against Fiddlesticks use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nidalee vs Fiddlesticks matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Nidalee counter Fiddlesticks?

No, Nidalee struggles against Fiddlesticks with only a 35.3% win rate. Fiddlesticks has the advantage in this matchup. Nidalee players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Fiddlesticks's lead.

How do I play Nidalee against Fiddlesticks?

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