Nidaleevs Graves
Nidalee vs Graves is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Graves wins with a 58.1% win rate (+16.1%) over Nidalee based on 31 games. Nidalee wins the early laning phase while Graves scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nidalee build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nidalee vs Graves 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.
Who wins Nidalee vs Graves?
Nidalee wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 35.2% and 64.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.5% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 40 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Nidalee vs Graves is an even matchup: Nidalee wins 50.0% of 40 games, and the 95% range (35.2–64.8%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 47.5% for Nidalee; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 78, within the margin of error (37 games).
- Nidalee players pick Mejai's Soulstealer far more often against Graves: 10.4% of their other Jungle games, 27.5% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Nidalee and Graves played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Nidalee's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Nidalee vs Graves Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nidalee vs Graves Win Rate by Game Length
Nidalee's win rate against Graves by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Nidalee's results against Graves in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nidalee vs Graves Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenNidalee gold at 15: +78
- First itemEvenNidalee: 0.2 min · Graves: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nidalee Changes Against Graves
Choices Nidalee players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Usually10.4%vs Graves27.5%+17.1 pts
Best Nidalee Build vs Graves
Usual Nidalee build (Jungle)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Graves
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 26 Nidalee games against Graves carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nidalee's standard build instead.
- Nidalee usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 32 games).
- Graves usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 31 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Nidalee Runes vs Graves
Usual Nidalee runes (Jungle)
Dark Harvest
68.8% win rate · 16 games
Against Graves
Dark Harvest
50.0% win rate · 20 games
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Nidalee matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
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Nidalee vs Graves FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nidalee vs Graves?
Nidalee vs Graves is an even matchup: Nidalee wins 50.0% of 40 games, and the 95% range (35.2–64.8%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Nidalee's win rate against Graves?
Nidalee wins 50.0% of 40 Jungle games against Graves on patch 26.19 (95% range 35.2–64.8%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 47.5% would be expected.
Does Nidalee counter Graves?
Not clearly. Nidalee wins 50.0% of 40 games against Graves, and the 95% range (35.2–64.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nidalee or Graves?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 78, within the margin of error (37 games).
Does Nidalee outscale Graves?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Graves strongest against Nidalee?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Graves is ahead of Nidalee beyond the margin of error.
What should Nidalee build against Graves?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nidalee's usual Jungle core: Hextech Rocketbelt, Lich Bane, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Graves: Mejai's Soulstealer (10.4% usually, 27.5% here).
What runes should Nidalee use against Graves?
Dark Harvest with Domination and Sorcery — 50.0% over 20 games against Graves.