Nidaleevs Hecarim
Nidalee vs Hecarim is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Hecarim wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Nidalee based on 17 games. Nidalee wins the early laning phase while Hecarim scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nidalee build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nidalee vs Hecarim 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 Hecarim?
Nidalee wins 60.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.7% and 76.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.6% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- +10.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 25 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
- Current data slightly favors Nidalee, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nidalee wins 60.0% of 25 games (95% range 40.7–76.6%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 49.6% for Nidalee; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Nidalee players pick Attack Speed (offense) much less often against Hecarim: 83.9% of their other Jungle games, 68.0% 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 Hecarim 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 Hecarim Laning Stats
Only 25 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Nidalee vs Hecarim Win Rate by Game Length
Nidalee's win rate against Hecarim 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 Hecarim in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nidalee vs Hecarim 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)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nidalee Changes Against Hecarim
Choices Nidalee players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Attack Speed (offense)Stat shardUsually83.9%vs Hecarim68.0%−15.9 pts
Void StaffItemUsually9.4%vs Hecarim24.0%+14.6 pts
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually3.5%vs Hecarim12.0%+8.5 pts
Seraph's EmbraceItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Hecarim4.0%+4.0 pts
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Hecarim4.0%+4.0 pts
Best Nidalee Build vs Hecarim
Usual Nidalee build (Jungle)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Hecarim
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 17 Nidalee games against Hecarim carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nidalee's standard build instead.
- Hecarim usually completes Gustwalker Hatchling first, at 0.1 min (median of 25 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 Hecarim
Usual Nidalee runes (Jungle)
Dark Harvest
68.8% win rate · 16 games
Against Hecarim
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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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 Hecarim FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nidalee vs Hecarim?
Current data slightly favors Nidalee, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nidalee wins 60.0% of 25 games (95% range 40.7–76.6%).
What is Nidalee's win rate against Hecarim?
Nidalee wins 60.0% of 25 Jungle games against Hecarim on patch 26.19 (95% range 40.7–76.6%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 49.6% would be expected.
Does Nidalee counter Hecarim?
Not clearly. Nidalee wins 60.0% of 25 games against Hecarim, and the 95% range (40.7–76.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nidalee or Hecarim?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (25) to say who wins lane.
Does Nidalee outscale Hecarim?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Hecarim strongest against Nidalee?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Hecarim is ahead of Nidalee beyond the margin of error.
What should Nidalee build against Hecarim?
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 Hecarim: Void Staff (9.4% usually, 24.0% here).
What runes should Nidalee use against Hecarim?
Use Nidalee's usual Dark Harvest page (Domination + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Hecarim: Attack Speed (offense) (83.9% usually, 68.0% here).