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

Nidaleevs Taric

FAssassinMage
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 24, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Nidalee vs Taric is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Taric wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Nidalee based on 7 games. Nidalee wins the early laning phase while Taric scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nidalee build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nidalee vs Taric 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
Taric - 42.9% win rateTaric(42.9%)
Nidalee - 42.9% win rate in this matchup
Nidalee
42.9% WR
VS
Taric vs Nidalee matchup - 57.1% win rate
Taric
57.1% WR

Who Wins the Nidalee vs Taric Matchup?

Taric wins the Nidalee vs Taric matchup
Winner
Taric
Matches: 7
42.9%
Win Rate
57.1%
1.0
CS / min
1.3
603
DMG / min
267
8,680
Gold / game
7,835
463
Heal / min
635
510
DMG Mitigated / min
1,187
0.1
CC / min
1.1
60.0%
Early Game WR
40.0%
0.0%
Late Game WR
100.0%

Nidalee vs Taric Matchup Summary

The Nidalee vs Taric matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Taric wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Nidalee's 42.9%, giving Taric a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nidalee controls the early laning stage, but Taric outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nidalee needs to press advantages before Taric reaches their power spikes, while Taric should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Taric leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Taric 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 Taric 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 Taric Laning Phase Breakdown

Taric wins the laning phase against Nidalee in League of Legends

Taric is favored during the laning phase against Nidalee, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Taric holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.0Nidalee
1.3Taric
Nidalee and Taric farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 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
603Nidalee
267Taric
Nidalee heavily out-damages Taric by 336 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Taric should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Nidalee's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
8,680Nidalee
7,835Taric
Nidalee generates a commanding 846 more gold per game than Taric. This substantial economic advantage means Nidalee consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Taric should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Nidalee
1.1Taric
Taric brings significantly more crowd control than Nidalee, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Taric 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
974Nidalee
1,822Taric
Taric vastly out-sustains Nidalee, healing and mitigating 849 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Taric can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Nidalee is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Nidalee, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Nidalee Build Against Taric

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Taric, providing the mobility and stats Nidalee needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nidalee against Taric are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. This combination gives Nidalee an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nidalee vs Taric matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Nidalee
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Nidalee early game win rateNidalee60.0%
Taric early game win rateTaric40.0%
Late Game
Taric
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Nidalee late game win rateNidalee0.0%
Taric late game win rateTaric100.0%

Nidalee dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Taric. This lopsided early game means Nidalee can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Taric is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Nidalee. Extended games heavily favor Taric, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Nidalee must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Taric reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Taric survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Nidalee Runes Against Taric

Sorcery rune tree - Nidalee primary runes vs TaricSorcery
Summon Aery - best Nidalee rune vs TaricManaflow Band - best Nidalee rune vs TaricTranscendence - best Nidalee rune vs TaricScorch - best Nidalee rune vs Taric
Resolve rune tree - Nidalee secondary runes vs TaricResolve
Bone Plating - best Nidalee rune vs TaricRevitalize - best Nidalee rune vs Taric
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Resolve rune setup gives Nidalee the best tools to compete against Taric 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
45.00%600.971312,28643.5%46.0%
42.86%490.863311,36444.8%40.0%
53.33%450.976413,98942.9%58.1%
46.67%450.867111,52261.1%37.0%
53.49%430.976912,79157.1%51.7%
55.81%430.975113,21257.1%55.2%
48.84%431.066311,04940.0%56.5%
44.19%430.764612,34040.0%46.4%
46.51%431.077213,95363.2%33.3%
36.11%360.874312,33935.7%36.4%
48.48%330.870710,83352.6%42.9%
43.75%320.974413,46833.3%50.0%
48.28%292.46579,96945.5%50.0%
59.26%271.45859,46454.5%62.5%
53.85%260.763610,83946.1%61.5%
52.00%251.068313,29950.0%53.3%
40.00%251.267711,19035.7%45.5%
37.50%240.864310,53450.0%25.0%
47.83%231.473312,77554.5%41.7%
65.22%230.864112,33566.7%63.6%
42.86%210.878613,16155.6%33.3%
57.14%211.171712,94560.0%54.5%
35.00%201.466910,99144.4%27.3%
35.00%201.462812,7210.0%43.8%
61.11%181.35539,73371.4%54.5%
55.56%181.172311,07745.5%71.4%
50.00%180.876212,29444.4%55.6%
23.53%170.871311,73218.2%33.3%
23.53%171.066913,2350.0%26.7%
41.18%171.862611,05050.0%38.5%
58.82%170.776912,64466.7%54.5%
56.25%160.873212,04433.3%61.5%
56.25%160.765112,28175.0%37.5%
20.00%151.46179,55614.3%25.0%
73.33%151.67149,57975.0%71.4%
60.00%151.273612,65450.0%63.6%
53.33%151.54408,43944.4%66.7%
64.29%141.069711,42271.4%57.1%
50.00%141.45668,93657.1%42.9%
57.14%142.277312,62157.1%57.1%
35.71%141.252910,91342.9%28.6%
46.15%131.76759,32257.1%33.3%
38.46%131.172515,161100.0%20.0%
15.38%132.274313,6940.0%22.2%
69.23%131.077610,41785.7%50.0%
46.15%131.063010,38955.6%25.0%
25.00%120.863711,93116.7%33.3%
45.45%111.56198,29757.1%25.0%
54.55%111.13468,79740.0%66.7%
36.36%110.966510,71533.3%40.0%
27.27%110.967611,21625.0%28.6%
45.45%111.652510,51614.3%100.0%
60.00%102.887112,730100.0%55.6%
30.00%100.966812,04725.0%33.3%
40.00%101.55279,32640.0%40.0%
40.00%101.083015,3510.0%44.4%
60.00%101.65669,644100.0%50.0%
33.33%93.886014,4850.0%37.5%
77.78%92.160611,86975.0%80.0%
66.67%91.45659,74780.0%50.0%
44.44%93.47589,97120.0%75.0%
44.44%93.17949,21950.0%40.0%
12.50%81.33687,4070.0%33.3%
75.00%80.891413,80466.7%80.0%
42.86%74.669110,54433.3%50.0%
42.86%71.06038,68060.0%0.0%
57.14%71.33708,32433.3%75.0%
57.14%70.684113,155100.0%25.0%
28.57%70.67809,94620.0%50.0%
42.86%75.279413,15750.0%40.0%
28.57%71.156711,01466.7%0.0%
28.57%74.363711,436100.0%16.7%
42.86%74.575313,8060.0%50.0%
66.67%61.568310,017100.0%60.0%
33.33%65.076813,405100.0%20.0%
50.00%62.472512,19966.7%33.3%
50.00%61.686814,26650.0%50.0%
50.00%62.585314,32766.7%33.3%
33.33%61.85409,1920.0%66.7%
66.67%61.655110,21466.7%66.7%
40.00%51.67839,4420.0%66.7%
60.00%51.843911,29666.7%50.0%
40.00%50.85958,35433.3%50.0%
40.00%51.082715,5250.0%40.0%
40.00%54.469812,6650.0%40.0%
40.00%52.068010,76466.7%0.0%
0.00%51.23705,8690.0%0.0%
80.00%51.258511,9370.0%100.0%
0.00%53.050311,5140.0%0.0%
40.00%54.754810,0730.0%66.7%
60.00%51.270212,84333.3%100.0%
0.00%51.064612,2700.0%0.0%
40.00%53.55258,45233.3%50.0%

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Nidalee vs Taric - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Nidalee do against Taric in League of Legends?

Taric wins the Nidalee vs Taric matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Nidalee's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Nidalee do against Taric in the early game?

In the early game, Nidalee has the advantage against Taric with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Nidalee players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Nidalee do against Taric in the late game?

In the late game, Taric takes over the Nidalee vs Taric matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Taric scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Nidalee vs Taric matchup?

Taric wins the matchup against Nidalee with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Taric is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.

What is the best Nidalee build against Taric?

The best Nidalee build against Taric includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Nidalee runes against Taric?

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

Does Nidalee counter Taric?

No, Nidalee struggles against Taric with only a 42.9% win rate. Taric has the advantage in this matchup. Nidalee players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Taric's lead.

How do I play Nidalee against Taric?

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