Nidalee - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.9%
Pick Rate
0.7%

NidaleeRunes

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Patch26.5
Matches469,660
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 18, 2026
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Best Nidalee runes for LoL Patch 26.5 - Dark Harvest from the Domination tree with Precision secondary (73.3% WR, 1.0% pick rate). Nidalee's optimal primary runes are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, Treasure Hunter. Secondary tree: Triumph, Legend: Haste.

Nidalee performs best with Dark Harvest as the keystone rune from the Domination tree. Nidalee's optimal primary runes are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, Treasure Hunter. Nidalee's secondary rune tree is Precision with Triumph, Legend: Haste. This rune setup achieves a 73.33% win rate (+25.4% win rate difference) with a 1.0% pick rate across 15 Nidalee games.
73.3%Win Rate
+25.4%WR Diff
1.0%Pick Rate
Dark HarvestDark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 11.

Dark Harvest damage: 30 (+11 damage per soul) (+0.1 bonus AD) (+0.05 AP)
Cooldown: 35s (resets to 1.0s on takedown)

Sudden ImpactSudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

TriumphTriumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.



'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Legend: HasteLegend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

This alternative Nidalee rune build uses Summon Aery as the keystone from the Sorcery tree. The primary runes are Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch. Nidalee's secondary rune tree is Domination with Sudden Impact, Treasure Hunter. This setup achieves a 66.67% win rate (+18.7% win rate difference) with a 1.0% pick rate across 15 games.
66.7%Win Rate
+18.7%WR Diff
1.0%Pick Rate
Summon AerySummon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Manaflow BandManaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

TranscendenceTranscendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

ScorchScorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden ImpactSudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

These champions share at least 4 runes with Nidalee's recommended rune builds. use similar keystone and secondary runes, making them good alternatives if you enjoy Nidalee's playstyle or want to learn champions with familiar rune setups.Pantheon, Tristana, Nami, Fizz, Ekko and 5 others

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Nidalee Runes - Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best Nidalee runes in patch 26.5?

The best Nidalee runes in patch 26.5 use the Domination tree with Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter, and the Precision tree with Triumph and Legend: Haste. This rune setup achieves a 73.3% win rate with a 1.0% pick rate.

What is the win rate for Nidalee's best rune page?

Nidalee's best rune page has a 73.3% win rate in patch 26.5, which is +25.4% compared to Nidalee's average win rate. This rune setup has a 1.0% pick rate among Nidalee players.

What keystone should I use on Nidalee?

Dark Harvest from the Domination tree is the best keystone rune for Nidalee in patch 26.5. This keystone synergizes well with Nidalee's kit and provides a 73.3% win rate.

What is Nidalee's primary rune tree?

Nidalee's primary rune tree is Domination. The optimal Domination runes for Nidalee are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter, with Dark Harvest being the keystone of choice.

What is Nidalee's secondary rune tree?

Nidalee's best secondary rune tree is Precision. The recommended Precision runes are Triumph and Legend: Haste, which complement Nidalee's Domination primary tree.

What are alternative rune setups for Nidalee?

An alternative Nidalee rune setup uses alternative keystone from the Sorcery tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.

How popular are Nidalee's runes?

Nidalee's top rune page has a 1.0% pick rate in patch 26.5. This indicates that 1.0% of Nidalee players use the Dark Harvest setup with Domination and Precision trees.