Warwickvs Nidalee
Warwick vs Nidalee is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Nidalee wins with a 56.3% win rate (+12.5%) over Warwick based on 32 games. Warwick wins the early laning phase while Nidalee scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Warwick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Warwick vs Nidalee matchup.
Warwick Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Warwick 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 the Warwick vs Nidalee Matchup?
Warwick vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
The Warwick vs Nidalee matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 32 recent matches analyzed, Nidalee wins with a 56.3% win rate compared to Warwick's 43.8%, giving Nidalee a 12.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Warwick controls the early laning stage, but Nidalee outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Warwick needs to press advantages before Nidalee reaches their power spikes, while Nidalee should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Warwick leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nidalee has a strong advantage in this matchup. Warwick players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Nidalee 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.
Warwick vs Nidalee Laning Phase Breakdown
Warwick is favored during the laning phase against Nidalee, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Warwick holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Warwick Build Against Nidalee
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Nidalee, providing the mobility and stats Warwick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Warwick against Nidalee are Stridebreaker, Blade of The Ruined King and Thornmail. This combination gives Warwick 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 Warwick vs Nidalee matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Warwick53.3%
Nidalee46.7%Warwick35.3%Nidalee64.7%Warwick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.3% win rate — a 6.7 percentage point lead over Nidalee. This lopsided early game means Warwick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Nidalee is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 64.7% win rate — 29.4 points above Warwick. Extended games heavily favor Nidalee, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Warwick must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Nidalee reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Nidalee 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 Warwick Runes Against Nidalee
Precision
Sorcery
The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Warwick the best tools to compete against Nidalee in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Warwick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Warwick'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 Warwick build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.67% | 453 | 1.0 | 636 | 12,364 | 54.6% | 45.5% | |
| 48.79% | 330 | 1.0 | 681 | 12,849 | 57.7% | 43.5% | |
| 54.92% | 315 | 0.9 | 625 | 12,109 | 59.2% | 51.2% | |
| 52.67% | 300 | 1.0 | 691 | 12,435 | 53.7% | 52.0% | |
| 47.12% | 278 | 1.1 | 697 | 12,147 | 46.0% | 48.0% | |
| 51.56% | 256 | 1.0 | 641 | 12,322 | 54.2% | 49.3% | |
| 58.77% | 228 | 1.0 | 613 | 11,992 | 61.3% | 56.4% | |
| 61.21% | 214 | 1.1 | 675 | 12,458 | 63.6% | 59.1% | |
| 46.01% | 213 | 1.1 | 576 | 12,082 | 47.6% | 44.5% | |
| 48.11% | 185 | 1.5 | 718 | 12,388 | 50.6% | 45.8% | |
| 44.81% | 183 | 1.0 | 643 | 12,653 | 41.9% | 46.8% | |
| 53.30% | 182 | 1.0 | 628 | 12,624 | 61.4% | 48.2% | |
| 50.94% | 159 | 1.0 | 662 | 12,822 | 56.9% | 46.8% | |
| 57.25% | 138 | 2.0 | 640 | 12,402 | 53.6% | 59.8% | |
| 53.49% | 129 | 1.8 | 678 | 11,852 | 56.5% | 50.8% | |
| 54.76% | 126 | 1.1 | 653 | 12,213 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.16% | 124 | 1.1 | 635 | 12,650 | 42.9% | 46.7% | |
| 52.54% | 118 | 1.1 | 650 | 12,444 | 58.5% | 47.7% | |
| 51.72% | 116 | 0.9 | 628 | 11,878 | 50.0% | 53.5% | |
| 47.06% | 102 | 1.1 | 650 | 12,208 | 50.0% | 44.6% | |
| 44.12% | 102 | 1.0 | 640 | 12,287 | 47.8% | 41.1% | |
| 61.22% | 98 | 1.2 | 711 | 13,065 | 67.4% | 56.4% | |
| 49.48% | 97 | 1.0 | 675 | 12,900 | 41.2% | 54.0% | |
| 65.22% | 92 | 0.9 | 623 | 12,257 | 73.8% | 58.0% | |
| 57.14% | 91 | 1.2 | 621 | 11,650 | 59.6% | 54.5% | |
| 51.11% | 90 | 2.9 | 652 | 10,892 | 48.1% | 55.6% | |
| 45.98% | 87 | 0.9 | 661 | 11,488 | 34.9% | 56.8% | |
| 56.32% | 87 | 3.8 | 756 | 12,727 | 65.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.81% | 86 | 1.0 | 658 | 13,229 | 62.9% | 51.0% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 4.0 | 730 | 11,336 | 51.4% | 42.5% | |
| 48.19% | 83 | 1.0 | 631 | 12,145 | 48.6% | 47.8% | |
| 60.53% | 76 | 1.1 | 628 | 12,479 | 60.7% | 60.4% | |
| 45.83% | 72 | 3.4 | 627 | 10,927 | 47.2% | 44.4% | |
| 52.24% | 67 | 2.6 | 676 | 11,513 | 50.0% | 54.3% | |
| 56.06% | 66 | 3.3 | 978 | 12,415 | 58.6% | 54.0% | |
| 48.48% | 66 | 1.1 | 663 | 12,246 | 51.7% | 46.0% | |
| 53.85% | 65 | 1.1 | 629 | 13,118 | 46.1% | 59.0% | |
| 52.38% | 63 | 5.4 | 741 | 11,431 | 41.7% | 59.0% | |
| 61.90% | 63 | 1.3 | 716 | 12,859 | 65.4% | 59.5% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 1.4 | 778 | 12,318 | 51.7% | 45.2% | |
| 64.91% | 57 | 2.3 | 682 | 12,974 | 68.2% | 62.9% | |
| 56.36% | 55 | 1.1 | 705 | 12,873 | 60.0% | 53.3% | |
| 40.74% | 54 | 3.1 | 727 | 11,535 | 36.0% | 44.8% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 2.5 | 821 | 12,120 | 48.0% | 63.0% | |
| 45.10% | 51 | 1.2 | 684 | 12,922 | 54.2% | 37.0% | |
| 54.90% | 51 | 1.1 | 662 | 11,989 | 52.2% | 57.1% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 5.6 | 811 | 10,922 | 43.3% | 68.4% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 3.3 | 752 | 12,368 | 68.4% | 44.8% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 3.2 | 749 | 12,002 | 47.8% | 47.8% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 0.9 | 592 | 11,305 | 51.9% | 61.1% | |
| 59.09% | 44 | 4.8 | 933 | 11,858 | 56.0% | 63.2% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 3.8 | 748 | 11,484 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 2.0 | 675 | 12,123 | 35.7% | 46.4% | |
| 41.46% | 41 | 3.5 | 868 | 12,752 | 53.3% | 34.6% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 3.4 | 768 | 12,692 | 62.5% | 41.7% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 3.4 | 828 | 11,901 | 55.6% | 52.6% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 1.3 | 772 | 12,664 | 50.0% | 38.1% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 1.0 | 666 | 13,032 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 5.2 | 866 | 11,930 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 1.2 | 622 | 12,893 | 63.6% | 56.5% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 1.0 | 613 | 11,958 | 53.3% | 35.3% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 5.9 | 887 | 12,336 | 25.0% | 52.9% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 2.8 | 591 | 11,409 | 46.7% | 53.9% | |
| 71.43% | 28 | 1.8 | 763 | 14,222 | 88.9% | 63.2% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.9 | 817 | 13,965 | 30.0% | 52.9% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 5.9 | 993 | 12,096 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.0 | 940 | 14,191 | 37.5% | 68.4% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 5.6 | 864 | 10,955 | 63.6% | 69.2% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 5.7 | 707 | 13,047 | 66.7% | 38.9% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 896 | 13,402 | 16.7% | 55.6% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 3.3 | 765 | 11,295 | 58.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 6.4 | 926 | 12,858 | 77.8% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 5.5 | 823 | 13,291 | 57.1% | 46.1% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 4.7 | 741 | 11,976 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 5.3 | 1,020 | 13,639 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 4.1 | 648 | 12,292 | 37.5% | 77.8% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 3.0 | 744 | 11,793 | 28.6% | 88.9% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.8 | 766 | 14,588 | 75.0% | 45.5% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 770 | 12,061 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 1.0 | 663 | 13,830 | 87.5% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.1 | 551 | 9,852 | 71.4% | 42.9% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 5.3 | 764 | 13,010 | 50.0% | 88.9% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.9 | 801 | 9,834 | 12.5% | 60.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.0 | 985 | 10,490 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.2 | 756 | 12,015 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.1 | 634 | 11,439 | 20.0% | 42.9% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 5.3 | 830 | 14,318 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 705 | 12,462 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 0.7 | 634 | 11,454 | 42.9% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 740 | 12,084 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.7 | 715 | 12,328 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.4 | 584 | 11,222 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.5 | 764 | 13,953 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.7 | 657 | 11,960 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.7 | 479 | 10,307 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.1 | 715 | 12,941 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.2 | 701 | 13,055 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.6 | 556 | 11,087 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 3.9 | 771 | 11,691 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 700 | 9,837 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
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Warwick vs Nidalee - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Warwick do against Nidalee in League of Legends?
Nidalee wins the Warwick vs Nidalee matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to Warwick's 43.8%, a 12.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 32 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Warwick do against Nidalee in the early game?
In the early game, Warwick has the advantage against Nidalee with a 53.3% win rate versus 46.7%. Warwick players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Warwick do against Nidalee in the late game?
In the late game, Nidalee takes over the Warwick vs Nidalee matchup with a 64.7% win rate compared to 35.3%. Nidalee scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Warwick vs Nidalee matchup?
Nidalee wins the matchup against Warwick with a 56.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 12.5 percentage point advantage means Nidalee is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 32 games analyzed.
What is the best Warwick build against Nidalee?
The best Warwick build against Nidalee includes Stridebreaker, Blade of The Ruined King, Thornmail with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Warwick runes against Nidalee?
The best Warwick runes against Nidalee use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 47.1% win rate in the Warwick vs Nidalee matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Warwick counter Nidalee?
No, Warwick struggles against Nidalee with only a 43.8% win rate. Nidalee has the advantage in this matchup. Warwick players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nidalee's lead.
How do I play Warwick against Nidalee?
When playing Warwick against Nidalee, play cautiously and avoid Nidalee's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Nidalee has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.