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Nidalee the Bestial Huntress

Raised in the deepest jungle, Nidalee is a master tracker who can shapeshift into a ferocious cougar at will. Neither wholly woman nor beast, she viciously defends her territory from any and all trespassers, with carefully placed traps and deft spear throws. She cripples her quarry before pouncing on them in feline form—the lucky few who survive tell tales of a wild woman with razor-sharp instincts, and even sharper claws...

  • Nidalee passive
    Prowl

    Prowl

    Moving through brush increases Nidalee's Move Speed by 10% for 2 seconds, increased to 30% toward visible enemy champions within 1400 range.

    Hitting champions or monsters with Javelin Toss or Bushwhack triggers a Hunt, granting True Sight of them for 4 seconds. During this time, Nidalee gains 10% Move Speed (increased to 30% toward the Hunted target) and her Takedown and Pounce are enhanced against them.

  • Nidalee Q
    Javelin Toss / Takedown

    Javelin Toss / Takedown

    In human form, Nidalee throws a spiked javelin at her target that gains damage as it flies. As a cougar, her next attack will attempt to fatally wound her target, dealing more damage the less life they have.

    Cost:
    • 50/
    • 55/
    • 60/
    • 65/
    • 70
    Cooldown:
    • 6
    Range:
    • 1500
  • Nidalee W
    Bushwhack / Pounce

    Bushwhack / Pounce

    In human form, Nidalee lays a trap for unwary opponents that, when sprung, damages and reveals its target. As a cougar, she jumps in a direction, dealing damage in an area where she lands.

    Cost:
    • 30/
    • 35/
    • 40/
    • 45/
    • 50
    Cooldown:
    • 13/
    • 12/
    • 11/
    • 10/
    • 9
    Range:
    • 900
  • Nidalee E
    Primal Surge / Swipe

    Primal Surge / Swipe

    In human form, Nidalee channels the spirit of the cougar to heal her allies and imbue them with Attack Speed for a short duration. As a cougar, she claws in a direction, dealing damage to enemies in front of her.

    Cost:
    • 50/
    • 55/
    • 60/
    • 65/
    • 70
    Cooldown:
    • 12
    Range:
    • 900
  • Nidalee R
    Aspect Of The Cougar

    Aspect Of The Cougar

    Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining new abilities.

    Cost:
    • 0
    Cooldown:
    • 3
    Range:
    • 20
Classes:
  • Assassin,
  • Mage
49.12%Win Rate
[object Object] D tier

Nidalee Overview

    • Sorcerer's Shoes item icon
    • Stormsurge item icon
    • Shadowflame item icon
    • Lich Bane item icon
    • Mejai's Soulstealer item icon
    • Banshee's Veil item icon
    • Oracle Lens item icon
    Nidalee's Top Build
    • Dark Harvest rune icon
    • Sudden Impact rune icon
    • Grisly Mementos rune icon
    • Treasure Hunter rune icon
    • Transcendence rune icon
    • Scorch rune icon
    Nidalee's Best Runes
    • Rengar champion icon
    • Lillia champion icon
    • Zac champion icon
    • JarvanIV champion icon
    • Graves champion icon
    • XinZhao champion icon
    • Nocturne champion icon
    Nidalee's Top Matchups
    • Qiyana champion icon
    • Ekko champion icon
    • Naafiri champion icon
    • Jax champion icon
    • RekSai champion icon
    • Nunu champion icon
    • Volibear champion icon
    Nidalee's Counters

Nidalee Stats

  • Nidalee ability power Ability Power:0
  • Nidalee attack damage Attack Damage:58(3.5 per level)
  • Nidalee attack speed Attack Speed:0(3.22 per level)
  • Nidalee critical strike chance Crit Chance:0%
  • Nidalee mana Mana:295(45 per level)
  • Nidalee mana regen Mana Regen:6(0.8 per level)
  • Nidalee health Health:610(109 per level)
  • Nidalee health regen Health Regen:6(0.6 per level)
  • Nidalee armor Armor:32(5 per level)
  • Nidalee magic resistance Magic Resist:30(1.45 per level)
  • Nidalee movement speed Movement Speed:335
  • Nidalee attack range Attack Range:525(525 per level)
Compare Against Other Champions

Nidalee - Match Duration Win Rate

Nidalee Tips

MetaBot Tips
  • Nidalee has less crowd control than most champions. This can make locking down kills or ganking for other players more difficult.
  • Nidalee has less damage per game than most other damage-based champions. Your value to the team may be better oriented towards crowd control or securing objectives.
  • Nidalee has a high rate of healing compared to other champions. They may be good at exchanging hit trades in lane or before teamfights since they can recover through self-healing.
  • Nidalee has a much higher late game win rate than their early game win rate. Take advantage of this by spending the early game farming and avoiding unneccessary fights.

Nidalee Builds

Playing Nidalee

  • Use brush to your advantage! Moving in and out of brush can heavily alter your effectiveness in battle.
  • Start team fights by harassing with your Javelin Toss, and then switch to cougar form to chase down Hunted targets.
  • Bushwhack traps deal damage based on their victim's current Health. Set them up in your team's backline before fights break out during sieges to help your team deal damage to the enemy frontline.

Playing Against Nidalee

  • Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.
  • Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.
  • Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Top Matchups

Nidalee's Counter Picks

Gameplay Guide