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Nidalee
the Bestial Huntress

Nidalee

Passive · Prowl

Nidalee gains movement speed near brush and marks enemies hit by her spear.

DamageDurabilityMagicDifficultyMobilityCC
Champion profile (Riot)
  • Damage5
  • Durability4
  • Magic7
  • Difficulty8
  • Mobility8
  • CC3
Counters by laneEach lane has counters + tips
Top

How to play as Nidalee

Top: hold CS, run TP or Ghost depending on the matchup.

How to beat Nidalee

Top: punish wave-states and ward river/jungle to dodge ganks.

Strong against

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Weak against

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Jungle
Primary

How to play as Nidalee

Jungle: track Scuttle, gank weak lanes, scale to objectives.

How to beat Nidalee

Jungle: ward objectives, never walk blind into brush.

Mid

How to play as Nidalee

Mid: shove wave fast and roam to side lanes.

How to beat Nidalee

Mid: watch for roams and save Flash for the next gank.

Strong against

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Weak against

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ADC

How to play as Nidalee

ADC: kite the frontline, hit the closest tank then the carries.

How to beat Nidalee

ADC: stay behind minions and focus the enemy ADC in fights.

Strong against

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Weak against

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Support

How to play as Nidalee

Support: keep vision + peel for ADC, build Locket Enchant + Knight's Vow.

How to beat Nidalee

Support: dodge hooks/engages, buy Mikael's into heavy CC.

Strong against

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Weak against

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Abilities

Prowl

PC
Passive

Innate - Prowl: While in brush, Nidalee gains 10% bonus movement speed, increased to 30% when facing a nearby sight enemy champion, and persisting for 2 seconds after leaving brush.

Innate - Hunt: Hitting monster or enemy champions with Javelin Toss, or Bushwhack while they are nearby, applies a Hunted mark and true sight them for 4 seconds. During this time, Nidalee gains 10% bonus movement speed, increased to 30% when facing a nearby Hunted target. Additionally, Nidalee's first use of Takedown and Pounce against Hunted targets are empowered.

The bonus movement speed from Prowl and Hunt can stack, but cannot exceed 30%.

Javelin Toss

PC
Q

Active: Nidalee hurls a javelin in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first enemy hit, increased by type=distance traveled%.

Cooldown6Range1500

Bushwhack

PC
W

Active: Nidalee lays a trap at the target location that becomes stealthed trap after arming over 1.5 seconds, lasting for up to 120 seconds and granting sight within its radius. The trap will spring upon contact with an enemy, dealing magic damage every second over 4 seconds.

Traps have 6 maximum health and can only be damaged by champion basic attacks (2 hit points from ranged and 3 hit points from melee). Up to a maximum of 4 to 10 for 4% traps may be active at once.

See Pets for more details about traps.

Cooldown13 to 9

Primal Surge

PC
E

Active: Nidalee revitalizes herself or the target allied champion, granting the target bonus attack speed for 7 seconds and healing them for an amount that is increased by label1=target's missing health%.

Cooldown12

Aspect of the Cougar

PC
Ultimate

Active: Nidalee switches between her Human Form and Cougar Form.

Cougar Form: Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining melee attacks with 125 range and access to her cougar abilities.

Human Form: Nidalee transforms into a human, gaining ranged attacks with 525 range and access to her human abilities. While in this form, applying a Prowl mark will reset Aspect of the Cougar's cooldown.

Cooldown3