Nidalee Jungle build and counters

Nidalee Jungle has a 48.02% win rate with 0.7% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier D. Based on our analysis of 1 237 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Nidalee on Jungle.

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Games 1 237

Win rate 48.02%

Tier D

Nidalee

Nidalee Jungle

Nidalee

Nidalee

D
  • ProwlP
  • Javelin Toss / TakedownQ
  • Bushwhack / PounceW
  • Primal Surge / SwipeE
  • Aspect Of The CougarR

Jungle · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games
1 237
Wins
594
Win rate
48.02%
Pick rate
0.7%
Ban rate
0.6%
Difficulty
Hard

Nidalee Jungle stats

1 153
Physical Damage
17 358
Magic Damage
2 414
True Damage
20 926
Total Damage
30 851
Damage Taken
18 129
Healing
7.5
Kills
5.7
Deaths
8.2
Assists
3.7
Max Kill Spree
12 669
Gold
23.4
Minions Killed
159
Jungle CS

Nidalee Jungle Builds

Nidalee

Runes

Domination

Domination

  • ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
  • Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
  • Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
  • Relentless HunterUltimate HunterTreasure Hunter
Sorcery

Sorcery

  • Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
  • TranscendenceAbsolute FocusCelerity
  • WaterwalkingGathering StormScorch

Stat Shards

  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling

Summoner Spells

  • Flash
  • Smite

Starting Items

  • Scorchclaw Pup
  • Stealth Ward

Core Items

  • Lich Bane
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Shadowflame

Item 4

  • Zhonya's Hourglass75%
  • Rabadon's Deathcap25%

Item 5

  • Rabadon's Deathcap67%
  • Zhonya's Hourglass33%

Item 6

  • Void Staff67%
  • Banshee's Veil33%

Item 7

  • Cosmic Drive50%
  • Void Staff50%

Skill Priority

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
QQ
Q
Q
W
W
WW
WW
E
E
E
E
EE
R
R
R
R
Popularity1.62%Win rate60%
Popularity1.37%Win rate47.06%
Popularity1.21%Win rate46.67%
Popularity0.81%Win rate30%

Nidalee Jungle skill order

On patch 26.19 Nidalee Jungle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 96.07% of games with a 50.59% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, W.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

  1. Javelin Toss / Takedown
  2. Primal Surge / Swipe
  3. Bushwhack / Pounce
Win rate
50.59%
Pick rate
96.07%
Games
1 101

Other options

    1. Javelin Toss / Takedown
    2. Bushwhack / Pounce
    3. Primal Surge / Swipe
    Win rate 35.71%Pick rate 3.66%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

  1. Javelin Toss / Takedown
  2. Primal Surge / Swipe
  3. Bushwhack / Pounce
Win rate
44.95%
Pick rate
52.70%
Games
643

Other options

    1. Primal Surge / Swipe
    2. Javelin Toss / Takedown
    3. Bushwhack / Pounce
    Win rate 53.30%Pick rate 28.61%
    1. Javelin Toss / Takedown
    2. Bushwhack / Pounce
    3. Primal Surge / Swipe
    Win rate 49.07%Pick rate 13.20%

Nidalee Jungle counters

Nidalee Jungle struggles most against Kayn (45.90%), Graves (47.27%), Lee Sin (53.33%) and has the easiest time against . Percentages are Nidalee's win rate in each matchup, based on 1 237 ranked solo games of Nidalee in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Nidalee

Lowest Nidalee win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Nidalee's win rate.

All Nidalee Jungle matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Nidalee's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

OpponentNidalee win rate
Kayn45.90%
Games
61
Gold diff @15
+52
Graves47.27%
Games
55
Gold diff @15
−221
Master Yi50.94%
Games
53
Gold diff @15
−235
Lee Sin53.33%
Games
90
Gold diff @15
−223
Viego55.22%
Games
67
Gold diff @15
+139

Nidalee in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Nidalee outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Nidalee Top

Win rate
47.37%
Pick rate
0.02%
Games
38

Nidalee Middle

Win rate
40%
Pick rate
0.02%
Games
30

Nidalee Bottom

Win rate
58.82%
Pick rate
0.01%
Games
17

Nidalee Support

Tier D
Win rate
47.24%
Pick rate
0.09%
Games
163

Skill max order

  1. Javelin Toss / Takedown
  2. Primal Surge / Swipe
  3. Bushwhack / Pounce
Win rate 46.15%

Game duration popularity

Game lengthShare of games
0–15 min6%
16–20 min5.3%
21–25 min20.1%
26–30 min30.5%
31–35 min22%
36–40 min11.2%
41+ min4.9%

Win rate by game duration

Game lengthWin rate
0–15 min37.8%
16–20 min47%
21–25 min52%
26–30 min48.3%
31–35 min47.1%
36–40 min51.1%
41+ min41%

Win rate by objective secured

  • First Blood secured53.5%
  • First Dragon secured59.9%
  • First Herald secured61.5%
  • First Tower secured67.1%
  • First Baron secured78.9%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Nidalee Jungle?
On patch 26.19 the hardest Jungle matchups for Nidalee are Kayn (45.90%), Graves (47.27%), Lee Sin (53.33%). The percentage is Nidalee's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Nidalee Jungle counter?
On patch 26.19 Nidalee does best against .
What is the best Nidalee Jungle skill order?
On patch 26.19 Nidalee Jungle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 96.07% of games with a 50.59% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, W.

How the Nidalee Jungle page is built

Where the data comes from

This Nidalee Jungle page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Nidalee in Jungle is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Nidalee performs in Jungle, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Nidalee in Jungle.

This Nidalee Jungle data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.