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Playing Against Nidalee
JunglePatch 16.2.1
What They Do
A high-tempo AP assassin jungler who relies on landing long-range skillshots to mark targets. Once marked, she gains massive mobility to dive in and execute low-health enemies. She clears jungle camps extremely fast but is very squishy.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Green paw print icon above your character | You are 'Hunted' for 4s. gives her True Sight of you, 30% Move Speed toward you, and empowers her Cougar form abilities to deal massive damage. | |
| A narrow spear projectile or a glowing bite | Human deals more damage based on distance traveled. Cougar is a point-and-click execute that deals 1% increased damage for every 1% HP you are missing. | |
| Small traps on ground or a forward pounce | Human traps reveal and Hunt you. Cougar is a dash that has its range doubled and cooldown reset if she jumps toward a Hunted target. | |
| Green healing pulse or a claw swipe | Human heals an ally and gives them an Attack Speed buff. Cougar is an area-of-effect claw strike used for burst and waveclear. | |
| Shifting between human and cougar | She swaps forms to access different kits. She usually starts in Human form to land before swapping to Cougar to finish the kill. |
Respect
- !Max-range →The spear damage scales with distance. A max-range hit can remove 50% of a squishy's health and sets up her jump.
- !Fog of War spears→Nidalee will sit behind thin walls and throw . If you can't see her, you can't dodge, and being hit means an immediate dive.
- !Level 3 Invades→She is one of the fastest clearers in the game. She will often finish her side of the map and jump into your jungle to kill you while you're still level 2.
- !Bush mobility→ makes her incredibly fast in the jungle. Do not try to outrun her through bushes; she will always catch you.
Punish
- +Missed Human →If she misses her spear, she loses her 'Hunt' bonus. She cannot safely dive you or reset her jump. All-in her immediately.
- +Early game squishiness→Nidalee has no defensive tools. If you are playing a strong duelist like Lee Sin or Vi, invade her early and burst her before she can kite.
- +Human Form swap→She is most vulnerable in Human form. If she just swapped to Human to use , she has a short window where she cannot dash away in Cougar form.
- +Deep Wards→Nidalee relies on tempo. If you ward her camps and track her, she can't surprise you with spears, making her useless in ganks.
Laning Tips
- •Always stand behind your minions or jungle monsters; is blocked by them.
- •Dodge spears by moving horizontally. Moving backwards just increases the damage if you eventually get hit.
- •If you step on a trap, do not walk toward her; she gets the Hunted bonus even if she didn't hit a spear.
- •Check brushes with low-cooldown abilities rather than face-walking, as she loves to sit in them for speed.
- •Buy an early Sweeper to clear traps so she loses vision of your jungle rotations.
- •Nidalee is very mana-reliant in Human form; if she's low on mana, she can't use to sustain herself.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠She will try to poke with before a fight starts; don't engage if your team is already at 70% HP.
- ⚠Focus her the second she uses to dive in. She has to get into melee range to execute, making her a prime target for CC.
- ⚠Do not chase her into unwarded jungle; she will kite you with wall-hops and turn with a point-blank .
- ⚠Keep your support near the carry; a single Exhaust or stun during her Cougar jump makes her a free kill.
- ⚠Watch for traps in chokepoints like the Dragon pit; they give her True Sight of your entire team's position.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached