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Nidalee

Nidalee Support

the Bestial Huntress
Win Rate: All Roles 49.3% | as Support 49.4%
Pick Rate: All Roles 4.1% | as Support 0.5%
Ban Rate: 2.0%
Analyzed: 25078 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
Jungle Support ARAM

Nidalee Support Guide

C Tier

Nidalee is playable in Support with a 49.4% win rate (#38 among Support champions), compared to 49.3% win rate across all roles. Requires solid fundamentals but can work. Nidalee appeals only to mains with 4.1% overall pick rate and minimal 0.5% presence in Support in Plat+ on patch 15.16 (25.16)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 25078 ranked games. Very situational - only 12.3% of Nidalee's games are in this role. Standard build starts with Ionian Boots of Lucidity, into Echoes of Helia, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. Nidalee has weak vision control - 0.87 wards/min (#32 among supports). Averages 2.6 KDA (#21 among Support champions). Has a 2.0% ban rate (109th place). Nidalee deals mostly magic damage, ideal for teams lacking AP threats. Recommended runes: Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, (Sorcery) + Bone Plating, Revitalize, (Resolve). In-game, the recommended max order is E > Q > W.

Nidalee Roles

Nidalee

  • Jungle
    (Jungle - 83.4%) 20910 games

  • Support
    (Support - 12.3%) 3077 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 60411 ARAM games

Nidalee Support Stats

49.4%
Win Rate (Role)
12.3%
Support (Role Rate)
2.0%
Ban Rate
0.0000
Penta/Game
3.8
Kills/Game
6.0
Deaths/Game
11.9
Assists/Game
0.87
Wards/Min
1.21
CS/Min
326
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 9.8%
Magic: 82.7%
True: 7.46%

Overall Champion Matrix

Nidalee Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
51.0% Win Rate 53.2% Pick Rate1635 games

Highest Win Rate
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
74.3% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate5 games

Nidalee Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
48.3% Win Rate 72.5% Pick Rate2230 games
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
50.4% Win Rate 59.5% Pick Rate1831 games
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
49.7% Win Rate 25.5% Pick Rate785 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
61.2% Win Rate 1.7% Pick Rate52 games
Core Build
Bandleglass Mirror
Bandleglass Mirror (900 gold) 20 Ability Power
100% Base Mana Regen
10 Ability Haste
->
Echoes of Helia
Echoes of Helia (2200 gold) 35 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Soul Siphon
Damaging a champion grants a Soul Shard, up to 2.
Healing or Shielding an ally consumes all Soul Shards to restore Health and deal magic damage to the nearest enemy champion per Shard.
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
Dawncore
Dawncore (2500 gold) 45 Ability Power
16% Heal and Shield Power
100% Base Mana Regen
First Light
Gain 2% Heal and Shield Power and 10 Ability Power per 100% Base Mana Regen.
46.4% Win Rate 6.8% Pick Rate209 games
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
47.3% Win Rate 21.0% Pick Rate647 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Boots
Boots (300 gold) 25 Move Speed
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
75.3% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate6 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
61.2% Win Rate 1.7% Pick Rate52 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
61.0% Win Rate 1.7% Pick Rate51 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
56.5% Win Rate 1.2% Pick Rate37 games
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Echoes of Helia
Echoes of Helia (2200 gold) 35 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Soul Siphon
Damaging a champion grants a Soul Shard, up to 2.
Healing or Shielding an ally consumes all Soul Shards to restore Health and deal magic damage to the nearest enemy champion per Shard.
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
90.7% Win Rate 1.2% Pick Rate36 games
Final Build
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
66.4% Win Rate 3.3% Pick Rate103 games
Other Items
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
33.0% Win Rate 10.1% Pick Rate310 games
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
32.7% Win Rate 6.6% Pick Rate202 games
Ardent Censer
Ardent Censer (2200 gold) 45 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
4% Move Speed
Sanctify
Healing or Shielding an ally enhances you both for 6 seconds, granting 25% Attack Speed and 20 magic damage On-Hit.
19.9% Win Rate 5.5% Pick Rate168 games
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
49.7% Win Rate 4.5% Pick Rate137 games
Lich Bane
Lich Bane (3200 gold) 115 Ability Power
4% Move Speed
10 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus magic damage On-Hit.
49.3% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate136 games
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damage Critically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
24.9% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate135 games
Mikael's Blessing
Mikael's Blessing (2300 gold) 250 Health
100% Base Mana Regen
12% Heal and Shield Power
15 Ability Haste
Purify
Remove all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne and Suppression) from an ally champion and restore 100 - 250 Health.
0.0% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate134 games

Nidalee Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Revitalize
Revitalize

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.3% Win Rate 56.6% Pick Rate1740 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Revitalize
Revitalize

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.3% Win Rate 56.6% Pick Rate1740 games

Nidalee best with

Nidalee Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
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W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
50.8% Win Rate 18.6% Pick Rate573 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
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Q
Q
Q
Q
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W
W
W
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W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
72.4% Win Rate 1.5% Pick Rate45 games

Countered by Nidalee

Nidalee Counterpicks

Nidalee Support Lane Matchups

Nidalee lore:

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 tips:

  • 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 abilities description:

Prowl
P
Prowl (passive)
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.
Javelin Toss / Takedown
Q
Javelin Toss / Takedown (Q)
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.
Bushwhack / Pounce
W
Bushwhack / Pounce (W)
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.
Primal Surge / Swipe
E
Primal Surge / Swipe (E)
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.
Aspect Of The Cougar
R
Aspect Of The Cougar (R)
Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining new abilities.

Nidalee Skins and Splash Arts

Default Nidalee Default Nidalee
Snow Bunny Nidalee Snow Bunny Nidalee
Leopard Nidalee Leopard Nidalee
French Maid Nidalee French Maid Nidalee
Pharaoh Nidalee Pharaoh Nidalee
Bewitching Nidalee Bewitching Nidalee
Headhunter Nidalee Headhunter Nidalee
Warring Kingdoms Nidalee Warring Kingdoms Nidalee
Challenger Nidalee Challenger Nidalee
Super Galaxy Nidalee Super Galaxy Nidalee
Dawnbringer Nidalee Dawnbringer Nidalee
Cosmic Huntress Nidalee Cosmic Huntress Nidalee
DWG Nidalee DWG Nidalee
Ocean Song Nidalee Ocean Song Nidalee
Kittalee Kittalee
La Ilusión Nidalee La Ilusión Nidalee
Spirit Blossom Nidalee Spirit Blossom Nidalee