Viable? Yes.. you can still solo these. but without the healing from talisman it is not nearly as healthy. Take a leash from bot any chance you get and look to invade or full clear to topside. enjoy your level 4 and contest that scuttle!

Nidalee is still very much viable in season 11. Following the LCS you'll see her played by players like Spica which is always exciting to see :)

Nidalee can still solo start, either beginning with rapts>red>krugs or wolves>blue>gromp. And in the guide we do talk about what to do mid/late game including some good macro tips for any team/champ.

GL HF - she's a blast! :)

Yessir! Raptor start is still very viable. its not as healthy as before but smiting red and minimizing how many hits you take from it is the way to go. The wolf start might be an easier clear as you also get the gromp healing once you finish your 3 camp.

No shame in taking a leash from your laners tho! Start Q and use your auto resets (cougar Q) to speed up the 1st camp.

Nidalee is definitely one of the most difficult champs in the game. Since she has such a high skill cap she has a pretty high skill requirement to make her work in game.



1. Farming your jungle on CD is a high prio, if there isn't any lane that you can gankyou can at least full clear and pressure gank one of your lanes (usually mid)

Pressure ganking is when you show up, not necessarily with the intent to kill but in order to give your laner priority to enable you to walk more freely around the map. Showing mid and helping push (not taking cs) will allow your mid laner get off a pressure recall or roam with you across the map.

2.Dragons are kind of a trap when looking at lower elo games. A lot of times team will priorities the 1st dragon and give up so much just to secure it. Since you are playing nidalee - you can clear the jungle incredibly quick. Meaning you can farm all your camps and potentially the enemy junglers topside while they attempt to secure this first drake. Use the bonus gold/xp/levels you get from counter jungling to secure future objectives.

If you are committed to taking the dragon try to at least have your topside jungle fully cleared so that the enemy jungle cant exploit your camps in the same way.

Prio to taking any objective you should look to at the minimum have mid priority. Unless you are absolutely sure you can sneak an objective you shouldn't attempt it w/o prio/proper vision.

3. Junglers that dont have fast AOE clears are typically the easiest to counter jgl. Jarvan/Viego/xin/or any tank really.

4. Fast level 3 to invade? Buff>Buff>Gromp. Gets you level 3 and into their jungle. or you can do Red/Krugs/Raptors if you are set on invading their blue.

5. Late game junglers can be exploited in the early game. Use your red buff to kite them (typically only 1 gap closer on them) Early game junglers should be avoided while you farm faster than them. Look for countergank opportunities.

6. Zhonyas.

Cheers!

Your enlgish is probably better than mine! :)

Top lane she can flex to and have a decent chunk of success. you can build her bruiser or AP in the top lane. AD is an option and kind of a meme but given her auto reset on Q/execute you can get away with going something like divine sunderer/bork into tank :)

Horizon focus does work on her - as long as you are 700 units away (11.3) and land your spear it will empower the damage of THAT spear as well as subsequent damage during the debuff duration. Makes for 1 shotting enemy squishies as they walk around the jungle unwittingly.

I consider this item a luxury as most of the time you won't be able to hop in and secure a kill in a teamfight situation given the lack of defensive stats on it. Rabadons typically will outshine this item if it is a one or the other kind of purchase.

Edit: Top lane nid can abuse Grasp rune. Auto attack in human form and switch quickly to cougar... Enjoy the 100% efficiency of your grasp rune. BOOM

I know this isn't my guide, but I clicked on the questions to see if I could assist in answering some of the questions people asked. The answer is yes, but it is situational.

Nidalee can build into numerous AP items, but every game calls for a different combination of them.

These items can vary based on the enemies team composition, items they are building, your matchups against their jungler, if you and/or your team is behind.

Reported. :P

This isn't my guide, but I'm here to answer your question.

Nidalee is an aggressive early game jungler that scales somewhat into the mid game, but falls off pretty significantly in the late game unless you take gathering storm, and build items like Void Staff, which then again she still falls off somewhat.

Hey Salampster, Good question!

As you play Nidalee a bit more you will start to know her powerspikes. Typically when I get my Sorc boots/Obliv orb/Runic echoes I start to feel pretty unstoppable. But remember your Cat form abilities scale with your ultimate levels 6/11/16 are huge for you in terms of 1 shot/burst the enemy. Also remember to look at the tab screen often to see if they are build MR against you - if they are be careful because your 1shot potential goes down significantly.


In a 1v1 duel/battle you want to maximize your damage by Spear/AA/R/W/AA/Q/E/AA (AA = auto attack)

When deciding how far you should be chasing you have to weigh the risk reward - if your camps are up its usually a bad idea to continue chasing deep into enemy territory. Best case scenario you can expect is a 1 for 1 - with your hyper clear speeds you are going to be losing more than you're gaining.

Also - making an enemy back is often times just as beneficial: Especially if that opens up a counter jungle opportunity for you.