Nidalee Build Guide by Do1HaveTh3Sauce

In short, these runes are the standard runes that most Nidalee players should take. You can replace either or both of the Sorcery runes with Absolute Focus or Waterwalking depending on your playstyle.

Taking Electrocute over Dark Harvest in this rune build is good because you want to give early ganks as much as possible given that electrocute does more damage than dark harvest early game. You take Relentless Hunter, Magical Footwearto give mobility. Take Cosmic Insight because it assists you having good vision. You take Sudden Impact for extra damage when you Pounce, and Eyeball Collection for extra AP as you get kills. Make sure you take Axe, Diamond, and Shield for an optimal clear. Overall a good rune setup for early ganking, that scale slightly into mid/late game.

The reason why this odd build is viable is because Conqueror got the adaptive force stacks adjusted, making it easier to stack up and build extra AP. [conqueror] also gives you a tremendous amount of strength in early game duels, which Electrocute and Dark Harvest don't have. Triumph gives you gold back when you get a kill or assists plus gold, making it worthwhile to gank lanes more often, and is good in major teamfights. Legend: Alacrity is good for stacking attack speed, giving you faster clear times as the game goes on. Coup de Grace is great for ganking and works perfectly with Conqueror in early game fights, and will deal loads of extra damage as the game goes on when you get your big items. Sudden Impact and Ravenous Hunter are standard Nidalee runes that make her a stronger champion.

Playing Nidalee in the mid lane is a situational pick.
If you decide to play Nidalee in the mid lane, make sure you know your matchups. Champions like Yone, Fizz (still a counter despite him getting "nerfed") and Irelia will destroy you in lane, and you can't do anything about it, taking Dark Harvest is the ideal rune you want to take because landing spears in the mid lane against squishy champions can easily stack this rune, and you also can use Dark Harvest to roam and get stacks, or get kills. Absolute Focus and Scorch are good runes to slowly poke and burn you opponent until you can secure a kill.

Ever wanted to out trade just about every mid laner in the game? If so, these are the runes you want to take on Nid Mid. The most simple combo for an easy trade is Javelin Toss > Aspect Of The Cougar > Pounce > Swipe > Takedown which at this point Electrocute will have proc'ed and you win a trade. She is a really really good Mid Laner but loses hard to CC. If you bring these runes, consider taking Cleanse if you go into a heavy CC champions like Orianna or Syndra.

Fleet Nidalee is a rune page that I have been experimenting with for the last 2 patches. It is surprisingly good, in the right match up scenarios. In general, the other two rune set ups are better, but definitely take these runes into poking match up, such as Neeko Pantheon and Yasuo. Fleet Footwork gives you 3 handy abilities that charge up just by moving and attacking. Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight are just good and safe runes to have in any given scenario.

OK on hit Nidalee top is BROKEN this season. Like I can't even get words out of my mouth that describe how stupid she is. You can do soooo much with her because tanks aren't as good this season, meaning she can abuse most top laners. Press the Attack is the funniest thing on Nidalee top because she can proc the rune so easy, and it is stupid strong early game, and scales insane into the late game with the items you build on her. If you take these runes, you win carry games if you go against the right matchups. DO NOT take these runes into champions like Yone, Irelia, or Jax because they won't be as effective as Grasp of the Undying Also make sure to take Axe Diamond and Heart on every Nid Top Build.

Ok Nidalee can get really tanky in the top lane. Being a ranged top laner means you can auto attack the enemies top laner from a distance, making it a lot easier to stack Grasp of the Undying. This rune is so good because you can bully any champion from literally level 1. This includes cancerous champions like Darius Garen and Malphite. Demolish and Second Wind are for utility purpose's, and to help you win lane. Overgrowth is your second to most important rune on making Nidalee MAD THICK. With this rune, you can stack more and more health by simply killing minions. It has endless potential.

I HIGHLY suggest you DO NOT take these runes into ranked, unless you know what you are doing, but then again it's trolling taking these runes on Nidalee Top anyway. These runes are for the meme, but I've pulled it off before lmao. Just keep in mind that Prototype: Omnistone is weaker with ranged champions.

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	Doran's Blade
	Standard staring item for Nidalee Top, gives you extra poke damage.
	Doran's Shield
	An alternative starting item for Nid Top, take this if you go against poking champions like Teemo.
	Doran's Ring
	Alternative start Nid Top and Standard start for Nid Mid. In both lanes it gives you a slight amount for AP which helps with your Primal Surge and your Javelin Toss.
	Dark Seal
	Great for snowball potential, can take it in any role.
	Mejai's Soulstealer
	The upgraded version of Dark Seal, 25 stacks and WE WIN THIS.
	Lich Bane
	A powerspike item for Nid Mid and Nid Jungle. Proc's when you do any combo, and does massive damage.
	Zhonya's Hourglass
	Such a good item if you know how to use it correctly. Allows you to dive, helps with survivability, and can create major outplays in teamfights.
	Void Staff
	Great magic penetration item. Melt's squishy champions, and does major damage to tanks.
	Morellonomicon
	Helps with champions that heal like Garen and Fiora.
	Rabadon's Deathcap
	SO MUCH AP DAMAGE!
	Trinity Force
	#1 Item on Nidalee Top. You cannot play on-hit Nidalee without this item. It doesn't have an on-hit damage effect, but it gives you attack speed, and movement speed.
	Blade of the Ruined King
	The main on-hit item for Nidalee Top. 2 passives that do damage off of auto-attacking.
	Guinsoo's Rageblade
	Second on-hit item for Nidalee Top. Gets rid of critical strike chance, but gives you extra AD and attack speed.
	Nashor's Tooth
	Your final on-hit item, this item is good because it also provides AP which scales with your Primal Surge especially well.
	Mortal Reminder
	The crit chance won't take effect because of Guinsoo's Rageblade but it will transfer to AD. Gives you more attack speed, movement speed, and grevious wounds.
	Black Cleaver
	An alternative to Trinity Force if you are going into a tank.
	Sorcerer's Shoes
	Standard boots for Nid Jungle and Nid Mid. Provides magic penetration which is key for doing damage with you abilities.
	Ionian Boots of Lucidity
	An alternative for Sorcerer's Shoes. Take this if you are playing Nid Mid or Nid Jungle and you need early ability haste against certain matchups.
	Berserker's Greaves
	The one and only option for on-hit Nid Top.
	Emberknife
	Your jungle item. This is a must have when you start with Nidalee jungle. Once you use Smite 5 times, this item gets consumed and your Smite turns into Challenging Smite
	Demonic Embrace
	A great item for with Liandry's Anguish because it stacks another burn effect when you damage enemies.
	Staff of Flowing Water
	This items boosts you heal slightly which giving you damage and the extra effect when you heal a teamate. This item can work now because Nidalee got her Primal Surge buffed which which is a strong heal.
	Bami's Cinder
	Builds into Frostfire Gauntlet one of your Core Items.
	Frostfire Gauntlet
	Gives you armor and a slow when you auto attack, an essential item if you play Nidalee Top.
	Cosmic Drive
	Give you a decent amount of AP and helps you chase down Top laners that tend to run away or escape such as Akali.
	Spirit Visage
	A solid MR item that can help you sustain in lane, keep you alive in teamfights, and regen health quicker.
	Rylai's Crystal Scepter
	Works well with Cosmic Drive because Cosmic gives you movement speed, and this item slows them when you use an ability.
	Thornmail
	A good item against champions that deal physical damage. If you are going for a full tank Nidalee Top build, this is definitely an item that you will want to go into.
	Force of Nature
	A new S11 Item. It gives you movement speed, and MR that stacks as you take more damage.
	Gargoyle Stoneplate
	A good defensive item in general, different than S10's Gargoyle Stoneplate but works just as well.