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Introduction
I just wanted to make this for anyone else who may be interested in playing the jungle cat.
This is just how I play her, and how I build her, so please enjoy.
I feel that since the rework of Nidalee, that she lacks the same firepower that she used to have (spear spam -s.s.) but when combined with other items like Spirit Stone, she really shines in the jungle, where I feel, feral kitties belong.
Starting Items


Hunters Machete builds into Spirit Stone, and you will get more utility out of it, since you are going AP. Use a health potion at the start of each jungle camp until you hit level 3 for your first mid lane gank.
First Back


Usually you want to go back and buy these items when you accumulate about 1100 gold, which will be one rotation of the jungle and a good gank. Here is where -

-

I usually have enough gold at this point to get:



Core Items



If you are doing well ganking with those items, stay a little bit longer to farm up some more gold, at the very least, when you come back for the second time you should have enough for -

These three items will give you enough ability power to easily clear jungle camps, maintain health from armor bonus, and gank easily; all while giving you the armor to survive more jungler camps, and go toe to tow with most champions and come out on top. Once you have these core items you can move into the final three items, depending on where you are at.
Filler Items



Generally Once I complete my core three items, I like to start building -

If your opponents are dealing magic damage, build an -

If the game lasts long enough I like to buy -

Final Build






By the time the full game is over, I usually have these items.
If you use these items, you should be tanky, while still pumping out an insane amount of damage, if you use the rotation of abilities in this guide.
Runes




Marks
Here I like to run 9 flat Magic Penetration marks, because I like how much damage Nidalee can deal out endgame, when she has these runes.
Magic Pen. makes magic damage cut through Magic Resist.
For any Nidalee, I feel its pretty much a no brainer.
Seals
Just like most junglers, I grab 9 flat armor Seals, so you can stay alive during the beginning minutes of the game in the jungle, before you get spirit stone.
Glyphs
I like to run Flat AP Glyphs to get that initial boost in the game. This helps with clearing camps, and getting a nice level 3 gank.
Quints
Flat Ability Power Quints, for the same exact reasons of Glyphs.
Summary:
Level Nidalee's skills in this order for jungle dominance.
Human Form:
Every time you start with jungle-




The cooldown is rather long, even with the cooldown reduction you get from items, so use this ability only when moving between camps, just before ganks, or at the end of the fight to save your life.
Once the first camp is cleared, you are going to put a point into -

If you are lucky, enemies will walk through it while you are near, triggering

When you hit level three, you are going to put a point into -


Cougar Form:
The ability you will use the most while clearing the jungle is -




The second most used ability in the jungle will be -



Make sure to lead into jungle camps with this ability, and try to hit at least two monsters with each -

*NOTE*


Known as the "finisher" -

Every time you jungle with -
Nidalee- you need to start with blue buff.
Your team should get a few hits, and if you use a potion you can easily clear the camp with no trouble.
Once the camp is cleared immediately put a point into -
Pounce- revert to human form, heal and toss down a -
Bushwhack- on the big wolf at the wolf camp. When placed, use -
Aspect Of The Cougar- -
Pounce- and -
Swipe. Make sure to pounce whenever off cooldown.
When the second the camp is cleared, heal yourself and run to wraiths.
When at wraiths, do the same rotation, -
Bushwhack- on the big wraith, followed by a -
Pounce- and -
Swipe.
When the camp is cleared you should be level 3 and have all abilities unlocked.
If you do not have all 3 abilities for some reason, move to red buff and clear that camp, tossing a ward into the brush to view counter junglers, and using the same jungle rotation as the previous camps, using your second smite of the game to take red buff. Then proceed with the next step.
If your mid lane is pushed back, run to the brush at the river mouth, aim a spear to trigger -
Prowl- then follow through for the first kill using -
Pounce- -
Swipe- -
Pounce- and kill with -
Takedown. If they are low on health, revert to human form and toss a killing spear.
From here you should have enough gold to go back and buy your -
Spirit Stone- and -
Boots- at the very least.
When those two items are built, you can easily stay in the jungle to farm, all jungle camps, forever.

Your team should get a few hits, and if you use a potion you can easily clear the camp with no trouble.
Once the camp is cleared immediately put a point into -





When the second the camp is cleared, heal yourself and run to wraiths.
When at wraiths, do the same rotation, -



When the camp is cleared you should be level 3 and have all abilities unlocked.
If you do not have all 3 abilities for some reason, move to red buff and clear that camp, tossing a ward into the brush to view counter junglers, and using the same jungle rotation as the previous camps, using your second smite of the game to take red buff. Then proceed with the next step.
If your mid lane is pushed back, run to the brush at the river mouth, aim a spear to trigger -





From here you should have enough gold to go back and buy your -


When those two items are built, you can easily stay in the jungle to farm, all jungle camps, forever.
First off:
The main goal before every gank is to trigger -

While in the brush, you have time to set up a good spear.
do not worry about hitting your spear from max range, you only need to hit the target to mark them with hunted from your passive -

Take a long look at -

Ganking Order:
These are in the priorities of where I like to gank, starting from most important, to least important.
Middle Lane:
If your mid lane is pushed back, run to the brush at the river mouth, aim a spear to trigger -





Bottom Lane:
First off, keep open communication with your bottom lane, asking if they know where wards are.
If your bottom lane is pushed out, come from the turret, to hide in the brush, so when your enemies push back, you are there for your spear/cougar combo.
If your bot lane is pushed to their turret, make sure to come from the brush in the river, for it does not matter if you are seen, because when you run through brush, you trigger -

Top Lane:
Generally, you only gank top lane as -

When you do gank top lane, take a look at where your opponent is.
If your top lane is under your own turret, come from the river brush, if your opponent is in the middle of the lane or his half, try to come into the fight from tribrush. Simply because in order to gank as -

Almost nobody is ready for her rework jungle attack.
Well, to those that found this helpful, thanks for taking the time to ready this, and hear what I have to say!
I really love Nidalee as a champion, even more so since she was reworked.
I love how much damage she can do in cat form, and I feel its harder for her to die as a jungler, because she is initiating ganks, rather than having to run from opponents, like she usually has to in a lane.
I really love Nidalee as a champion, even more so since she was reworked.
I love how much damage she can do in cat form, and I feel its harder for her to die as a jungler, because she is initiating ganks, rather than having to run from opponents, like she usually has to in a lane.
Pros:
The good things about Nidalee are:
Great Jungle Clear
High Burst Damage.
Able to escape over walls.
Can win most 1 on 1's after getting Iceborn.
Can give attack speed to AD Carries with heal/Can heal
Extremely Fun
Cons:
Squishy if pinned down with snares or stuns.
Does not do as well on the front lines.
In a perfect game, you want to come in just as the fight starts- from the side, and start picking off the team, one by one.
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