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Champion guide

What the Rift Lab holds on this champion: the kit as Riot publishes it, the build the lab reviewed, and the matchups it has documented. Anything the dataset does not record is left out rather than filled in.

In-game title
THE BESTIAL HUNTRESS
Official role
ASSASSIN, MAGE
Lane
Jungle
Difficulty
High
Source tier
S+

Abilities

Riot's own text for each slot, in the order the champion learns them.

PASSIVE PROWL

Moving through brush increases Nidalee's Move Speed, increasing when moving towards an enemy. Hitting champions or monsters with Javelin Toss or Bushwhack triggers a Hunt, granting brief True Sight of them. During this time, Nidalee gains Move Speed (increased when moving towards the Hunted target) and her Takedown and Pounce are enhanced against them.

1 JAVELIN TOSS / TAKEDOWN

In human form, Nidalee throws a javelin at her target dealing Magic Damage, that gains damage as it flies. In cougar form, her next attack will wound her target, dealing more damage the lower their health is.

2 BUSHWHACK / POUNCE

In human form, Nidalee lays a stealthed trap, dealing Magic Damage and revealing its target when sprung. In cougar form, she leaps in a target location, dealing Magic Damage to nearby enemies.

3 PRIMAL SURGE / SWIPE

In human form, Nidalee heals the target and imbues Attack Speed for a short duration. In cougar form, she claws in a target direction, dealing Magic Damage to enemies hit.

ULTIMATE ASPECT OF THE COUGAR

Passive: While in Human Form, marking enemies as hunted will reset Aspect of the Cougar’s cooldown. Active: Nidalee transforms between cougar and human, gaining new abilities.

Reviewed build

The reviewed purchase order and rune page for this champion. Every entry that has a page of its own is linked to it; an item the catalogue holds no page for is printed as a name rather than pointed at a page that does not exist.

Core build order

  1. Lich Bane
  2. Rabadon's Deathcap
  3. Infinity Orb
  4. Boots of Mana

Runes

Situational answers

One slot, changed when the enemy team changes the problem. These are answers, not automatic purchases.

Matchups

  • 5reviewed counter links
  • 5reviewed synergy links

Harder matchups

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Ability text and the in-game title follow Riot's official Wild Rift champion pages. The tier letter is the external snapshot shown on the tier list, and the build is the Nexus reviewed snapshot — neither is a win rate.