"Claw or spear, your end's the same."Nidalee was played by no one when he was first released because no one knew how to play her. All of a sudden, she became FOTM and has been only nerfed after nerf after nerf after nerf after nerf.
Nidalee used to be one of those champions that deal a lot of damage without any AD items, but this will be changed slightly after the upcoming nerf.
(Innate): Moving through brush increases Nidalee's movement speed by 15%. The buff lasts for an additional 2 seconds after leaving brush.(Active): Nidalee tosses her javelin, dealing magic damage on impact that increases depending on the distance between Nidalee and the target at the time it is hit. The multiplier caps at 2.5.(Active): Nidalee's next attack will be enhanced to deal additional physical damage that is increased by a multiplier equal to twice the target's missing health percentage.(Active): Nidalee lays a trap that deals magic damage over 2 seconds when sprung by an enemy, revealing them and reducing their armor and magic resistance for 12 seconds. Traps last for 4 minutes.(Active): Nidalee lunges forward, dealing magic damage to enemies around her landing area.(Active): Nidalee heals an ally champion and grants them bonus attack speed for 7 seconds.(Active): Nidalee claws at enemies in a cone in front of her, dealing magic damage.(Toggle): Nidalee transforms herself into a cougar, and in the process gaining a new set of abilities, bonus armor, magic resistance and 20 movement speed.Why play Nidalee?Nidalee is a really safe top laner,can build tanky and still do insane amount of damages. Great at split pushing and fits in with a lot of teams.
MasteriesI run 10/16/4 get tower damage,tankyness,and mana regen with flash CDR
Summoner SpellsFlash/Ignite is what you will run most
Flash/Teleport if you want to teleport
RunesMarks: Flat Attack Damage
Seals: Flat Armor
Gylphs: Flat or scaling magic resist
Quints: Flat Attack Damage
ItemsStart with flask,ward,5 potions. Your build can change a lot depending on who your laning agasint but a full build will usually be
Merc Treads/Ninja tabis
Warmogs
Sunfire
Iceborn Gauntlet
Spirit Visage
Last Whisper
SkillsStart with W and start bushwhacking the brushes by top lane
R > E > Q > W
GameplayGet your bushwhacks in top lane brush and hold brush dominance. Run in and out of brush poking your enemy and beware of ganks pre 6 because you have no escape until cougar. Nidalee is a great split pusher be sure to ward and great at stealing buffs.
Tip: When you want to finish off a single target or win a 1v1, Q does tons of damage.
Fun FactNidalee is an amazon in Diablo2.
Pro’s Cornersafedriver: Hello swxg, thank you for your time on this interview.
swxg: no problem
safedriver: To get to the point, what are your thoughts on Nidalee?
swxg: she’s a solid top laner, but I think she’s a bit overrated.
safedriver: How come you always miss your Q when playing Nidalee?
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