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Nida

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x3
Hunter's
Talisman

HealthPotion

Warding
Totem

Go into further detail about which

smite you prefer. -2
This section here seems a little
disorganized

FIRST FEW BACKS

VisionWard

Sheen

Amplifying
Tome

Bootsof
Speed

SweepingLens

EARLY CORE

Skirmisher's
Sabre

Stalker's
Blade

AGAINST HEAVY AP?

TOP NIDA

NidaleeNyaa
BYEMBRACING

NidaleeJung
ChallengerN
BYCASPERJOE

JavelinsGoin
NidaleeJung
BYPROTO5

SpearcatJun
BYBRYZOH
IonianBoots
ofLucidity

Skirmisher's
Sabre
Runeglaive

CORE!

Zhonya's
Hourglass

RodofAges

Oracle
Alteration

Farsight
Alteration

Abyssal
Scepter

Rylai'sCrystal
Scepter

WEEKLY FRE

NOT AGAINST HEAVY AP?

VoidStaff

Rabadon's
Deathcap

Rylai'sCrystal
Scepter

MORE

SITUATIONAL

Might want to say that dark seal is a less committal version

of mejai's. I'd also remove AAS, since this is the jungle build
that i'm reviewing.

Mejai's
Soulstealer

Archangel's
Staff

Luden'sEcho

Rabadon's
Deathcap

Quicksilver
Sash

FrostQueen's
Claim

RodofAges

Zhonya's
Hourglass

VoidStaff

Rylai'sCrystal
Scepter

STANDARD BUILD

IonianBoots
ofLucidity
Alacrity

Skirmisher's
Sabre
Runeglaive

ABILITY SEQUENCE

14
3

10

12

15

17

18

13

11

16

MASTERIES

1/1

5/5

1/1

5/1

5/1

5/5

1/1

5/5

1/1

)HURFLW\

&XQQLQJ

1.Introduction
2.Pros&Cons

5HVROYH

1/1

Look to fix these.

6/18/6 seems pretty weird too, since
you're looking at a 3.5% increase in
damage vs 15% reduced summoner
spell CD and early game health
bonuses

Table
Of
Contents:

3.Spells
4.Runes
5.Masteries
6.Items
7.Abilities
8.AdvancedMechanics
9.Gameplay
10.Jungle
11.Conclusion

Hello,I'mEmbracing,a Nidaleeenthusiast.IwasonceDiamondIIinSeason3inthe2ndChineseserver(),
andItookalongbreakinbetween,playingnormalswithfriends.Currently,I'mplayinginNAandhavebeen
hoveringaroundDiamondVandDiamondIV.Althoughmycurrentrankmaynotbethehighest,I'veplayedwith
highDiamonds,Masters,andChallengersregularlyawhileback,sodohavefaithinmyknowledgeabout
Nidalee!
Backinthelateseason3whenassassinswereprevalentinmidlane,IfoundmyselfreallyenjoyingAP Nidalee
mid,beforeshewasreworked.IclimbedfromD5tohighD2byspammingalotof Nidalee.LittledidIknow
NidaleewouldsoonbecomeFOTMinseason4,whereshewasthenapick/banpriorityandeventuallyreworked.
ShethenhadherphaseofbeingOPasabruiserandeventuallynerfedandunseenforawhile.Afterafewbuffsto
herkit,shecurrentlystandsasaverystrongjunglerandaslightlyweakmidlaner.Shecanalsobeplayedtoplane
asabruiserormage(thisguidewillonlycoverAPaspects).
Icreatedthisguideinattempttoprovideanaccuratewaytoplaying Nidaleeoptimally.Hopefullythisguidecan
helporteachyouafewthingsabout Nidaleethatyoucanapplytoyourgameplay.

+Safeearlygamewithgoodsustain
+Mobile:verypotentroams
+Greatpokewithpotentheals
+Highburstskillrotation

Nidaleehasanextremelysafeearlygamecombinedwith
averystrongmidgame.Shehassomeofthebestsynergy
withvisioncontrolandcanreallypressureenemieshard
withherroams.Shealsohelpswithsiegesextremelywell.

+Reliablegapclosewithpassive

Nidaleecaneasilyimpactthewholemapearlytomid
game.
Nidaleehasaveryuniquekitinthesensethatsheonly

Unreliabletradingmechanic

hasonekeyrangeddamagespell,herspear,whichisa

SquishyandvulnerabletoCC
Costlytosiegew/obluebuff

skillshotthat'shardtolandwhenfacetoface.Thismeans
thatshehasanextremelyhardtimetradinginlaneand

Meleewaveclear
Inconsistentrangeddamage

thatshecannotteamfightwell,althoughhermobility
allowshertocleanuprelativelywell.Siegingandpoking
becomesanecessitytoplayingwitha

Nidaleeandshe

doesn'tfarewellifenemiesareabletoinitiate.

FLASH

Coreforescaping,diving,etc
Fortoplanetoestablishanadvantageoverthemapeitherthroughminionmanipulation,

TELEPORT

whichcansetbehindtheenemylaner/letyouroameasily,orteleportingbottomfor
counterganks/ganks.

IGNITE

Addsinmorekillpotentialinlaneandhelpstocleanupenemies.

SMITE

Forjungling.Buffcontrolandobjectivecontrolisessentialtoajungler.

The pros and cons look misaligned.

Also, you may want to reiterate that
she has a really strong early game.
Also expand on how she does with
early game tower dives.

Therunesetupfor

Nidaleeisbasicallythatofatypicalmidlaner/APtoplaner.

GreaterMarkofMagicPenetration

Mid,Top

GreaterSealofScalingHealth
GreaterGlyphofScalingAbilityPower
GreaterQuintessenceofAbilityPower

RUNE EXPLANATION

GreaterMarkofAttackDamage

Jungling

GreaterSealofArmor
GreaterGlyphofScalingAbilityPower
GreaterQuintessenceofAbilityPower

RUNE EXPLANATION

Nidaleehasaprettystraightforwardrunesetupthat'ssimilartoanyothertypicalmageformid,althoughher
toplanepageandjunglepagespecintohybriddamageforautoattackharassintoplaneandasaferandfaster
clearinthejungle.

Themid,top,andjunglepagesareallprettyconsistentwiththeseason5masteries.

Jungle
Sorceryformoredamage,and

DoubleEdgedSwordformorepotentganks.

Savageryforabetterclear,

RunicAffinityforbetterefficiencywithbuffs, Mercilessformoredamage, DangerousGameforclose

fights, Precisionformoredamage,and Thunderlord'sDecreeformoreburst. Recoveryformoreregen,
and ToughSkinforabetterearlyclear.12/18/0isalsoaviableoption,buttheextra6pointsintheFerocity
treereallydoesn'tprovidethatmuchextradamage/sustain,whilethe6pointsinResolvecanhelpalotwithyour
initialclear.

Mid/Top
Sorceryformoredamage,

Feastformorelanesustain,

NaturalTalentformoredamage,and

Bounty

Hunterformoresnowballing. Wandererforbetterroams(though Savageryisgreatforcsing,too), Secret

Stashforbettersustain, Mercilessformoredamage, DangerousGameforclosefights, Precisionformore
damage,and

Thunderlord'sDecreeformoreburst.

ITEMSEQUENCE

Doran'sRing

HealthPotion

HealthPotion

WardingTotem

400

50

50

Starting
Items

Thestandardsafeandsustainedlanesetuptoensureyoucanremaininlaneforanextendedperiodif
necessary.Thewardtrinketisessentialtopreventingganksandgaininginformation.

ITEMSEQUENCE

RodofAges
3000

Athene'sUnholyGrail
2800

Morellonomicon
2550

FrostQueen'sClaim
2200

Asatypicalmageyourfirstitemwillwanttobeonethatcanprovideaconsistentamountofmanaregen
Mana
Regen

anddamage,soyouhaveenoughkillpressureonenemiesandyoucanfarmconsistently.Ifyougeta
niceearlylead,youcanalsopurchasea NeedlesslyLargeRodandworkonafirstdamageitem
(mentionedinthesectionbelow)andpurchasethemanaitemafterwards.
Cheapcomponentsandreallycostefficientstatsmakethisitemagreatearlypurchaseon
RODOF
AGES

alotofmages.Theflathealth,mana,andextraAPhelpgreatlyinengages,sustainingin
lane,andscalingintomidgame.ItypicallyalwaysbuyRoAnowgivenhowcostefficientit
is,butifitevergetsnerfedgobacktoMorello's/Athene's.

ATHENE'S

ThesafermanaregenCDRitem,Athene'sprovidesmoremagicresistance,whichhelps

UNHOLY

againstburstylanerslike Ahrior LeBlancthathaveveryhighkillpotentialonyou.It

givesyoulessdamagethan Morellonomicon,butit'sasaferoption.

GRAIL

ThemoreaggressiveandstandardpurchaseofthetwomanaregenCDRitems,Morello's
MORELLO

givesslightlymoreAPandanicepassivethatreducestheeffectivenessofenemyheals.In

NOMICON

mostsituationswhereyouaren'tasafraidoftheenemylaneryou'llwanttobuythisitem,
asitspassiveandslightAPboostismoreusefulthanwhatAthene'sgives.

FROST
QUEEN'S
CLAIM

Thisitemiswaytoocostefficientforregaininggoldandprovidingstatsrightnow.I'mfully
expectingnerfstothisitem.It'sagreatfirstitempurchaseandtheactivereallysynergizes
with Nidalee'skitasthescoutingallowsyoutohuntenemiesdownandtheslow
passivehelpsensureyoulandyourspears.

ITEMSEQUENCE

Rabadon'sDeathcap
3800

Zhonya'sHourglass
3500

VoidStaff
2650

Luden'sEcho
3200

Rylai'sCrystalScepter
3200

Nextyou'llwanttobuyabigitemthatgivesyoumoredamagebecauseofhowableyouareinfarming
Ability
Power

withsustaininmanaregeneration.Theitemsthataremosteffectiveinthisscenarioare Rabadon's
Deathcapand Zhonya'sHourglass.Ifyou'resetheavilybehind,youcanalsobuy VoidStaffasa
budgetpurchaseafteryourfirstAPpurchase.Orelse,you'lltypicallywanttobuy VoidStafffourth,
afteryourtwo"bigAP"purchases.You'llthenwanttobuytheother"bigappurchase"thatyoudidn't

Add more clarity to this. I almost thought

that you wanted me to rush RoA,
Athenes, morellos, and FQC lol -2
List these in order of preference -2

buylast,orfitinasituationalitem.
Rabadon'sDeathcapistheitemthatgivesthemoststraightupAPinthegame.

RABADON'S

Becauseofhowmidgamepowerspikesworkformidlanemages,thisitemgivesamassive

DEATHCAP

boosttodamagepotential.
Zhonya'sHourglassisthemoredefensivechoiceofthebigAPitemsandalsoagreat
playmakingtool.Theactiveallowsyoutomitigatealotofpotentialdamageanditalso

ZHONYA'S

givesyouaslightbitofarmoraswell.YounormallywanttobuythisagainstADlaners

HOURGLASS

andburstyenemieswithkillpotentialordivepotential,butdon'tthinkthatthisisonly
defensive Zhonya'sHourglassisextremelyusefulinanytypeofengageasitletsyou
consistentlyinitiateifyourteamisnearby.
ThisitemismosteffectiveagainstenemiesstackingMR.It'sverycostefficientforthetime
ofthegamethatyouneedtobuyit,asenemiesstartstackingMRwiththecompletionof
AegisoftheLegion.Ifyou'reheavilysetbackandcannotfinishyoursecondbigAPitem

VOID
STAFF

becauseofitslowcostandeffectivenessagainstMR,thisisalsoagoodthirdpurchase.
Thepokedamageitemgreatlyincreasesyourdamagepotential.Ifyoucangetthisearly
LUDEN'S
ECHO

onyourdamageoutputwillbealothigherbecauseofhowfrequentlyyourepositionas
Nidalee.However,asthegameprogressesinmidgame,youwilldomoredamageoverall
with

Rabadon'sDeathcap.

RYLAI'S

Thebuffstothisitemmadeitonparwiththeother NeedlesslyLargeRoditems.The
slowisextremelybeneficialforyourhumanformspears,asifyouhitanenemywithone

CRYSTAL

youcanchainwithmorespears,oryourteamcanfollowupforaninitiation.

SCEPTER

CrystalScepterisagreatpurchaseifyourteamhasenoughdamageoutputsoyouaren't

Rylai's

forcedtogetmoredamage.

ITEMSEQUENCE

Other
Items

Mejai'sSoulstealer

LichBane

AbyssalScepter

1400

3200

2350

Therearen'tmanyotheritemstoreallyconsideron Nidaleebecauseyouwanttonormallygoglass
cannonandmaximizeherdamageoutput.Thereareafewchoicesgiventhescenario,though.
Thetypicalsnowballitem.You'llwanttogetthisitemafteryourmanaregenerationitemif
MEJAI'S

youfeelextremelyaheadandyouwanttofurtheryourlead.Donotethatyoucannotdie
forthistobeeffective.Ifusedproperlythisitemcanclosegamesextremelyquickly.Ifthe
gamegoesonforanextendedperiodandyouendupatfullbuild,omit

LichBane.

Nothing for the jungle???? -4

LichBaneaddstoyouroverallburstinyourskillrotations,andgivesyouafinalboostof
LICHBANE

damage.Younormallygetthisifyou'reaheadandfeelconfidentinyourabilitytoallinmid
game.
AverydefensiveearlypurchaseagainstAPchampionsthatposeathreattoyou.Theitem

ABYSSAL

helpsagainstAPchampionsthatcanforcehardtradesthroughCCorrange,suchas

SCEPTER

Aziror

Lissandra.Itlowersyourpotentialdamagebutit'saconsistentandsafe

purchaseearlyon.

Prowl:MovingthroughbrushincreasesNidalee'smovementspeedby10%for2seconds,which
increasesto30%ifsheismovingtowardavisibleenemychampionwithin5500range.
Hunt:HittingenemychampionsandneutralmonsterswithJavelinTossorBushwhackwillmark
themasHuntedfor4seconds,revealingthem.Neutralmonstersarealsorootedfor2seconds.
WhilemovingtowardHunted,NidaleegainsProwl'sbonusmovementspeedandignoresunit

//

collision.Additionally,Nidalee'sfirstuseofTakedownandPounceagainstHuntedwillhavean
empoweredeffect.

Thenewmechanicforthereworked Nidalee.Whilethebushmovementspeedbuffremainsthesameasa
usefultoolforchasingandescapingthroughthejungle,thenewmarkiswhatlets Nidaleeassassinatepeoplea
loteasier.Essentially,thebiggestbonusyougetistheresetforyourW,whichletsyourepositionreallyeasily.This
meansthatyoucantradealoteasierintoplaneandjumpoutofactionafterkillingsomeonerelativelysplit.

Active:Nidaleehurlsherjavelinforwardinaline,dealingmagicdamagetothefirstenemyithits.
Afterhavingtraveled525units,thejavelin'sdamagewillbeincreasedby2%per7.75units
traveled,cappingat200%bonusdamage(300%totaldamage)aftertraveling1300units.
Active:Nidalee'snextbasicattackgains75range(200totalrange)andismodifiedtodealmagic

damage.Thedamageisincreasedby1.5%forevery1%ofthetarget'smissinghealth,fora
maximumof150%bonusdamage(250%totaldamage).

Nidalee'sbreadandbutterthehumanactiveistheohsodreadedspearthatchunksoffatonofhp.Thisis
youronlysourceofrangeddamage,anditdefinitelyisforagoodreason.Whatyou'llwanttodowiththisspellin
standoffsistostandinflankangleswhereenemiescan'tseeyouorengageonyouandchunkaway.Youshould
trytovaryyourpositionandtimingsotheydon'tgetusedtoacertainpattern.Toensureyoulandspearswhenin
chasesorskirmishesyouneedtoholdontoyourspearuntilyouareabletoforceenemiesintoachokepointwhere
theyeithercannotdodgeyourspear,orcannotdodgeyourspearwithoutriskingotherfactors,suchasburning
spells,lettingyourteammatescatchup,etc.Thespearwidthisreallysmall,somostofthetimeyouwillhaveto
trytopredictwhereenemieswillendup.Notingyourownandyourteammatespositioningwhilestandinginflank
anglesisextremelyimportantbecauseifenemiesgetaninitiatewhileyou'reinaflankangleyouprobablywillbe
fightingadisadvantageousteamfight.
ThecougaractiveontheotherhandisaVERYstrongexecutethatisbasicallywhy

Assume your readers are idiots and don't

understand how important this is. Look to
reiterate this at least twice more, with
pictures.
Assume your readers don't even know
about flank angles. Really explain to them
what is an effective flank.

Nidaleeisalmostanassassin

now.Thisspellalsohelpstotradeintoplane,andisgreattosecureobjectiveswith,especiallyifcoupledwith
Smiteasajungler.

Active:Nidaleelaysatrapatatargetlocationthatarmsafteraverybriefdelay.Whensprungby
anenemyunit,theywilltakemagicdamageplusapercentageoftheircurrenthealthover4
seconds(max.damage150vs.monsters).Trapslastfor2minutes.

Active:Nidaleelungesafixed375unitsinthedirectionofthecursor,dealingmagicdamageto
enemieswithina75radiusareaaroundherlandingpoint.KillingaunitwillreducePounce's
currentcooldownto1.5secondifit'scurrentlyhigher.

Thehumanformactiveiswhathelpsyouscoutandescapewith.Youcanusetheminchokepointsorinbushesto
giveyouinformation.Thisaspectof

Nidalee'skitisextremelyunderrated,asmostpeopleoverlookhow

importantinformationcanbe.Althoughthisspelldoesn'tpackasmuchofapunchasitdidprerework,you
definitelyshouldusetheinformationtoyouradvantage,suchassettingupdifferentangleswhenyouknowthe
enemyisinadifferentlocation.
Thecougarformactiveisanotherkeyaspectof

Nidalee'skit.Thisabilitycombinedwithyourpassiveiswhat

allowsyoutobeextremelymobile,especiallyinskirmishesandteamfights.Italsohelpsyougreatlyfortradingin
toplane,asitallowsyoutouseyourcougarformabilitieswithouttakingtoomuchdamagefromtheenemylaner
orminions.Theextendedrangeisalsokeytokillingenemiesthatyouhaveamarkon.

Active:Nidaleeevokesthespiritofthecougar,healingatargetalliedchampionorherselfand

grantingthembonusattackspeedfor7seconds.
Active:Nidaleeclawsatenemiesina180degreeconeinthedirectionofthecursor,dealingmagic
damagetoallenemieshit.
Thehumanformactiveisthehealthatisessentialtoasafelaningphaseandasafesiege.Because

Nidalee

can'ttradewell,youcanusethisabilitytotakesomeharassforsomecsandthenhealitbackup.Lateron,with
bluebuff,youcanusespamthisabilityalongwithyourspearinstandoffstoforcetheenemyback,soyoucan
secureobjectives,visioncontrol,andmappressure.
ThecougarformactiveisashortrangeAOEspell.Thisabilityhelpstoclearwaveswhenyouwanttoshove,and
it'sanimportantdamagesourcewhenyoujumpinonenemies.It'snotasimpactfulastheotherspells,butit'sa
greatsourceofdamageregardless.

Active:Nidaleetransformsherselfintoacougar,gaininganewsetofabilitiesandmeleeattacks

(125range).
Active:Nidaleetransformsbackintoherhumanform.
Thisabilityallowsyoutotransformbetweenhumanandcougarform,andhelpsgreatlywhenyoulevelitup,
boostingyourotherspells.Onethingtonoteaboutthisspellisthatwhenanenemyismarkedby Prowl,the
cooldownofthisspellresets,meaningthatyoucanimmediatelytransformintocougarandjumpinifthe
opportunityapproaches.
ABILITYSEQUENCE
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

You'llwanttomaxyourQfirst,asit'syouronlyrangeddamagethroughoutthegame.Thenyou'llwanttomax
yourE,whichhelpsyouinsustainingsieges,alsogivingyoumorewaveclearwithyourswipe.Lastly,maxyourW,
asthelevelbonusesfromWaretheleastusefulcomparedtoyourotherspells.

E can be animation cancelled by W,

allowing for faster burst -2

Nidalee,beingachampionwithaveryhighmechanicalskillceiling,hasnumeroustricksandtechniquesfor
betterefficiencyindamage,jungleclearspeed,andgeneralmovement.Here'savideothatillustratesallthedetails
listedbelow.

Ah - apologies, I didn't see this earlier

+2

Advanced Nidalee Mechanics (Animation cancels, po...

AutoattackResets:
R

>

YourRabilityisanautoattackreset,whichmeansthatyoucanautoattackinone
form,changetotheotherform,andimmediatelyautoattackafterwards.Thisisa
AA

veryusefultoolinenhancingjungleclearandengagingmeleeenemies.

AnimationCancels:
Nidalee,like

Riven,hasafewanimationcancelsyoucanutilizetoincreasethespeedofyourskillrotation

andoverallmovement.
QintoWisthemostusefulanimationcancelfor

>

Nidalee,whetherjungleor

laning.Thegistofthetechniqueisthat Takedownhasaspinaroundanimation
thattakesplaceafterthedamageisappliedtoatargetwhichyoucancancelby
W

immediatelyuing

Pouncewhenthedamageisapplied.Theresultisamuchfaster

skillrotationthancomparedtoanormalQ>Wwhereyouwaitouttheanimation.
Thisisveryusefulinthejungleandwilldefinitelyspeedupyourclearspeed.

>

EintoWisamuchmoresubtleanimationcancel.Using
after
W

Swipewillcancelafractionof

Pounceimmediately

Swipe'sanimation.Thisdoesn'thavealot

ofusefulbutisoverallforincreasingyourjungleclearspeed.

UtilizingPounce:
Oneaspectof

Pounceisitscooldownresetto1.5secondswhenkillingaunit.Thecooldownresetappliesthe

instantyourabilitykillstheunit,soconsideringtraveltimeofparticles,wecanpulloffsometrickswith

>

Pounce.

Utilizingtheanimationcancellingtechniquejustdescribedaboveonalowhealth
target,youcanessentiallyfadeawayhoponatargetthatyoucankilltoresetyour
Pouncecooldown.Thistechniqueisveryusefulinlaning,especiallytoplane,
W

whereyoucanavoidtakingharasswhilealsogettingCS.Thisisalsousefulinjungle
tospeedupyourpathingandclearspeed.

>

Using

JavelinTossthatwillkillalowhealthtargetandthenimmediatelychanging

formtouse
W

Pouncewillreset

youcankillwitha

JavelinToss.

Thisisverysimilarto

>

Pounce'scooldown.Thisisveryusefulinchasing

whenyouhaveaminionwavenearbyorweakcampslikeRaptorsorWolvesthat

JavelinToss>

Pounce,butinsteadofusingyourQ

you'llusesmitetoresetyourcooldown.Thetrickistouse Smitetokillatarget
themomentyour Pounceanimationstarts.Ifthatprovestobetoodifficultyou
D

canjust

Smitewhiletheanimationisgoingthrough,althoughyourcooldown

resetwillbeslightlydelayed.Thisisusefulforchasingandgankinglanesasjungle
Nidalee.
Autoattackingatarget,killingit,andthenimmediatelychangingformtopounceina

AA

>

directionwillreset

Pounce'scooldown.Donotethatthisisthehardesttechnique

topulloffcorrectlyanddoesn'thavethatmanybenefits,butitdoeshelpyou
understandyour Pouncecooldowntimingalotbetter.Thatbeingsaidthe
techniquecanbeusedtogetaroundthemapquickerasjungleranditcanbeused
toincreasegeneralmobilityasalaner.

Role:
Firstofall,let'sclarifywhatrole
about

Nidaleefulfillsinateamcomposition.Onebigmisconceptionthatmanyhave

Nidaleeisthatshe'sjustapokechampion.Partofthisistruesheisreliantonherabilitytolandspears

tobeeffective.However,beingabletolandspearsisacertainportionofplaying Nidalee.Givenhowlongofa
gapcloseyoucangetwith Prowland Pounceandhowmuchburstshehasinherskillrotation,beingableto
identifyyourkillpotentialandengagingwhenreadyismuchmoreimportant.Becauseofthis,
definitelymoreofanassassinthanapokechampion.Thecoreconceptof

Nidaleeis

Nidaleeistobeabletopickoffenemy

champions.Ifyouarenotinapositiontodoso,that'swhenyoustayinhumanformandheal/spear,untilyou
readyyourselfinanaggressivepositionreadytoact.

PowerSpikes:
Thatbeingsaid,whenexactlyare

Nidalee'spowerspikesduringthegame?Although

Nidalee'sdamage,like

mostchampions',scalesupwardsthelongerthegamegoesduetoitems,asanassassinshehasgreatdifficulty
findingpicksthelaterthegamedragsoutduetoenemiesgrouping.Shedefinitelyexcelsinearlytomidgame,

You can do a better job expanding on this

-2 Her power spike is when you are
solely in control of calling objectives.

whereshecanroamexceptionallyandforceskirmishes.

MidLane:
Nidaleehasarguablyoneofthesafestlaningphasesinmidlane.Althoughshedoesn'tpackalotofdamage
outputindirecttrades(onlyaspear),herhealandpounceassurethatenemiescannotoverharassyouifyouplay
safe.Whatthismeansisthatyou'llbewantingtofocusonfarmingandavoidingharassmostofthetime.Youcan
sacrificecsifitmeanstoavoidgettingchunkedandjustsimplywaitforyourjunglertocome.Ontheoccasionthat
thelaneisshoveduportheminionwaveisbouncing,youcanmovetoaflankangle(nearbrushes)andtrytoland
aspeartochunktheenemylanerdown.However,youdefinitelydonotneedtobeinaflankangletolandaspear.
Inlaneyoucantrytoreadtheenemy'smovementandlandaspearinbetweenminions,especiallysincethere'sa
gapbetweencasterandmeleeminionsthatyoucanabuse,whichmanypeopleoftendonotknowabout.Overall
yourmainfocusesinlanewillbetoeithertrytobaitenemiestooverreachpastminionwavesandouttradethem
bylandingaspearandfollowingupwithyourcougarformactives,ortotrytoplaytheminionsandroamwhenthe

Look to show your readers exactly how

narrow nidalee's spear is. How big of a
hole do you need in your opponent
minion wave in order to weave a spear
thru them

laneisshovedup,sothatyou'llmissaminimalamountofcs.

Excellent! Give more examples!! +2

FLANK ANGLE EXAMPLE

Afterthelaningphase,asmid

Nidaleemostofthetimeyou'llwanttobepressuringobjectives.Youcanusethe

informationonthemap(positionoftheenemies,availableobjectives)topressureanobjectiveorforceasiege/
picks.Thisiswhy

Nidaleesynergiseswithvisioncontrolsowellyoucanzoneout/harassenemiesmid

rotationswithyourspearsandforceanobjectivethatyouenemieswillhavealowerchanceofcontesting.

TopLane:
Intoplane,ontheotherhand,

Nidaleehasareallydecentlaningphasesagainstsquishychampionswithlow

sustainorenemieswithlowdamageoutput.

Nidaleehasalotofkillpressureinlane,especiallybecauseshehas

accesstoessentiallysevenabilitiesatlevel3,duetothetransformation.Also,becauseofhowhercougarform
abilitieshavesuchalowcooldown,youcanessentiallypokeinhumanform,pounceincougarform,swapbackto

Add more content on mana conservation.

A lot of nidalee players are notorious for
just casting the spear on cooldown. -2
Talk about how nidalee loses a lot of lane
presence when her spear is on cooldown
-2
Talk about the importance of brush
utilization in the scope of top lane -2

humanformaftertrading,andjumpbacktocougarformtotradeagain.Thischangeofpacewillmosttimes
surprisetheenemybecausetheydonotexpectyoutobeengaginginextendedtrades.DuenotethattoplaneAP
Nidaleedoesn'tfitthemetaoftankytopstoowell.Sheisaverynichechoiceandthatmighthinderyourteam
composition.Ifyourteamcompositionisneedingofatank,youcanplayADbruiser
excelsinsplitpushingandcansoakupmoredamageinfights.
Afterlaningphase,you'lleitherwanttodothesameasmid

Nidaleetoplane,which

Nidaleebypressuringobjectives,oryou'llwantto

splitpushandroamaroundtheenemytopjungle.Youcaneasilyestablishvisioncontrolovertheirtopsidejungleif
aheadandpressuretheenemiessotheyeitherletyougetanobjectiveorsendpeopletostopyou.Ofcourse,this
ismuchhardersincethebuffstotowers,soyoumightneedtwoorthreewavestofullytakedownatoptower.

Roaming:
Mostofthetime,nomatterthetiming,youcanroamandarriveatalanereallyquickly.Formanymidlanersif
youseeactionhappeninginanotherlaneyou'lloftenbetoolatetoreachthere,butwith

Nidaleeyoucan

immediatelyreactandtrytoarrivetherenearthemiddle/endofthefightandtrytocleanup.However,it'smuch
betterifyoupredictagankandroamtothatlanebeforeithappenssoyoucanensurethatyouwintheskirmish.
You'llwanttolookatwhetherornotyoucanpressuretheenemymidlaneranyfurtherbylookingathishp,
minionwavelocation(andfuturelocation),botlane'ssituation(summonerspells,position,minionwave),andyour
jungler+enemyjungler's(potential)locations.

LateGame:
Lateron,asteamfightsandgroupingstartstohappen,youwon'tbeabletofindopportunitiestohuntpeopledown
asmuchanymorebecauseenemieswillbetankierandgrouped.

Nidaleehasaveryhardtimeinflatout

teamfightsshecannotdealwithtanksandcanonlyresorttohealingandspearingiffightsareforcedwithyouin
awrongposition.Theidealsituationistolandaspearonanenemycarryanddivethem,lettingtherestofyour
teamdealwiththecleanup.Whatthismeansisthatyou'llwanttohelpestablishvisioncontrolandtrytopoke
downenemiesyouseeonthemap.Waitandseekforopportunitiestoapplypressureandiftheenemiesgetsplit
oryoumanagetopokethemdown,callforyourteamtoengage.You'llbeforcedontoamuchmorepassive

This is pretty important, and you

summarized it pretty well, but I still think
that your readers won't really fully
understand this point without pictures, or
a brief video (like in your advanced
mechanics section) with you roaming
down and explaining why it worked. See
http://www.mobafire.com/league-oflegends/build/5-24-riven-melee-dpsassassin-guide-371946#teamfighting
(Limitlesshavoc's riven guide Team
fighting section) for an example of what
i'm talking about

position,sojusttrytofindflankangleswhereyouhavevisioncontroloverandspearaway.You'llwanttoavoid
fightsandtrytogetasmuchpokedamagedownaspossiblebeforeactuallyengagingtheenemy,somakesureto
standinspotsthataren'twarded(viapinksorscannersorstandinginaspotenemiescannotreach),andtrytohit
thecarries.

Jungle

So what does nidalee excel at? Sieging

towers?? -3

Nidaleeisanextremelypotentjunglerbothforsoloqueueandforcompetitiveplay.Mostofthisisdueto

thefactthatsheisextremelymobilewithher
rotations,making

Pounceandhasresetsonhercooldownsthatallowsforquickskill

Nidalee'searlygameextremelystrong.Shedoesbecomeawkwardasthegameprogresses

duetothefactthatshedoesn'tnecessarilyfitinarolewellenough,butshe'sdefinitelypotentenoughtosnowball
agameonherown.

StandardRoutes
>

RedTeam
Gromp

>
BlueBuff

>

BlueTeam
Krugs

>
Wolves

>
RedBuff

>
Raptors

RedBuff

>
Wolves

BlueBuff

It'simportanttoknowthattheseareonlythestandardroutes.Youcanvaryyourjunglepatharoundthismain
route,buttoeffectivelyjungleyouneedtoensureyoucontrolyourbuffs,haveasizableexperiencegain,andare
healthyenoughtorespondtogankandcountergankopportunities.SomeofyoumaybewonderingwhyIdo
raptorsonredsideandnotblueside.Thisismainlyduetothefactthatyouarelevelthreeonredsidewhenyou're
nearthecamp,and

Swipedoesenoughdamagetokillthesmallcreeps,allowing

Pouncetoresetmultiple

times,ultimatelymakingthecampextremelyeasytoclear.Ontheotherhand,onblueside,you'llonlybelevel
twowhennearraptorsandwilltaketoomuchdamageifyoutrytoclearit.

InitialClear:
Asjungle

Nidaleeyou'llwanttostartwithyour

Bushwhack/Pounceandtrapthecampyou'restartingat.If

youstartatkrugsyoucanplacetwotrapsoneforeachjunglecreep.Notethatthetrapslastalongtimesoyou
canevengoplacetrapsnearriverbushesorevenenemybushesbeforejunglecampsspawn,ifaggressive,orplace
trapsnearyourfirstbuff/wolvestohelpwithyourclear.
WhatItypicallyliketodoonbluesideis
TRAP GROMP ONCE,

BLUE ONCE (IN THE BRUSH),

WOLVES ONCE,

AND WRAITHS ONCE.

OnredsideI
TRAP KRUGS TWICE,

RED ONCE,

AND WOLVES ONCE

Thepresettrapsonred,blue,wolves,andwraithsensurethatthesmallcampsgetrootedinplacewhenyou
spearthebigcampsoyour PouncewilldealAOEdamagetoallthreecamps.
Asthecampsspawnyou'llwanttoremaininhumanformandimmediatelyplaceanothertrapbeneaththefirst
campasyouchangeintocougarformandstarthoppingaway.
Yourtypicalskillrotationonbigbuffswillbespear,formchange,pounceAA,pounceAAtakedownformchangeAA,
kite,andrepeattherotationagainexceptaddingatrapafterspearandbeforeformchange.TheAA'snexttoother

If you haven't done so further in the

guide, look to really explain to your
readers what a countergank opportunity
looks like.

abilitieswithnocommasindicateresettingtheautoattackanimation.
Onekeyaspectofjunglingsafelyiskitingthejunglecreepsaround.Whenyouprocyourpassiveonajunglecreep
viayourspearortrap,thejunglecreepsgetrootedinplace.Thismeansthatyoucanautoattackthejunglecreep
atrangefreely,onlytakingdamagefromthesmallercreeps.Youcanalsopullthebigbuffaround,movingafter
eachautoattackwhenyourskillsareonCDtotakelessoveralldamage.
SAMPLE RED SIDE INITIAL CLEAR BY THE SHY

LevelTwoInvade:
Nidaleehasoneofthestrongestleveltwoskillsetsoutofallthejunglers.Shegetsinsanemobilitywith
Pounceandwithherfourskillrotation( JavelinToss, Pounce, Pounce, Takedown)shecaneasily1000
mostenemyjunglers.Thisiswhyyoucommonlyseeleveltwoinvadesby
onyourfirstcamp(

Nidaleeplayersyougetagoodleash

Smitelesswouldbeevenbetterbutit'snotnecessary),andimmediatelyheadoverto

enemyfirstbuff.Thisismosteasilydoneonredside,asyoucanfinishgrompandthenhopoverthewallindragon
pitandhideinredbuffbrush,butit'salsoplausibleonblueside,thoughyou'llhavetoeitherroutearoundthrough
bananabrushormakesuretostayoutofvisionuntiltheenemyishalfwaydonewiththecamp.Youcan100%
maketheenemyjunglerblow
cantheneasilyescapewith

Flash,andmostofthetimesyou'llbegettingfirstbloodandtheirfirstbuff.You
Pounceifenemylanersareclosingin,forcea2v2/3v3astheenemyjunglerwill

bereallylow,ortakehisothersmallcamp(wolves/raptors).Thisismosteffectiveagainstslowstartingjunglers
like Vior
junglers.

Amumuwhoarecompletelyunabletoretaliate,butalsoworkswellagainstotherdecentclearing

EarlyGame:
Afteryourinitialclear,youshouldberelativelyhealthyenoughtostartgainingmapcontrol.Starthealingupwith
PrimalSurgeandutilizingyourearlygamestrengthstoprepareyourselfforgankinglanesthataregankable/
getscuttles/pressuretheenemyjungler.
Asajungler,controllingoratleasthavinginformationontheenemyjungleriscrucial.Beingabetterjungler
meansthatyouareabletopredicttheenemyjungler'smovements,limithispresenceonthemap,gankgankable
lanesthatareeither1)notlikelytobecountergankedor2)likelytobecountergankedbutyour2v2/3v3are
betterthantheirs,andcounterjunglewhenheisontheothersideofthemapandyouareunabletoact.
Nidaleehasadvantagesinganking,counterganking,andcounterjungling,especiallybecauseshehasalong
rangeinitiatewithherspear(thoughhardtoland),alotofburstinherspellrotations,andanextremeamountof
mobilityveryearlyon.Younormallycanforce1v1,2v2,or3v3fightswiththeenemyjungleroratleastplay
aggressivetogaininformation/controloverthemap. Nidaleefareswellinstandoffswithherlongrangespears
thatallowhertoengagereliablyoncehit.Theidealgoalistogainasizableleadintomidgame,whereyouthen
canstartpressuringobjectiveswithanadvantage.It'sextremelyeasytosetupvisionwith Nidaleebecauseof
hermobility,aswell,andestablishingvisiontogaininformationhelpsevenmoretosnowballagame.

LateGame:
Thelongerthegamedragsoutthetougheritisfor Nidaleetoact,mainlybecauseshecan'tinitiateordomuch
whenenemiesaregroupedexceptforhealingandpokingeveryonceinawhile.Becauseyourbluewillbegoingto
themidlanermostofthetime,youwon'tbeabletosiegeefficientlyduetoalackofmana,andevenmoreso
becauseasajungleryou'llberelativelybehindcomparedtoamidortop Nidalee.Becauseofthisyou'llwantto
bemainlyhealing,spearing,andsittingbackinfaceoffs,whilemeticulouslymanagingyourmanapool.You'llbe
forcedintoamorepassiveposition,sotohelpyourteam,spendingmoremoneyonvisioncontrolandavoiding
straightoutteamfightsismoreideal.
tldr:Startstrongearly,establishvisioncontrol,andsnowballthegame,orelseplaymorepassiveandseekfor
opportunitiestopunishmispositionedenemies.

Ihopethisguidetaughtyouafewthingsabout Nidaleeyoudidn'tknowbefore!Ifyouhaveanyquestionsor
commentsfeelfreetodroptheminthecommentsectionbeloworPMmeaboutthem. Nidaleeisaveryfun
championthatmanyotherscannotcomparewith,andIhopemorepeoplecometoseehermerits.

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I'dliketothankMissMawforallthesweetcoding,ThaliaKaelforpreventingmefromburningeveryone'seyeswith
sapphirecrystalonthecheatsheet,membersoftheMobaFireChatforcritique,andmembersoftehurnfor
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How far in advance do you plan to gank

a lane? You should be encouraging
junglers to be frequently (twice/10s?)
looking at how various lanes are pushing
to evaluate gankability.
That said, go into further detail about
what a gankable lane exactly is.
Also help your readers evaluate when a
lane is slow pushing towards your allies,
and how to use pounce to avoid
common warding spots. -7
Expand on how to siege turrets with
nidalee -3

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