Nidalee·Jungle Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Nidalee Jungle build, you should take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Haste and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, as well as Transcendence and Waterwalking in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Liandry's Torment as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Horizon Focus. For your last 3 items, you should build Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff and finish with Rabadon's Deathcap. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 49.8% winrate over 1 417 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Nidalee Jungle build would be to take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Dark Harvest as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, and Transcendence with Waterwalking in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Lich Bane, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Shadowflame as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff and Rabadon's Deathcap. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 49.9% win rate over 748 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Haste and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Transcendence with Waterwalking in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Lich Bane as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Liandry's Torment as a third item. You want to finish the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 54.2% win rate across 155 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Nidalee Jungle build in the current patch, try Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Treasure Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Transcendence with Waterwalking as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Lich Bane as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Shadowflame as third item. The last 3 options are Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff and Cosmic Drive. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 52.3% win rate over 155 matches played.

Situational Nidalee Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Nidalee build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.