Blitzcrank vs Nidalee
How to Beat Nidalee as Blitzcrank
based on 959 Blitzcrank vs Nidalee matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Nidalee Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Nidalee
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Nidalee
Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.
Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.
Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.
Blitzcrank vs Nidalee Counter Stats
How to Counter Nidalee with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Blitzcrank vs. Nidalee matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nidalee. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Nidalee. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Nidalee
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Nidalee?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when facing off against Nidalee, with a 56.0% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a fantastic counter for Nidalee.
While Blitzcrank does have a much higher winrate than Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Blitzcrank also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Blitzcrank into Nidalee.
Moreover, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nidalee. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Nidalee matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Blitzcrank is a great counter to Nidalee. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Blitzcrank against Nidalee.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank in order to counter Nidalee during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nidalee. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Blitzcrank versus Nidalee build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Nidalee than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 56.0% when countering Nidalee with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating Nidalee as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Blitzcrank vs Nidalee counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 56.0% winrate overall.
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