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How to Win Gragas vs Nidalee Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Nidalee

How to Beat Nidalee as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nidalee as Gragas

based on 432 Gragas vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Gragas battled Nidalee in 432 matches. Having so many games with Gragas versus Nidalee provides us faith in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a supported build to smash your rival. This matchup is relatively rare. Gragas has to counter Nidalee in only 0.7% of his matches.

Gragas vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Gragas has done a good job of beating Nidalee. On average, he wins a terrific 53.5% of games the champions battle each other in. In Gragas vs Nidalee matches, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Nidalee.

Best Gragas vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Nidalee

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Nidalee Image
5.9
< Kills >
7
6
< Deaths >
6.4
7
< Assists >
7.6
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
111
< Minions Killed >
45
0.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,449
< Physical Damage >
1,369
18,272
< Magic Damage >
16,776
577
< True Damage >
992
20,299
< Damage Dealt >
19,138
29,540
< Damage Taken >
31,558
11,230
< Gold Earned >
11,597
1.55
< Towers >
1.55
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
12,209
< Total Healing >
16,294
13,890
< Experience >
13,087
22
< Vision Score >
26
9
< Wards Placed >
7
391
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Nidalee with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several influential Gragas versus Nidalee counter statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nidalee..

Gragas normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nidalee. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Nidalee

Who is Better, Gragas or Nidalee?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually wins when playing against Nidalee, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a great counter to Nidalee.

While Gragas does have a higher winrate than Nidalee, when facing one another, Gragas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Gragas into Nidalee.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nidalee. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Nidalee matchups, Gragas 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 team fights.

Gragas is a great counter for Nidalee. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Nidalee.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Gragas, we analyzed 432 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nidalee as Gragas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Nidalee Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Nidalee during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often racks up more CS relative to Nidalee. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Gragas versus Nidalee build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Nidalee than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 53.5% when playing against Nidalee with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Nidalee as Gragas, Gragas players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Gragas vs Nidalee counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.

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