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Irelia vs Nidalee

How to Beat Nidalee as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nidalee as Irelia

based on 717 Irelia vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
55.5 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Nidalee as Irelia came out of an examination of 717 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Irelia has to counter Nidalee in only 0.7% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Irelia does a great job of countering Nidalee. Normally, she wins a terrific 55.5% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Irelia versus Nidalee rounds, Irelia’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Irelia vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

TerminusSundered SkyExperimental HexplateDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
>
Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Nidalee

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
55.5 %
VS
Win Rate
44.5 %
Nidalee Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.3
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
4.9
< Assists >
7.7
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
205
< Minions Killed >
40
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.05
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.42
16,366
< Physical Damage >
1,212
6,424
< Magic Damage >
16,321
734
< True Damage >
1,047
23,525
< Damage Dealt >
18,580
30,886
< Damage Taken >
30,418
12,947
< Gold Earned >
11,430
2.49
< Towers >
1.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
10,913
< Total Healing >
15,923
14,973
< Experience >
12,772
16
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
7
110
< Time Dealing CC >
158

How to Counter Nidalee with Irelia in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several strategic Irelia vs. Nidalee counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between this set of champs. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nidalee..

Irelia usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Nidalee. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Nidalee

Who is Better, Irelia or Nidalee?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when playing against Nidalee, with a 55.5% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes a fantastic counter for Nidalee.

While Irelia does have a much higher winrate than Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Irelia into Nidalee.

Furthermore, Irelia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nidalee. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Nidalee matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Irelia is a great counter for Nidalee. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Nidalee.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Irelia, we analyzed 717 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 Irelia 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

Irelia Build Nidalee Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Irelia to counter Nidalee during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average gets much more CS relative to Nidalee. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Irelia versus Nidalee build include Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Nidalee than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 55.5% when countering Nidalee with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Nidalee as Irelia, Irelia players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Irelia vs Nidalee LoL games, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 55.5% win rate overall.

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