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How to Win Nidalee vs Ahri Counter MatchupNidalee is in the b tier of champions

Nidalee vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Nidalee

based on 745 Nidalee vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Nidalee resulted from an analysis of 745 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Nidalee is forced to battle against Ahri in only 2.9% of her games.

Nidalee vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a below average job of beating Ahri. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Nidalee vs Ahri games, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Nidalee vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nidalee's passive ability p
Nidalee's q ability q
Nidalee's w ability w
Nidalee's e ability e
Nidalee's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Ahri

Use brush to your advantage! Moving in and out of brush can heavily alter your effectiveness in battle.

Start team fights by harassing with your Javelin Toss, and then switch to cougar form to chase down Hunted targets.

Bushwhack traps deal damage based on their victim's current Health. Set them up in your team's backline before fights break out during sieges to help your team deal damage to the enemy frontline.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Nidalee vs Ahri Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Ahri Image
7
< Kills >
6.2
6.3
< Deaths >
5.5
7.3
< Assists >
7
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
43
< Minions Killed >
163
0.99
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,223
< Physical Damage >
1,501
16,837
< Magic Damage >
14,643
951
< True Damage >
4,776
19,012
< Damage Dealt >
20,921
30,726
< Damage Taken >
20,245
11,503
< Gold Earned >
11,184
1.55
< Towers >
1.92
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
15,860
< Total Healing >
4,821
12,979
< Experience >
14,097
26
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
130
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Ahri with Nidalee in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Nidalee against Ahri counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between this set of champions. Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Nidalee often has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Ahri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Ahri

Who is Better, Nidalee or Ahri?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when playing against Ahri, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Nidalee makes a bad counter for Ahri.

While Nidalee does have a lower winrate compared to Ahri, when on opposite teams, Nidalee also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nidalee into Ahrias her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nidalee has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nidalee is a somewhat poor counter to Ahri. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nidalee against Ahri.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Nidalee, we analyzed 745 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 Ahri as Nidalee 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nidalee to counter Ahri during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee on average picks up a lot less CS as Ahri. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Nidalee versus Ahri build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Ahri than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when countering Ahri with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Ahri as Nidalee, Nidalee players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Nidalee vs Ahri clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.

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