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Nidalee vs Irelia

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

based on 717 Nidalee vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Irelia as Nidalee came out of an analysis of 717 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Nidalee has to counter Irelia in only 2.8% of her matches.

Nidalee vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee does a pathetic job of beating Irelia. On average, she wins a lowly 44.5% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Nidalee versus Irelia games, Nidalee’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Nidalee vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneHextech 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
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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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Guide to Countering Irelia as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Nidalee vs Irelia Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Irelia with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several significant Nidalee versus Irelia matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Irelia..

Nidalee normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Irelia

Who is Better, Nidalee or Irelia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when trying to fight Irelia, with a 44.5% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes a poor counter for Irelia.

While Nidalee does have a much lower winrate than Irelia, when facing one another, Nidalee also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nidalee into Ireliaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nidalee is a garbage counter to Irelia. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nidalee against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nidalee

Nidalee Loses Against

SingedSinged38.7% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia38.7% winrateEliseElise38.9% winrateNilahNilah39.3% winrate

Nidalee Wins Against

JayceJayce54.4% winrateHweiHwei51.9% winrateYuumiYuumi51.8% winrateKarthusKarthus51.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

JannaJanna+ 50% 612 GamesBriarBriar+ 50.2% 307 GamesZacZac+ 50.2% 263 GamesNilahNilah+ 50.6% 439 Games

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Nidalee, 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 Irelia 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.

Other Useful Resources

Nidalee Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nidalee to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Irelia. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nidalee versus Irelia build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Irelia than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 44.5% when countering Irelia with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Irelia as Nidalee, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Nidalee vs Irelia counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.5% win rate overall.

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