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

Nidalee vs Rengar

How to Beat Rengar as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rengar as Nidalee

based on 955 Nidalee vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
44.1 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our database, Nidalee faced off against Rengar 955 times. Using so many games with Nidalee vs Rengar provides us confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to destroy Rengar. This pairing is relatively rare. Nidalee encounters Rengar in only 3.7% of her games.

Nidalee vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a terrible job of countering Rengar. On average, she wins a lowly 44.1% of matches the champs face one another in. In Nidalee against Rengar rounds, Nidalee’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Rengar.

Best Nidalee vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltRabadon's DeathcapZaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflame

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rengar as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Nidalee vs Rengar Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
44.1 %
VS
Win Rate
55.9 %
Rengar Image
7
< Kills >
8.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
7.4
< Assists >
5.8
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
39
< Minions Killed >
43
1.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.29
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,306
< Physical Damage >
17,858
15,640
< Magic Damage >
1,346
864
< True Damage >
1,108
17,810
< Damage Dealt >
20,312
31,316
< Damage Taken >
33,127
11,331
< Gold Earned >
12,941
1.48
< Towers >
1.39
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
15,935
< Total Healing >
15,977
12,693
< Experience >
13,979
24
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
5
149
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Rengar with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some valuable Nidalee vs. Rengar matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rengar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Rengar..

Nidalee often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Rengar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Rengar

Who is Better, Nidalee or Rengar?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when facing off against Rengar, with a 44.1% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes a poor counter to Rengar.

While Nidalee does have a much lower winrate compared to Rengar, when on opposite teams, Nidalee also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nidalee into Rengaras her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nidalee also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rengar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nidalee is a trash counter to Rengar. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nidalee against Rengar.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Nidalee, we analyzed 955 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 Rengar 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nidalee to counter Rengar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Rengar. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Nidalee versus Rengar build include Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Rengar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 44.1% when playing against Rengar with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Rengar 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. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Nidalee vs Rengar counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 44.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Nidalee versus Rengar tips and counter builds for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using all matches completed with both champions.