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

Nidalee vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Nidalee

based on 220 Nidalee vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Nidalee came out of an analysis of 220 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Nidalee encounters Ryze in only 0.8% of her matches.

Nidalee vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a terrible job of beating Ryze. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.8% of games the champions fight each other in. In Nidalee vs Ryze matches, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Ryze.

Best Nidalee vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurge

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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W
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Nidalee vs Ryze Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Ryze Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
7.7
< Assists >
6.2
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
42
< Minions Killed >
193
1.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,222
< Physical Damage >
965
17,337
< Magic Damage >
22,419
1,002
< True Damage >
328
19,563
< Damage Dealt >
23,712
30,897
< Damage Taken >
26,017
11,629
< Gold Earned >
12,097
1.61
< Towers >
2.25
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
16,242
< Total Healing >
4,269
13,040
< Experience >
15,955
28
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
142
< Time Dealing CC >
84

How to Counter Ryze with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some significant Nidalee versus Ryze counter stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Nidalee normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Ryze. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Ryze

Who is Better, Nidalee or Ryze?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when taking on Ryze, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Nidalee makes a bad counter for Ryze.

While Nidalee does have a lower win rate compared to Ryze, when on opposite teams, Nidalee also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Nidalee into Ryzeas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nidalee also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nidalee is a bad counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nidalee against Ryze.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Nidalee, we analyzed 220 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 Ryze 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 Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Ryze. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nidalee versus Ryze build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Nidalee bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Ryze than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when countering Ryze with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Ryze 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 combinations we have analyed for Nidalee vs Ryze battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.8% win rate overall.

If you need to see Nidalee versus Ryze tips and counter stats for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every round with data with these champs.