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

Nidalee vs Trundle

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

based on 1,565 Nidalee vs Trundle matchups
Win Rate
41.7 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Trundle as Nidalee came out of an evaluation of 1565 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Nidalee has to counter Trundle in only 6.0% of her rounds.

Nidalee vs Trundle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a terrible job of beating Trundle. On average, she wins a lowly 41.7% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Nidalee against Trundle matches, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Trundle.

Best Nidalee vs Trundle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLich 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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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Trundle as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Trundle

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 Trundle

Trundle is very powerful at location-based combat. Try to draw him off of his Frozen Domain.

Make sure to get out of his Pillar of Ice as quickly as possible, as it significantly slows you down.

Nidalee vs Trundle Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
41.7 %
VS
Win Rate
58.3 %
Trundle Image
7
< Kills >
5.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6
7.3
< Assists >
5.3
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
41
< Minions Killed >
144
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.52
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.89
1,243
< Physical Damage >
15,284
16,623
< Magic Damage >
2,306
930
< True Damage >
496
18,796
< Damage Dealt >
18,086
29,898
< Damage Taken >
35,253
11,300
< Gold Earned >
12,408
1.4
< Towers >
3.65
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
15,536
< Total Healing >
16,580
12,746
< Experience >
14,531
24
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
149
< Time Dealing CC >
327

How to Counter Trundle with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Nidalee versus Trundle matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Trundle’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Trundle..

Nidalee usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Trundle. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Trundle

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Trundle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Trundle

Who is Better, Nidalee or Trundle?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when trying to fight Trundle, with a 41.7% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes a bad counter to Trundle.

While Nidalee does have a much lower win rate compared to Trundle, when facing one another, Nidalee also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nidalee into Trundleas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nidalee also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Trundle. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Nidalee is a garbage counter to Trundle. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nidalee against Trundle.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Trundle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Trundle as Nidalee, we analyzed 1,565 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 Trundle 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

If you would like to truly master Nidalee to counter Trundle during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Trundle. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nidalee versus Trundle build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Trundle than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average winrate of 41.7% when playing against Trundle with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Trundle as Nidalee, you should equip 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 sets that we analyzed for Nidalee vs Trundle counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 41.7% winrate overall.

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