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

Nidalee vs Zoe

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

based on 345 Nidalee vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Zoe as Nidalee came out of an examination of 345 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Nidalee fights Zoe in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Nidalee vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a dismal job of beating Zoe. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champs face one another in. In Nidalee vs Zoe rounds, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Nidalee vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's Hourglass

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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Nidalee vs Zoe Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Zoe Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6
7.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
36
< Minions Killed >
134
1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,077
< Physical Damage >
1,745
16,146
< Magic Damage >
18,621
938
< True Damage >
3,450
18,162
< Damage Dealt >
23,817
31,600
< Damage Taken >
19,142
11,460
< Gold Earned >
11,188
1.44
< Towers >
1.74
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,594
< Total Healing >
2,254
12,956
< Experience >
13,392
24
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
12
126
< Time Dealing CC >
136

How to Counter Zoe with Nidalee in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several valuable Nidalee vs. Zoe counter statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zoe..

Nidalee typically has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Zoe. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Zoe

Who is Better, Nidalee or Zoe?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when trying to fight Zoe, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes a poor counter for Zoe.

While Nidalee does have a lower winrate than Zoe, when they face off with one another, Nidalee also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nidalee into Zoeas 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 Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Zoe matchups, Zoe is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nidalee is a somewhat poor counter for Zoe. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nidalee against Zoe.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Nidalee, we analyzed 345 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 Zoe 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 in order to counter Zoe during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee typically racks up a lot less CS as Zoe. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nidalee versus Zoe build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Zoe than with many other common builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average winrate of 48.1% when countering Zoe with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Zoe 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 builds players chose for Nidalee vs Zoe counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.

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