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How to Win Diana vs Nidalee Counter MatchupDiana is in the b tier of champions

Diana vs Nidalee

How to Beat Nidalee as Diana in LoLDiana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nidalee as Diana

based on 1,106 Diana vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
56.8 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our data, Diana faced off against Nidalee in 1106 games. With so many matchups for Diana versus Nidalee gives us faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a pro build to crush your rival. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Diana has to counter Nidalee in only 1.1% of her matches.

Diana vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Diana does a great job of countering Nidalee. Normally, she wins a whopping 56.8% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Diana vs Nidalee rounds, Diana’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Diana vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's Tooth

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Diana to level upq
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Second ability for Diana to level upw
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Last skill for Diana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Nidalee

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

Advice to Win Against Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Diana vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
56.8 %
VS
Win Rate
43.2 %
Nidalee Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.4
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
5.9
< Assists >
7.1
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
78
< Minions Killed >
34
1.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.92
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,140
< Physical Damage >
973
17,442
< Magic Damage >
15,191
886
< True Damage >
831
20,468
< Damage Dealt >
16,996
23,386
< Damage Taken >
29,395
11,908
< Gold Earned >
10,777
1.7
< Towers >
1.36
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
6,231
< Total Healing >
14,407
13,597
< Experience >
12,155
19
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
141
< Time Dealing CC >
146

How to Counter Nidalee with Diana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Diana against Nidalee counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nidalee..

Diana normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Nidalee. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Diana and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Nidalee

Who is Better, Diana or Nidalee?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Diana usually wins when taking on Nidalee, with a 56.8% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes a fantastic counter for Nidalee.

While Diana does have a much higher winrate than Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Diana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Diana into Nidalee.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Diana vs Nidalee matchups, Diana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Diana is a great counter to Nidalee. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Diana against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Diana Players

How We Calculated Our Diana vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Diana, we analyzed 1,106 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 Nidalee as Diana 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 learn all of the intricacies of Diana to counter Nidalee during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana on average racks up more CS relative to Nidalee. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Diana versus Nidalee build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Diana used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Nidalee than with many other typical builds. In fact, Diana had an average win rate of 56.8% battling Nidalee with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Nidalee as Diana, Diana players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Diana vs Nidalee face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 56.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nidalee as Diana are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.