Draven vs Nidalee
How to Beat Nidalee as Draven
based on 852 Draven vs Nidalee matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Nidalee Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Nidalee
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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.
Draven vs Nidalee Counter Stats
How to Counter Nidalee with Draven in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several strategic Draven versus Nidalee counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between this set of champions. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nidalee’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nidalee..
Draven often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nidalee. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Draven and Nidalee
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Who is Better, Draven or Nidalee?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually wins when taking on Nidalee, with a 53.6% win rate. Thus, Draven makes a great counter to Nidalee.
While Draven does have a higher winrate than Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Draven into Nidaleeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Draven has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nidalee. 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 Draven vs Nidalee matchups, Draven is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Draven is a great counter to Nidalee. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Nidalee.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven to counter Nidalee during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven on average racks up much more CS as Nidalee. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The top items to use in your Draven versus Nidalee build consist of Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Hubris. When Draven included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Nidalee than with many other typical builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 53.6% when countering Nidalee with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Nidalee as Draven, Draven players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Draven vs Nidalee counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nidalee as Draven are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.