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Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee

How to Beat Nidalee as Fiddlesticks in LoLFiddlesticks is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nidalee as Fiddlesticks

based on 462 Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Nidalee as Fiddlesticks resulted from an evaluation of 462 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Fiddlesticks fights Nidalee in only 0.7% of his matches.

Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Fiddlesticks does a good job of countering Nidalee. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.5% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Fiddlesticks against Nidalee games, Fiddlesticks’s side is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Nidalee.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeTriple TonicFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Fiddlesticks

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.

Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Nidalee Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.8
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
8.7
< Assists >
7.5
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
37
< Minions Killed >
38
1.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.14
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.44
292
< Physical Damage >
1,245
16,844
< Magic Damage >
17,882
1,097
< True Damage >
1,031
18,234
< Damage Dealt >
20,159
32,898
< Damage Taken >
32,155
11,107
< Gold Earned >
11,869
1.18
< Towers >
1.53
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
17,000
< Total Healing >
17,068
12,809
< Experience >
13,221
44
< Vision Score >
25
4
< Wards Placed >
7
745
< Time Dealing CC >
157

How to Counter Nidalee with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several significant Fiddlesticks against Nidalee counter stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nidalee..

Fiddlesticks normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nidalee. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Nidalee

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Nidalee?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually wins when trying to fight Nidalee, with a 53.5% win rate. Thus, Fiddlesticks makes a great counter to Nidalee.

While Fiddlesticks does have a higher win rate than Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Fiddlesticks also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Fiddlesticks into Nidaleeas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Fiddlesticks also 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 trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Fiddlesticks is a great counter for Nidalee. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Fiddlesticks against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 462 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 Fiddlesticks 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 Fiddlesticks to counter Nidalee during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Nidalee. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Fiddlesticks versus Nidalee build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Fiddlesticks used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Nidalee than with many other common item sets. In fact, Fiddlesticks boasted an average win rate of 53.5% battling Nidalee with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Nidalee as Fiddlesticks, you should use the First Strike, Triple Tonic, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

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