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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Nidalee Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Nidalee

How to Beat Nidalee as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nidalee as Kha'Zix

based on 780 Kha'Zix vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
55.4 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Nidalee as Kha'Zix resulted from an analysis of 780 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Kha'Zix fights Nidalee in only 0.7% of his matches.

Kha'Zix vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Kha'Zix does a great job of countering Nidalee. Normally, he wins a terrific 55.4% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Kha'Zix against Nidalee games, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Kha'Zix vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisVoltaic CycloswordEdge of NightProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Nidalee

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
55.4 %
VS
Win Rate
44.6 %
Nidalee Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
5.6
< Assists >
6.9
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
26
< Minions Killed >
42
1.66
< Dragons Killed >
1.07
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,752
< Physical Damage >
1,271
1,061
< Magic Damage >
16,098
899
< True Damage >
936
18,713
< Damage Dealt >
18,305
32,719
< Damage Taken >
31,543
12,479
< Gold Earned >
11,514
1.05
< Towers >
1.42
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
16,185
< Total Healing >
16,260
13,682
< Experience >
13,019
23
< Vision Score >
25
6
< Wards Placed >
7
215
< Time Dealing CC >
155

How to Counter Nidalee with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Kha'Zix vs. Nidalee matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences between this set of champs. Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nidalee..

Kha'Zix typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nidalee. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Nidalee

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Nidalee?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually wins when trying to fight Nidalee, with a 55.4% win rate. Thus, Kha'Zix makes a fantastic counter for Nidalee.

While Kha'Zix does have a much higher win rate compared to Nidalee, when facing one another, Kha'Zix also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kha'Zix into Nidalee.

Moreover, Kha'Zix also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nidalee. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Nidalee matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kha'Zix is a great counter for Nidalee. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 780 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 Kha'Zix 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix in order to counter Nidalee during both the early game 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 presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix often gets less CS compared to Nidalee. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kha'Zix versus Nidalee build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Kha'Zix used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Nidalee than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average winrate of 55.4% when playing against Nidalee with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Nidalee as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Kha'Zix vs Nidalee battles, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 55.4% win rate overall.

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