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

Nidalee vs Evelynn

How to Beat Evelynn as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Evelynn as Nidalee

based on 685 Nidalee vs Evelynn matchups
Win Rate
44.7 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Evelynn as Nidalee came out of an evaluation of 685 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Nidalee is forced to battle against Evelynn in only 2.6% of her games.

Nidalee vs Evelynn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a terrible job of countering Evelynn. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.7% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Nidalee vs Evelynn rounds, Nidalee’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Evelynn.

Best Nidalee vs Evelynn 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

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

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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Guide to Countering Evelynn as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Evelynn

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 Evelynn

Purchasing Vision Wards can help you detect Evelynn's location in order to prepare for her ambushes.

A large share of Evelynn's threat is in her charm, 'Allure.' Protect allies marked with 'Allure' or, if you are marked, make sure allies are between you and where Evelynn may attack from.

If you suspect Evelynn is about to ambush one of your teammates, let them know by pinging the minimap and typing in chat.

Nidalee vs Evelynn Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
44.7 %
VS
Win Rate
55.3 %
Evelynn Image
7.4
< Kills >
8.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6.1
7.2
< Assists >
6.6
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
2
40
< Minions Killed >
19
1.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,188
< Physical Damage >
676
16,687
< Magic Damage >
20,859
997
< True Damage >
606
18,872
< Damage Dealt >
22,141
32,196
< Damage Taken >
30,973
11,625
< Gold Earned >
11,993
1.41
< Towers >
0.97
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
16,218
< Total Healing >
14,911
13,046
< Experience >
13,575
25
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
8
145
< Time Dealing CC >
197

How to Counter Evelynn with Nidalee in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several valuable Nidalee against Evelynn matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between this pair of champs. Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Evelynn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Evelynn..

Nidalee normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Evelynn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Evelynn

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Evelynn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Evelynn

Who is Better, Nidalee or Evelynn?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when playing against Evelynn, with a 44.7% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes a bad counter for Evelynn.

While Nidalee does have a much lower winrate compared to Evelynn, when they face off with one another, Nidalee also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Nidalee into Evelynnas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nidalee has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Evelynn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Evelynn matchups, Evelynn is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Nidalee is a bad counter for Evelynn. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nidalee against Evelynn.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Evelynn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Evelynn as Nidalee, we analyzed 685 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 Evelynn 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nidalee to counter Evelynn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee usually gets more CS as Evelynn. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly 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 situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Nidalee versus Evelynn build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Evelynn than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average win rate of 44.7% battling Evelynn with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Evelynn 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Nidalee vs Evelynn counters, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.7% winrate overall.

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