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

Nidalee vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Nidalee

based on 908 Nidalee vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
42.3 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our dataset, Nidalee battled Katarina in 908 matches. Using so many matchups for Nidalee vs Katarina gives us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening data and a solid build to obliterate your foe. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Nidalee encounters Katarina in only 3.5% of her games.

Nidalee vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a terrible job of countering Katarina. Typically, she wins a lowly 42.3% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Nidalee vs Katarina games, Nidalee’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Nidalee vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Nidalee vs Katarina Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
42.3 %
VS
Win Rate
57.7 %
Katarina Image
6.7
< Kills >
10.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
7.5
< Assists >
5.5
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
2.23
39
< Minions Killed >
154
0.94
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,322
< Physical Damage >
1,972
15,842
< Magic Damage >
22,250
901
< True Damage >
938
18,065
< Damage Dealt >
25,160
30,699
< Damage Taken >
24,556
11,211
< Gold Earned >
12,384
1.35
< Towers >
1.69
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
15,288
< Total Healing >
3,443
12,534
< Experience >
14,085
24
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
155
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Nidalee in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several significant Nidalee vs. Katarina counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Nidalee normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Katarina

Who is Better, Nidalee or Katarina?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when facing off against Katarina, with a 42.3% win rate. As a result, Nidalee makes a bad counter for Katarina.

While Nidalee does have a much lower winrate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Nidalee also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nidalee into Katarinaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Katarina matchups, Katarina is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nidalee is a trash counter for Katarina. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nidalee against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nidalee

Nidalee Loses Against

SingedSinged38.7% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia38.7% winrateEliseElise38.9% winrateNilahNilah39.3% winrate

Nidalee Wins Against

JayceJayce54.4% winrateHweiHwei51.9% winrateYuumiYuumi51.8% winrateKarthusKarthus51.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

JannaJanna+ 50% 612 GamesBriarBriar+ 50.2% 307 GamesZacZac+ 50.2% 263 GamesNilahNilah+ 50.6% 439 Games

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Nidalee, we analyzed 908 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 Katarina 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.

Other Useful Resources

Nidalee Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nidalee to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn 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 that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee typically picks up a lot less CS as Katarina. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Nidalee versus Katarina build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Katarina than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average win rate of 42.3% battling Katarina with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Katarina as Nidalee, you 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 Katarina battles, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 42.3% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Nidalee x Katarina tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using every game run with these champs.