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

Nidalee vs Mordekaiser

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

based on 1,757 Nidalee vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Mordekaiser as Nidalee resulted from an examination of 1757 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Nidalee is forced to battle against Mordekaiser in only 6.8% of her matches.

Nidalee vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee does a terrible job of countering Mordekaiser. On average, she wins a lowly 45.2% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Nidalee against Mordekaiser matches, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Nidalee vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffLuden's CompanionRabadon's DeathcapLich Bane

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
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Nidalee vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
Mordekaiser Image
7
< Kills >
6.9
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
7.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
40
< Minions Killed >
153
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,155
< Physical Damage >
2,679
16,873
< Magic Damage >
20,141
967
< True Damage >
563
18,995
< Damage Dealt >
23,384
30,794
< Damage Taken >
31,720
11,418
< Gold Earned >
11,691
1.42
< Towers >
2.05
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
15,869
< Total Healing >
9,449
12,937
< Experience >
15,029
25
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
132
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Nidalee vs. Mordekaiser matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Mordekaiser..

Nidalee typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Nidalee or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when playing against Mordekaiser, with a 45.2% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes a poor counter for Mordekaiser.

While Nidalee does have a much lower win rate compared to Mordekaiser, when facing one another, Nidalee also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nidalee into Mordekaiseras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nidalee also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This 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 Nidalee vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nidalee is a terribly counter for Mordekaiser. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nidalee against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Nidalee, we analyzed 1,757 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 Mordekaiser 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nidalee in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee typically gets a lot less CS compared to Mordekaiser. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nidalee versus Mordekaiser build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Mordekaiser than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 45.2% when playing against Mordekaiser with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Mordekaiser as Nidalee, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Nidalee vs Mordekaiser counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.2% winrate overall.

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