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

Nidalee vs Taliyah

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

based on 309 Nidalee vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Nidalee battled Taliyah 309 times. With so many matchups for Nidalee versus Taliyah gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to obliterate Taliyah. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Nidalee fights Taliyah in only 1.2% of her matches.

Nidalee vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee does a poor job of countering Taliyah. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.6% of games the champs battle each other in. In Nidalee against Taliyah games, Nidalee’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Nidalee vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's Hourglass

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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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Nidalee vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Taliyah Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
7.4
< Assists >
8.3
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
41
< Minions Killed >
122
1.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.58
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,292
< Physical Damage >
738
16,753
< Magic Damage >
21,033
1,007
< True Damage >
1,052
19,053
< Damage Dealt >
22,824
31,811
< Damage Taken >
21,511
11,724
< Gold Earned >
12,233
1.56
< Towers >
1.62
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
16,785
< Total Healing >
4,698
13,248
< Experience >
14,310
25
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
9
154
< Time Dealing CC >
563

How to Counter Taliyah with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Nidalee against Taliyah matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between this pair of champions. Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..

Nidalee typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Taliyah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Taliyah

Who is Better, Nidalee or Taliyah?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when taking on Taliyah, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Nidalee makes a poor counter to Taliyah.

While Nidalee does have a lower winrate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Nidalee also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nidalee into Taliyahas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nidalee also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Nidalee is a terribly counter for Taliyah. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nidalee against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Nidalee, we analyzed 309 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 Taliyah 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 truly master Nidalee to counter Taliyah 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee typically picks up less CS as Taliyah. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Nidalee versus Taliyah build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Taliyah than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 47.6% battling Taliyah with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Taliyah 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 rune sets players used for Nidalee vs Taliyah counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

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