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

Nidalee vs Vayne

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

based on 1,326 Nidalee vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
43.4 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Nidalee fought Vayne in 1326 matches. Including so many games with Nidalee vs Vayne gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable data and a pro build to obliterate Vayne. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Nidalee encounters Vayne in only 5.1% of her matches.

Nidalee vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a awful job of countering Vayne. Typically, she wins a lowly 43.4% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Nidalee vs Vayne rounds, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Vayne.

Best Nidalee vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Nidalee vs Vayne Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
43.4 %
VS
Win Rate
56.6 %
Vayne Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
7.4
< Assists >
5.3
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
39
< Minions Killed >
161
1.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,259
< Physical Damage >
14,733
16,108
< Magic Damage >
1,574
944
< True Damage >
4,146
18,312
< Damage Dealt >
20,454
30,449
< Damage Taken >
21,139
11,362
< Gold Earned >
12,030
1.55
< Towers >
2.44
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
15,660
< Total Healing >
5,949
12,726
< Experience >
12,760
25
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
9
145
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Vayne with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several significant Nidalee vs. Vayne matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vayne’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vayne..

Nidalee usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Vayne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Vayne

Who is Better, Nidalee or Vayne?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when taking on Vayne, with a 43.4% win rate. Thus, Nidalee makes a poor counter to Vayne.

While Nidalee does have a much lower winrate compared to Vayne, when on opposite teams, Nidalee also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nidalee into Vayneas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nidalee also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vayne. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Nidalee is a garbage counter to Vayne. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nidalee against Vayne.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Nidalee, we analyzed 1,326 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 Vayne 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 in order to counter Vayne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee on average picks up a lot less CS as Vayne. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Nidalee versus Vayne build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Vayne than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average winrate of 43.4% battling Vayne with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Vayne as Nidalee, Nidalee players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Nidalee vs Vayne LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 43.4% winrate overall.

If you want to view Nidalee vs Vayne tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using all games finished with these champs.