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

Nidalee vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Nidalee

based on 507 Nidalee vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Nidalee did battle with Vex 507 times. Using so many games with Nidalee versus Vex provides us faith in our capacity to produce useful stats and a pro build to crush your opposition. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Nidalee is forced to battle against Vex in only 1.9% of her matches.

Nidalee vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee does a poor job of beating Vex. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.3% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Nidalee vs Vex games, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Vex.

Best Nidalee vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameHextech 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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Q
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Guide to Countering Vex as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Vex

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.

Nidalee vs Vex Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Vex Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.4
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
7.5
< Assists >
6.8
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
41
< Minions Killed >
155
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,153
< Physical Damage >
1,353
16,044
< Magic Damage >
21,678
875
< True Damage >
810
18,073
< Damage Dealt >
23,841
30,239
< Damage Taken >
18,606
11,239
< Gold Earned >
11,260
1.49
< Towers >
1.89
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
15,525
< Total Healing >
2,156
12,625
< Experience >
13,755
25
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
124
< Time Dealing CC >
531

How to Counter Vex with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Nidalee versus Vex matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vex’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vex..

Nidalee typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Vex. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Vex

Who is Better, Nidalee or Vex?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when taking on Vex, with a 47.3% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes a poor counter to Vex.

While Nidalee does have a lower win rate compared to Vex, when facing one another, Nidalee also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Nidalee into Vexas 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 only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nidalee vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Nidalee is a trash counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nidalee against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Nidalee, we analyzed 507 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nidalee to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Vex. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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 a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nidalee versus Vex build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee included at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Vex than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 47.3% when countering Vex with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Vex as Nidalee, Nidalee players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nidalee vs Vex LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.3% winrate overall.

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