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

Nidalee vs Volibear

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

based on 559 Nidalee vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Volibear as Nidalee came out of an evaluation of 559 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Nidalee fights Volibear in only 2.1% of her games.

Nidalee vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a dismal job of countering Volibear. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Nidalee against Volibear games, Nidalee’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Volibear.

Best Nidalee vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nidalee to level upq
>
Second ability for Nidalee to level upe
>
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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Volibear as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Volibear

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 Volibear Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Volibear Image
7
< Kills >
5.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
7.2
< Assists >
5
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
43
< Minions Killed >
129
0.91
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,421
< Physical Damage >
10,025
16,080
< Magic Damage >
7,891
916
< True Damage >
575
18,418
< Damage Dealt >
18,492
29,398
< Damage Taken >
31,555
11,190
< Gold Earned >
11,239
1.56
< Towers >
2.47
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
14,955
< Total Healing >
7,929
12,446
< Experience >
13,727
24
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
132
< Time Dealing CC >
502

How to Counter Volibear with Nidalee in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several critical Nidalee versus Volibear matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Volibear..

Nidalee often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Volibear. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nidalee and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Volibear

Who is Better, Nidalee or Volibear?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually fairs equally well when playing against Volibear, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes an ok counter for Volibear.

While Nidalee does have a lower win rate than Volibear, when facing one another, Nidalee also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nidalee into Volibearas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Nidalee is a somewhat poor counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nidalee against Volibear.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Nidalee, we analyzed 559 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 Volibear 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nidalee in order to counter Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Volibear. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nidalee versus Volibear build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Volibear than with many other common builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 49.2% when playing against Volibear with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Volibear as Nidalee, you should take 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 players used for Nidalee vs Volibear battles, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.2% winrate overall.

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