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

Nidalee vs Yorick

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

based on 613 Nidalee vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
43.9 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Yorick as Nidalee came out of an evaluation of 613 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Nidalee has to counter Yorick in only 2.4% of her matches.

Nidalee vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a pathetic job of countering Yorick. Normally, she wins a lowly 43.9% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Nidalee versus Yorick rounds, Nidalee’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Yorick.

Best Nidalee vs Yorick 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 HourglassHextech 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 Yorick as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Yorick

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 Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Nidalee vs Yorick Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
43.9 %
VS
Win Rate
56.1 %
Yorick Image
6.7
< Kills >
4.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.2
6.8
< Assists >
3.9
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.93
44
< Minions Killed >
190
1.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.88
1,142
< Physical Damage >
13,431
15,806
< Magic Damage >
7,269
877
< True Damage >
408
17,826
< Damage Dealt >
21,109
29,954
< Damage Taken >
26,966
11,169
< Gold Earned >
12,359
1.39
< Towers >
3.8
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
15,900
< Total Healing >
6,992
12,833
< Experience >
15,402
24
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
154
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Yorick with Nidalee in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several influential Nidalee vs. Yorick matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Yorick..

Nidalee normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Yorick. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Yorick

Who is Better, Nidalee or Yorick?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when taking on Yorick, with a 43.9% win rate. Therefore, Nidalee makes a bad counter for Yorick.

While Nidalee does have a much lower win rate than Yorick, when they face off with one another, Nidalee also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Nidalee into Yorickas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nidalee also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nidalee is a terribly counter for Yorick. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nidalee against Yorick.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Nidalee, we analyzed 613 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 Yorick 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 to counter Yorick during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee usually gets a lot less CS as Yorick. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nidalee versus Yorick build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Yorick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nidalee boasted an average winrate of 43.9% when countering Yorick with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Yorick as Nidalee, Nidalee players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nidalee vs Yorick battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 43.9% win rate overall.

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