Zilean vs Nidalee
How to Beat Nidalee as Zilean
based on 282 Zilean vs Nidalee matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Nidalee Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Nidalee
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Nidalee
Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.
Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.
Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.
Zilean vs Nidalee Counter Stats
How to Counter Nidalee with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Zilean against Nidalee matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nidalee’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nidalee. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Zilean typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nidalee. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Nidalee
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Who is Better, Zilean or Nidalee?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when playing against Nidalee, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a good counter to Nidalee.
While Zilean does have a higher win rate compared to Nidalee, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Nidalee.
Furthermore, Zilean also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nidalee. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Nidalee matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Zilean is an above average counter to Nidalee. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Nidalee.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zilean to counter Nidalee during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Nidalee. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Zilean versus Nidalee build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Nidalee than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 52.5% when playing against Nidalee with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Nidalee as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Zilean vs Nidalee face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.5% win rate overall.
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