There is quite literally ZERO reason to pick Nidalee

Nidken·Feb 15, 2017·4 votes·1,498 views

I'm sorry riot but I played Nidalee religiously since her rework. I managed to reach a 60% winrate with her AFTER all her nerfs last season and maintain it throughout Platinum 2 and 1 for over 150 games.

Right now, I'm struggling to maintain a 40% winrate with her and I have to say, she is honestly and completely utter trash. I can pick Vi and Jarvan and do 2 times as well whilst i pay quarter of the attention to the game.

The champion needs a buff and isn't going to be played unless you manage to ban the entire lethality abusing jungle roster we have the privilege of putting up with today. Oh and thanks for the mastery nerfs next patch maybe we can get her op.gg to rock a winrate in the 30%s.

13 Comments

SpookyNeedleFeb 15, 20175 votes

She's not as bad as people say You just can't 100% dominate the game anymore :(

RaxistaichoFeb 15, 20175 votes

She was pick/ban for the entirety of two seasons. Go cry on.

NidkenFeb 16, 20171 votes

I was fine with her after all the nerfs last season. She was hovering on a 46% winrate and wasn't seeing much play but I still managed to do well with her. This was when I enjoyed her the most, she wasn't being banned and she felt useful in most teams, but wins were not...easy.

The preseason brought a whole bunch of indirect nerfs to her that, in conjunction with the multiple nerfs last season, pushed her down really far. The removal of SoTA hit her survivability particularly hard, jungle changes made her 'farm quick and gank often' niche less impactful, Rylia's nerf made her pick potential less reliable, blue buff change made her deal less damage (etc). Most of the masteries she runs are being nerfed in 7.4 as well.

I by no means want her pick or ban status because I want to be able to play her. But I am definitely in favor of small things (im just throwing examples out here) like, making her heal not interrupt movement, lowering the cast time of q by .05 seconds, lowering the arm time of traps to match Caitlyn's. Mostly QOL changes that would keep her head above water so that she isn't only viable when you have invested 100k points into her.

I know she really isn't that bad. It's just incredibly demotivating to be able to pick J4, who I have absolutely no experience with, and do better with him with much less effort. I want to feel like 500k points into a champion pays off.

BLACK REALM GODFeb 15, 20173 votes

i dont think you understand the meaning of literal. 1% = because you like nidalee

TyrekGoldenspearFeb 15, 20173 votes

What if you're into cougars?

NursingFeb 15, 20172 votes

I think the nerfs to her last year already butchered her to the point where only one tricks could play her, and now with the jungle changes she's just overall struggling.

GinoSoldierFeb 15, 20171 votes

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I think the nerfs to her last year already butchered her to the point where only one tricks could play her, and now with the jungle changes she's just overall struggling.

Every AP jungler is struggling right now. When's the last time you've seen Elise, Gragas, Teemo, Akali or Diana do well in the jungle? I miss the days when Orianna Jungle was a doable thing. Now i can't even try, i'm sure to get invaded by pretty much any of the current junglers because their early game is easily twice as good as mine.

OneTrickZilianFeb 15, 20171 votes

There is a reason - she is very mobile.

Wolftastic33Feb 15, 20171 votes

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There is a reason - she is very mobile.

And she can boost an allies AS while healing them.

xxxDogmanxxxFeb 15, 20171 votes

French Maid Nidalee. Nuff said.

WindLord7070Feb 15, 20171 votes

she needs put back in lane let her jungle sit in the coffin for awhile

SaltyKrackaFeb 16, 20171 votes

As it should be.

ValyrianBladeFeb 16, 20171 votes

Of the very few junglers to see pro play in NA so far this season, nidalee is one of them. How can there be zero reason to pick a champion when people who play for a career choose to play her? She clearly is still capable of being strong, she may be weak in solo queue or weak if you're not good at the game (read: below challenger) but she's clearly got a niche.