Nidalee Rework Concept
This is of course my thoughts and what I want to see, which is turn Nidalee into a ranged mage with high supportive elements which let's her be a jungler and not need to have her kit overloaded since she has team utility to still be useful when even or behind.
The other part is remove elements from Nidalee, this includes removing her running away leap and toning back on her assassin gameplay since she is a poke mage, and in exchange she gains a proper, high-impact ultimate like what every mage has (even Anivia and Kassadin have high-impact ultimates, despite always being up).
Attack Range: 575 units Movement: 325 units per second Attack Speed: 0.684 +10%@level 1 / +2% per level Base Attack Damage: Starts highish (ranged champion standards) and ends low by level 18
Aspect of the Cougar (Passive):
Ranks: @levels 1/6/11/16
When Nidalee enters brush, she transforms into her Cougar Form which lingers for up to 2.5/3/3.5/4 seconds upon exiting brush. Nidalee loses 450 range and gains 10%(+4% per 100AP) bonus movement speed while in her Cougar Form and gains special ability interactions.
Casting an ability while in Cougar Form will transform Nidalee back into her Human Form.
Nidalee's projectile abilities will create brush as they travel that lingers for 1.5 seconds. This brush reveals the area around it and in it.
Javelin Toss (Q):
Cooldown: 5 seconds; Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 mana; Range: 1500 units
Nidalee hurls a javelin in the target direction, dealing between 40/50/60/70/80(+60%AP) to 120/150/180/210/240(+180%AP) magic damage based on how far the javelin travels against the first enemy struck and Hunting the target for 2.5 seconds.
Cougar Form: Nidalee will pounce up to 500 range to a Hunted target for her next basic attack, this attack deals 60/90/120/150/180(+60%AP) bonus magic damage against non-champions.
Trip Wire (W):
Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds; Cost: 90/100/110/120/130 mana; Range: 1000 units
Nidalee throws out a javelin with a wire attached to it to the target location, dealing 50/70/90/110/130(+45%AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through and remaining at its location for up to 5 seconds.
Nidalee can throw a second javelin within the next 5 seconds, acting identically to the first javelin and can damage the same target again, once in play will remain for the remaining duration of the first javelin and create a wire between them.
Enemies become tripped up for 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 seconds that attempt to move past the wire and stops enemy dashes, if an enemy champion is tripped up then they destroy the trap, duration increases by an additional 0.5 second if the target was dashing, moving faster than 450 units per second, or is a non-champion. Tripped enemies become Hunted for 2.5 seconds.
Cougar Form: Nidalee's basic attacks are converted to magic damage and deals 6/7.5/9/10.5/12%(+3% per 100AP) of the target's missing health as bonus magic damage against Hunted enemies, consuming the Hunt.
Primal Surge (E):
Cooldown: 10 seconds; Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 mana; Range: 900 units
Nidalee heals either herself or the target allied champion for 30/40/50/60/70(+25%AP) to 120/160/200/240/280(+100%AP) health based on the target's missing health.
Cougar Form: After casting Primal Surge, Nidalee's next basic attack within 2.5 seconds against a large unit will refund Primal Surge's cooldown and apply Hunt against any target for 2.5 seconds.
Inescapable Hunt (R):
Cooldown: 120/100/80 seconds; Cost: 100 mana; Range: 1400 / 600 units
Nidalee tosses a magic imbued javelin to the target location, dealing 100/150/200(+70%AP) magic damage to struck enemies when it lands, remaining in play for 1.5/1.75/2 seconds, causing enemies nearby to be unable to move away from this javelin by any means while it remains in play. After 1.5/1.75/2 seconds, the javelin will explode to deal another 100/150/200(+70%AP) magic damage to nearby enemies.
This javelin can be destroyed if it receives 7/8/9 champion basic attacks.
Cougar Form: Nidalee gains 50/60/70% damage reduction while near this javelin.
