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Nidalee

Assassin / Mage

League of Legends (PC) Nidalee in Wild Rift

Nidalee Win Rate

Nidalee Current Status

Nidalee was last adjusted in Patch 26.3 (). Across 93 patches, Nidalee has received 23 buffs, 15 nerfs, 54 adjustments since release in Patch 1.0.0.63.

Abilities
ProwlPC
Passive - Prowl
Effect Radius: 3000

Innate - Prowl: While in brush, Nidalee gains ghosting and 10% bonus movement speed, increased to 30% while facing a sight enemy champion within 1400 range. The bonuses persist for 2 seconds after leaving brush.

Innate - Hunt: Hitting enemy champions or monsters with Javelin Toss or Bushwhack applies a Hunted mark to the target for 4 seconds, during which they are true sight as well as grant sight of a 300-unit radius around them. If Nidalee is nearby when the target is hit, she gains ghosting and 10% bonus movement speed for 4 seconds, increased to 30% while she is facing a Hunted target. Additionally, the first cast of both Takedown and Pounce against a Hunted target is enhanced.

The bonus movement speed from Prowl and Hunt can stack, but cannot exceed 30% .

Javelin TossPC
Q - Javelin Toss
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 Mana
CD: 6
Cast Time: 0.25
Range: 1500

Active: Nidalee hurls a javelin in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first enemy hit, increased by 0% - 225% (based on level).

Minimum Magic Damage: 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 / 150 (+ 50% AP)
Maximum Magic Damage: 227.5 / 292.5 / 357.5 / 422.5 / 487.5 (+ 162.5% AP)
TakedownPC
Q - Takedown
CD: 6
Cast Time: None

Active: Nidalee empowers her next basic attack within 10 seconds to have an uncancellable windup, gain 75 bonus range and deal modified magic damage that is increased by an amount for every 1% of the target's missing health. Takedown can critically strike for Nidalee AD bonus magic damage.

Minimum Magic Damage: 5 / 30 / 55 / 80 (+ 75% AD) (+ 40% AP)
Maximum Magic Damage: 10 / 52.01 / 101.15 / 156.8 / 220 4 (+ 0% AD) (+ 0% AP)
Increased Damage Modifier: 1 / 1.2 / 1.5 / 1.8%
Maximum Increased Damage: 100 / 125 / 150 / 175%
Prowl-Enhanced Minimum Damage: 6.5 / 39 / 71.5 / 104 (+ 97.5% AD) (+ 52% AP)
Prowl-Enhanced Maximum Damage: 13 / 67.62 / 131.5 / 203.84 / 286 4 (+ 0% AD) (+ 0% AP)

Prowl Bonus: Hitting a Hunted target increases Takedown's damage by 30%.

Takedown basic attack reset Nidalee's basic attack timer. Other damage converted to magic damage by Takedown are not increased by Takedown's respective effects. Nidalee loses Takedown's empowered attack immediately when she switches to Aspect of the Cougar.

BushwhackPC
W - Bushwhack
Cost: 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 Mana
CD: 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9
Cast Time: 0.25
Range: 900

Active: Nidalee lays a trap at the target location that becomes stealthed trap after arming over 1.5 seconds, lasting for up to 120 seconds and granting sight within its radius. The trap will spring upon contact with an enemy, dealing magic damage every second over 4 seconds.

Magic Damage Per Tick: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+ 5% AP)
Total Magic Damage: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 (+ 20% AP)

Traps have 6 maximum health and can only be damaged by champion basic attacks (2 hit points from ranged and 3 hit points from melee). Up to a maximum of 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 traps may be active at once.

See Pets for more details about traps.

PouncePC
W - Pounce
CD: 6
Cast Time: None
Range: 375
Effect Radius: 250

Passive: Killing an enemy while in Cougar Form or using Pounce's Hunt bonus reduces Pounce's current cooldown to a minimum value.

Reduced Cooldown: 3 / 2.5 / 2 / 1.5 seconds
Magic Damage: 55 / 100 / 145 / 190 (+ 50% bonus AD) (+ 30% AP)

Active: Nidalee dash a fixed distance in the target direction. Upon arrival, she deals magic damage to nearby enemies.

Prowl Bonus: Nidalee can perform Pounce from an increased range on a Hunted enemy closest to the cursor. She will leap to the front of the target.

Takedown and Aspect of the Cougar can be cast during the dash.

Primal SurgePC
E - Primal Surge
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 Mana
CD: 12
Cast Time: 0.25
Range: 900

Active: Nidalee revitalizes herself or the target allied champion, granting the target bonus attack speed for 7 seconds and healing them for an amount that is increased by target's missing health% .

Bonus Attack Speed: 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70%
Minimum Heal: 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+ 35% AP)
Maximum Heal: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+ 70% AP)
SwipePC
E - Swipe
CD: 6
Cast Time: 0.25
Effect Radius: 310

Active: Nidalee slashes in an arc in the target direction, dealing magic damage to enemies hit.

Magic Damage: 70 / 130 / 190 / 250 (+ 70% bonus AD) (+ 55% AP)
Aspect of the CougarPC
R - Aspect of the Cougar
CD: 3
Cast Time: None

Active: Nidalee switches between her Human Form: and Cougar Form: .

Cougar Form: Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining melee attacks with 125 range and access to her cougar abilities.

Human Form: Nidalee transforms into a human, gaining ranged attacks with 525 range and access to her human abilities. While in this form, applying a Prowl mark will reset Aspect of the Cougar's cooldown.

Nidalee begins with one rank in Aspect of the Cougar and can increase it at levels 6, 11, and 16. Cougar Form's: abilities scale based on Aspect of the Cougar's rank.

Base Stats

Health: 610
Health Per Level: 109
Mana: 295
Mana Per Level: 45
Attack Damage: 58
AD Per Level: 3.5
Attack Speed: 0.638
AS Per Level: 3.22
Armor: 32
Armor Per Level: 5
Magic Resist: 30
MR Per Level: 1.45
Movement Speed: 335
Range: 525
Health Regen: 6
HP Regen Per Level: 0.6
Mana Regen: 6
Mana Regen Per Level: 0.8

Nidalee Changes

Patch 26.3

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where her killing Milio VO was not audible.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where her first encounter VO for Milio was not audible.

Patch 25.24

change

Nidalee has risen up the ranks as an extremely high-powered jungler, largely due to a bug where her Q deals more damage than it should at most ranges. We’ve fixed this bug and will keep an eye on her to see how she lands.

Javelin Toss

  • Damage modifier changed to 0 to 225% (based on distance traveled) from 30 to 225% (based on distance traveled).

Patch 25.22

change

Javelin Toss

  • Undocumented: Damage modifier changed to 30 to 225% (based on distance traveled) from 0 to 225% (based on distance traveled).

Patch 25.21

change

Javelin Toss

  • Undocumented: Damage modifier changed to 0 to 225% (based on distance traveled) from 75 to 225% (based on distance traveled).

Patch 25.20

change

Javelin Toss

  • Undocumented: Damage modifier changed to 75 to 225% (based on distance traveled) from 0 to 225% (based on distance traveled).[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYsLSyp_M_4][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdqAjlbcvC0]

Patch 25.19

change

General

  • Bug Fix: The next Takedown empowered attack against a Prowl target when buffering it during Pounce is no longer unintentionally replaced by a basic attack.

Patch 25.15

change

Takedown

  • Undocumented / Bug Fix: Tooltip has been corrected to note the stated damage is the total damage dealt instead of an "additional" amount.

Patch 25.14

change

Prowl

  • Bug Fix: Effects from Hunt no longer fail to be granted while she is untargetable.

Patch 25.13

buff

Q damage increase based on range increased.

Javelin Toss

  • Damage modifier increased to 0 to 225% (based on distance traveled) from 0 to 200%.
  • Maximum base damage increased to 227.5/292.5/357.5/422.5/487.5 from 210/270/330/390/450.
  • Maximum AP ratio increased to 162.5% AP from 150% AP.

Patch 25.12

buff

E (Cougar Form) damage increased.

Swipe

  • AP ratio increased to 55% AP from 40% AP.

Patch 25.S1.3

buff

Nidalee is really struggling in this mode. To help her out, we’re looking to improve her baseline survivability and increase her primary damage output in a way that is mostly not reliant on gold.

General

  • Health Growth: 109 → 124
  • Q Minimum Damage: 70/90/110/130/150 (+50% AP) → 70/95/120/145/170 (+55% AP)

Patch 25.S1.1

change

General

  • Now swaps Axiom Arcanist with Nimbus Cloak.

Patch 14.14

change

W damage decreased. E damage decreased. AD ratios increased

Pounce

  • Base damage reduced to 55/100/145/190 from 60/110/160/210.
  • New Effect: Damage now scales with 50% bonus AD.

Swipe

  • Base damage reduced to 70/130/190/250 from 80/140/200/260.
  • Bonus AD ratio increased to 70% bonus AD from 40% bonus AD.
  • AP ratio reduced to 40% AP from 45% AP.

Patch 14.10

change

General

  • Updated visual effects.

Javelin Toss

  • Added particles and coloring that increase in intensity by the missile's traveled distance.

Pounce

  • Added ground VFX for the damage area of effect.

Patch 14.5

nerf

Base movement speed decreased. Cougar Q bonus damage to hunted targets decreased.

Stats

  • Base movement speed reduced to 335 from 340.

Takedown

  • Prowl bonus damage reduced to 30% from 40%.

Patch 14.3

buff

Magic resistance growth increased. E heal increased, bonus attack speed increased.

Stats

  • Magic resistance growth increased to 1.45 from 1.3.

Primal Surge

  • Minimum base heal increased to 50/75/100/125/150 from 35/50/65/80/95.
  • Minimum heal AP ratio increased to 35% AP from 27.5% AP.
  • Bonus attack speed increased to 30/40/50/60/70% from 20/30/40/50/60%.

Patch 14.2

change

General

  • Updated recommended items in shop.

Patch 13.16

buff

E AD scaling added.

General

  • Bug Fix: Several issues with voice line playback have been resolved.

Swipe

  • New Effect: Now scales with 40% bonus AD.

Patch 13.13

buff

Base movement speed increased.

Stats

  • Base movement speed increased to 340 from 335.

Patch 13.8

buff

Base armor increased, armor growth increased.

Stats

  • Base armor increased to 32 from 28.
  • Armor growth increased to 5 from 4.7.

Patch 13.7

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Restored animation transition between run and idle for Dawnbringer, Cosmic Huntress, DWG, and Ocean Song.

Pounce

  • Bug Fix: Restored trail VFX towards marked targets for Headhunter.

Patch 13.5

change

General

  • Updated voice over.

Patch 13.3

change

Aspect of the Cougar

  • Bug Fix: Radiant Virtue Guiding Light is no longer unable to trigger if the item was bought while in Cougar form.

Patch 12.11

change

Primal Surge

  • Bug Fix: Once again grants attack speed to allied targets.

Patch 12.10

change

Stats

  • Base health increased to 610 from 540.
  • Health growth increased to 109 from 95.
  • Armor growth increased to 4.7 from 3.5.
  • Magic resistance growth increased to 1.3 from 0.5.

Primal Surge

  • Minimum base heal reduced to 35/50/65/80/95 from 35/55/75/95/115.
  • Minimum heal AP ratio reduced to 27.5% AP from 32.5% AP.

Patch 12.9

nerf

Base health reduced.

Stats

  • Base health reduced to 540 from 570.

Patch 12.6

buff

Human W cost decreased; E mana cost decreased late and cast range increased. Cougar W damage radius increased.

Bushwhack

  • Mana cost reduced to 30/35/40/45/50 from 40/45/50/55/60.

Pounce

  • Base cast effect radius increased to 200 units from 175.
  • Empowered cast effect radius increased to 250 units from 225.

Primal Surge

  • Target range increased to 900 units from 600.
  • Mana cost reduced to 50/55/60/65/70 from 50/60/70/80/90.

Patch 11.15

buff

Base health and health growth increased.

Stats

  • Base health increased to 570 from 545.
  • Health growth increased to 95 from 85.

Patch 10.25

buff

Q cost decreased later; damage increased later. E cost decreased.

Javelin Toss

  • Mana cost reduced to 50/55/60/65/70 from 50/60/70/80/90.
  • Minimum base damage increased to 70/90/110/130/150 from 70/85/100/115/130.
  • Maximum base damage increased to 210/270/330/390/450 from 210/255/300/345/390.

Primal Surge

  • Mana cost reduced to 50/60/70/80/90 from 60/75/90/105/120.

Patch 10.23

nerf

Stats

  • Base mana reduced 295 from 295.6.

Patch 10.21

nerf

Base attack damage decreased.

Stats

  • Base attack damage reduced to 58 from 61.

Patch 10.18

change

Super Galaxy

  • Pounce
  • Bug Fix: Reset SFX restored.

Patch 10.16

change

Dawnbringer

  • Prowl
  • Bug Fix: Reset SFX has been restored.

Patch 10.15

change

Prowl

  • Bug Fix: Loop SFX is now restored to base and all skins.

Aspect of the Cougar

  • Bug Fix: Vocalization when transforming from Cougar to Human is now restored.

Dawnbringer

  • Javelin Toss
  • Bug Fix: Recall no longer plays Javelin Toss hit sound during the ground hit moment.
  • Swipe
  • Bug Fix: In Cougar, Swipe vocalization now properly plays.

Patch 10.12

change

Javelin Toss

  • Bug Fix: Now properly triggers Prowl when cast on Baron Nashor at any range.

Patch 10.10

buff

Q damage ratio increased.

Javelin Toss

  • Minimum AP ratio increased to 50% AP from 40% AP.
  • Maximum AP ratio increased to 150% AP from 120% AP.

Patch 9.22

change

Takedown

  • Bug Fix: Empowered basic attacks now properly deals damage to traps.

Patch 9.14

buff

Swipe

  • Base damage increased to 80/140/200/260 from 70/130/190/250.

Patch 9.12

change

Headhunter

  • Javelin Toss
  • Bug Fix: Javelins have been adjusted for colorblind players to better see them.

Patch 9.2

change

Prowl

  • Bug Fix: Basic attack no longer cancels if a Hunt activates mid-attack animation.

Patch 8.3

nerf

Stats

  • Base health regeneration reduced to 6 from 6.008.

Patch 8.1

change

Takedown

  • Bug Fix: No longer damages enemies if its empowered attack is dodged.

Bewitching

  • Takedown
  • Bug Fix: Bat VFX have been restored when jumping towards hunted targets.

Patch 7.23

change

Warring Kingdoms

  • Javelin Toss
  • Bug Fix: Moving the camera away from her and back onto her during Javelin Toss no longer causes the javelin to disappear.

Patch 7.22

change

Snow Bunny

  • Bug Fix: Legacy has been restored.

Patch 7.18

buff

Primal Surge

  • Minimum heal AP ratio increased to 32.5% AP from 27.5% AP.
  • Maximum heal AP ratio increased to 65% AP from 55% AP.

Patch 7.17

change

Bushwhack

  • Bug Fix: Is no longer considered a valid unit for Cosmic Binding to stun against.

Patch 7.11

change

Bewitching

  • Bug Fix: Restored her Vintage loading screen for original owners.

Patch 7.7

change

Bushwhack

  • Bug Fix: Lifesteal no longer applies when hitting traps.

Patch 7.4

buff

Bushwhack

  • New Effect: Targetable hitbox increased to 50 units from 25.

Patch 7.2

buff

Stats

  • Base health increased to 540 from 511.2.

Bushwhack

  • New Effect: Traps are now true sight, they can be revealed and destroyed.
  • Traps have 6 health and receive modified damage.
  • Melee hits do 3 damage, and ranged do 2 damage.
  • Traps grants 10 gold to its killer.
  • New Effect: Now only 4/6/8/10 (at level 1/6/11/16) traps may be active at once.

Primal Surge

  • Base heal increased to 35/55/75/95/115 from 25/45/65/85/105.
  • Maximum base heal increased to 70/110/150/190/230 from 50/90/130/170/210.

Patch 6.24

buff

Stats

  • Base attack damage increased to 53 from 47.88.

Patch 6.21

nerf

Takedown

  • Cooldown increased to 6 seconds at all ranks from 5.

Pounce

  • Cooldown increased to 6 seconds at all ranks from 5.
  • Refunded cooldown unchanged at 3/2.5/2/1.5 seconds. -→

Primal Surge

  • Heal reduced to 25/45/65/85/105 (+ 27.5% AP) from 45/85/125/165/205 (+ 50% AP).
  • New Effect: Increases heal by 1% for 1% of the target's missing health, for a maximum of 50/90/130/170/210 (+ 55% AP).

Swipe

  • Cooldown increased to 6 seconds at all ranks from 5.

Patch 6.15

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where some Nidalee skins could steal the Cougar form recall VFX from her Warring Kingdoms skin when in the same game together.

Javelin Toss

  • Minimum damage increased to 70/85/100/115/130 from 60/77.5/95/112.5/130.
  • Maximum damage increased to 210/255/300/345/390 from 180/232.5/285/337.5/390.

Takedown

  • Minimum damage changed to 5/30/55/80 from 4/20/50/90.
  • Maximum damage changed to 10/67.5/137.5/220 from 8/45/125/248.
  • AP scaling increased to 40% AP from 36% AP.
  • Bonus damage against Hunted targets increased to 40% from 33%.

Pounce

  • Bug Fix: The minimap no longer intercepts the cursor when Nidalee' casts Pounce. In other words, she won't jump in a random direction if the cursor is hovering over the minimap.

Aspect of the Cougar

  • Removed: Autoattack reset timer.

Patch 6.13

change

General

  • Adjusted colors on a few of Challenger Nidalee's visual effects to improve readability.

Patch 6.11

nerf

Prowl

  • Enhanced bonus movement speed range reduced to 1400 from 5500 against enemy champions.

Pounce

  • Cooldown refund reduced to 40/50/60/70% from 70% at all ranks.

Patch 6.9

buff

Takedown

  • Execution amplifier increased to 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 % bonus damage per 1% missing health from 1.5% at all ranks.
  • Maximum base damage changed to 8/45/125/247.5 from 10/50/125/225.
  • Maximum AD ratio changed to 150/168.75/187.5/206.25% AD from 187.5% AD at all ranks.
  • Maximum AP ratio changed to 72/81/90/99% AP from 90% AP at all ranks.

Patch 6.7

buff

Pounce

  • Base damage changed to 60/110/160/210 from 65/110/155/200.

Patch 6.6

change

Prowl

  • Removed: Applying Hunt root monsters.

Pounce

  • Base damage increased to 65/110/155/200 from 50/100/150/200.
  • Removed: No longer resets autoattack timer.

Patch 6.4

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Framerate no longer drops when Challenger at becoming visible at a champion's sight range.

Patch 5.24

buff

Javelin Toss

  • Base damage increased to 60/77.5/95/112.5/130 from 50/70/90/110/130.
  • Maximum damage increased to 180/232.5/285/337.5/390 from 150/210/270/330/390.

Patch 5.15

nerf

Javelin Toss

  • Cast time increased to 0.25 seconds from 0.125.
  • Minimum damage reduced to 50/70/90/110/130 from 50/75/100/125/150.
  • Maximum damage reduced to 150/210/270/330/390 from 150/225/300/375/450.

Bushwhack

  • On-cast vision radius reduced to 400.

Patch 5.7

nerf

Stats

  • Base health reduced to 511 from 541.
  • Health growth reduced to 80 from 90.

Patch 5.5

change

Bushwhack

  • Base damage increased to 40/80/120/160/200 from 20/40/60/80/100.
  • No longer deals bonus damage equal to 10/12/14/16/18% (+ 2% per 100 AP) of target's current health.
  • Now scales with (+ 20% AP).

Patch 5.3

change

General

  • Fixed a bug where Nidalee's bugs were not properly set when switching from Human to Cougar form.

Prowl

  • Tooltip updated to indicate that Hunted monsters are rooted for 2 seconds.

Patch 5.2

change

General

  • Basic attack wind-up improved.

Prowl

  • Nidalee can now trigger Hunt on jungle monsters. Hunted monsters will be briefly rooted at the point of trigger.

Patch 4.17

nerf

Stats

  • Base attack damage reduced to 44 from 49.
  • Base attack speed reduced to 0.638 from 0.670.

Takedown

  • Attack Damage ratio reduced to 0.75/1.875/2.5 from 1/2.5/3.33 (min/max/maxHunt).
  • Ability Power ratio increased to 0.36/0.9/1.2 from 0.24/0.6/0.8 (min/max/maxHunt).

Pounce

  • On-kill cooldown reduction increased to 1.5 seconds (affected by cooldown reduction) from 1 (static).
  • Revised Hunt Bonus: Nidalee can pounce on Hunted enemies at up to double range and Pounce cooldown is reduced to 1.5 seconds (affected by cooldown reduction) if she hit her target.

Swipe

  • No longer affects the cooldown of Pounce when used on a Hunted target.

Patch 4.11

buff

Stats

  • Base health increased to 390 from 370.
  • Base armor increased to 17 from 15.

Prowl

  • Now receives 10% movement speed in all directions while Hunting, which increases to 30% toward Hunted targets.
  • At any one time, Nidalee can never receive more than a total of 30% movement speed from the Hunt and brush movement speed sources.

Javelin Toss

  • Projectile width increased to 40 from 30.

Bushwhack

  • Cooldown reduced to 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 seconds from 17 / 15 / 13 / 11 / 9.
  • Damage reduced to 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18% of current health from 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20%.

Primal Surge

  • Mana cost reduced to 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 from 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140.

Pounce

  • Hunted Pounce activation range increased to 750 from 700.
  • Hunted Pounce will now jump 75 units in front of where the target is facing at the time of jump from jumping 150 units to the side of the target opposite Nidalee.

Aspect of the Cougar

  • Marking an enemy as Hunted while in human form will instantly reset Aspect of the Cougar's cooldown.

Patch 4.10

change

General

  • Basic attack timing updated.
  • Death recap will now differentiate between her standard and cougar abilities.
  • New ability icons.
  • All of Nidalee's cougar form abilities scale with ranks in Aspect of the Cougar.

Prowl

  • Prowl
  • In-brush movement speed reduced to 10% from 15%.
  • In-brush movement speed increases to 30% while moving toward a visible enemy champion within 5500 range.
  • Hunted
  • Damaging enemy champions with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack will mark them as Hunted for 4 seconds, and granting Nidalee vision of them. While moving toward "Hunt", Nidalee ignores unit collision and gains 30% bonus movement speed. Additionally, Nidalee's next Cougar ability against Hunted will consume the debuff for an empowered effect.
  • Added a new particle to distinguish "Hunted" opponents.

Javelin Toss

  • Javelin Toss visuals adjusted for better readability.
  • No longer visually extends so far beyond its actual hit range.
  • Now deals maximum damage at 1300 range instead of 1500 range (maximum range remains at 1500).
  • Base damage reduced to 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+40% AP) from 55 / 95 / 140 / 185 / 230 (+65% AP).
  • Maximum modifier increased to 300% from 250%.
  • Maximum damage changed to 150 / 225 / 300 / 375 / 450 (+120% AP) from 137 / 237 / 350 / 462 / 575 (+162.5% AP).
  • Missile width reduced to 30 from 60.

Bushwhack

  • Team color indicators have been added.
  • Bushwack ground visual indicator improved to be more noticeable.
  • Damage changed to 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 (+12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20% (+2% per 100 AP) target's current health) from 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 (+40% AP).
  • Damage over time duration increased to 4 seconds from 2.
  • Trap duration reduced to 2 minutes from 4.
  • Mana cost reduced to 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 from 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120.
  • Cooldown reduced to 17 / 15 / 13 / 11 / 9 seconds from 18 at all ranks.
  • Sight duration reduced to 4 seconds from 8.
  • No longer shreds armor and magic resist.
  • Traps changed to single target from area of effect.

Primal Surge

  • Healing changed to 45 / 85 / 125 / 165 / 205 (+50% AP) from 50 / 85 / 120 / 155 / 190 (+70% AP)
  • Mana cost reduced to 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 from 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140.
  • Cooldown increased to 12 seconds from 10.

Takedown

  • The empowered attack is now modified to deal entirely magical damage instead of physical.
  • Deals 33% increased damage against Hunted.
  • Nidalee gains 75 bonus attack range on the attack.
  • Minimum damage changed to 4 / 20 / 50 / 90 (+100% AD)(+24% AP) from X / 40 / 70 / 100 (+100% AD).
  • Maximum modifier reduced to 250% from 300%.
  • Maximum damage reduced to 10 / 50 / 125 / 225 (+250% AD)(+60% AP) from X / 120 / 210 / 300 (+300% AD).

Pounce

  • If the cursor is near an enemy marked as Hunted within 700 range, Pounce becomes a targeted dash.
  • Killing a unit while in Cougar form will reduce Pounce's current cooldown to 1 second if it is currently higher.
  • Now casts in the direction of the cursor instead of the direction Nidalee is facing.
  • Damage changed to 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 (+30% AP) from X / 125 / 175 / 225 (+40% AP).
  • Added better visual/audio feedback for when Hunted Pounce is available on a target.

Swipe

  • Swiping Hunt will reduce Pounce's current cooldown to 1 seconds if it is currently higher.
  • Now casts in the direction of the cursor instead of the direction Nidalee is facing.
  • Base damage changed to 70 / 130 / 190 / 250 (+45% AP) from X / 150 / 225 / 300 (+60% AP).
  • Cooldown reduced to 5 seconds from 6.

Aspect of the Cougar

  • Now available at level 1 and can be ranked 4 times.
  • No longer grants 20 bonus movement speed.
  • Cooldown reduced to 3 seconds at all ranks from 4.

Patch 4.1

change

Bushwhack

  • The placement of traps will now abide by terrain-clipping rules (will be "pushed" to the nearest available space if placed in a wall).

Patch 3.14

nerf

Javelin Toss

  • Now calculates damage based on where the Javelin was initially cast rather than where Nidalee is when the Javelin hits the target.
  • No longer gains damage from distance traveled until it exceeds Nidalee's human auto attack range (maximum damage unchanged).

Bushwhack

  • Vision and armor/magic resistance shred debuff duration reduced to 8 seconds from 12.

Patch 3.12

change

General

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes allowed Nidalee to perform Takedown from range.

Patch 3.3

change

These changes clarify Cougar form's intended strengths of high damage and high mobility rather than durability.

Stats

  • No longer gains magic resist per level.

Swipe

  • Ability power ratio increased to 0.6 from 0.4.

Aspect of the Cougar

  • No longer grants bonus armor or magic resist.

Patch 1.0.0.153

change

General

  • Nidalee and all her skins are looking stunningly stylish after receiving a complete Visual Upgrade this patch. For more details, read the [https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://na.leagueoflegends.com/news/visual-upgrade-nidalee-bestial-huntress original announcement] or check out Nidalee's [https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://na.leagueoflegends.com/news/nidalee-champion-spotlight-and-visual-upgrade Champion Spotlight].

Patch 1.0.0.141

change

Pounce

  • If the ability's movement extends past Nidalee's current movement order location, that order will be cancelled; she will no longer automatically walk backwards to that point.

Patch 1.0.0.130

change

Bushwhack

  • Fixed a bug where traps were not dealing damage to targets.
  • Fixed a bug where traps were not revealing targets, it now reveals both normal and stealthed units.
  • Fixed a bug where traps were shredding things that weren't supposed to be shreddable.

Patch 1.0.0.125

buff

Pounce

  • Cooldown reduced to 3.5 seconds from 4.

Aspect of the Cougar

  • Bonus armor and magic resistance increased to 10/20/30 from 10/15/20.

Patch 1.0.0.124

change

General

  • Fixed several tooltip errors.

Javelin Toss

  • Cooldown reduced to 6 seconds from 7.
  • Mana cost reduced to 50/60/70/80/90 from 60/75/90/105/120.

Pounce

  • Cooldown increased to 4 seconds from 3.
  • Will now be affected by cooldown reduction.

Primal Surge

  • Mana cost increased to 60/80/100/120/140 from 65/70/75/80/85.
  • Base heal changed to 50/85/120/155/190 from 60/90/120/150/180.
  • Ability power ratio reduced to 0.7 from 1.25.

Swipe

  • Ability power ratio increased to 0.4 from 0.2.

Aspect of the Cougar

  • Now grants 10/15/20 armor and magic resistance instead of 10% dodge.

Patch 1.0.0.123

change

Bushwhack

  • Updated reveal particle effect.
  • Fixed a bug where it was reducing the target's base armor and magic resistance rather than total armor and magic resistance.

Patch 1.0.0.120

change

Javelin Toss and Bushwhack

  • Fixed a bug where they would target a wrong location when cast immediately after transforming back to human form.

Patch 1.0.0.107

change

General

  • Fixed a bug where she would have lower base damage in cougar form than human form.

Patch 1.0.0.106

nerf

Pounce

  • No longer deals damage if her jump is interrupted by another movement effect.

Patch 1.0.0.105

change

Javelin Toss

  • Now can be cast out of range, and it will cast in that direction.
  • Fixed a bug where it would not hit stealthed Champions.

Patch 1.0.0.103

buff

Stats

  • Base attack damage increased to 49 from 46.

Patch 1.0.0.100

nerf

Pounce

  • No longer be cast while root.

Aspect of the Cougar

  • Tooltip now correctly mentions the 10% bonus dodge chance Nidalee gains in Aspect of the Cougar.

Takedown

  • Corrected a display error with it and death recap.

Patch 1.0.0.99

change

Javelin Toss

  • Fixed a typo in tooltip.

Patch 1.0.0.98

nerf

Takedown

  • No longer dodgeable and now resets Nidalee's auto attack timer on cast.

Swipe

  • Fixed a bug that would cause it to occasionally not include Ability Power in the damage.

Patch 1.0.0.87

change

Primal Surge

  • Heal reduced to 60/90/120/150/180 from 75/120/165/210/255.
  • Ability power ratio increased to 1.25 from 0.8.

Javelin Toss

  • Ability power ratio increased to 0.65 from 0.55.

Patch 1.0.0.85

nerf

Pounce

  • No longer affected by Cooldown Reduction and maintains a static 3 second cooldown.

Patch 1.0.0.79

change

Primal Surge

  • Mana cost increased to 55/60/65/70/75 from 50 at all ranks.

Prowl

  • Movement speed bonus reduced to 15% from 25%.

Javelin Toss

  • Ability power ratio increased to 0.55 from 0.4.

Patch 1.0.0.75

change

Pounce

  • Fixed a bug where Nidalee could use it while rooted.

Patch 1.0.0.74

change

Bushwhack

  • Fixed a bug causing stealthed units to flicker.

Patch 1.0.0.72

buff

Javelin Toss

  • Missile speed increased.

Pounce

  • Has a new animation.

Patch 1.0.0.63

new

Nidalee added to League of Legends

Javelin Toss (Human Form)

  • Nidalee tosses her javelin at long range, dealing increased damage the farther the javelin travels (up to 250%).

Bushwhack (Human Form)

  • Nidalee creates a camouflaged trap that, when sprung, will reveal the target and deal damage. Champion Armor and Magic Resistance are reduced by a percentage for the duration of the debuff. Traps are visible to enemies.

Primal Surge (Human Form)

  • Nidalee calls upon her bestial heritage to heal an ally champion and grant them an attack speed bonus for a short duration.

Aspect of the Cougar (Ultimate)

  • Nidalee may freely transform between a human and a cougar at no cost. While in cougar form all of her attacks are melee and she gains additional dodge and movement speed. Leveling this skill increases the effects of her cougar abilities.
  • Takedown (Cougar Form): Nidalee jumps at the throat of her target, dealing her attack damage plus a static bonus. The damage of this skill increases the lower life percentage the target has.
  • Pounce (Cougar Form): Nidalee pounces forward, dealing damage in a small radius.
  • Swipe (Cougar Form): Nidalee slashes wildly in front of her, dealing moderate damage in a large area.

Prowl (Innate)

  • Nidalee gains additional movement speed when moving through or out of brush.

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Nidalee League of Legends FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
When was Nidalee last changed in League of Legends?
Nidalee was last adjusted in League of Legends Patch 26.3, released February 3, 2026.
How many times has Nidalee been buffed or nerfed in LoL?
Nidalee has been changed in 93 League of Legends patches: 23 buffs, 15 nerfs, 54 adjustments.
Was Nidalee changed in LoL Patch 26.14?
No - Nidalee was not changed in Patch 26.14. Its most recent change was in Patch 26.3.
When was Nidalee released in League of Legends?
Nidalee was released in League of Legends in Patch 1.0.0.63 on December 17, 2009.