PCNidalee was last adjusted in Patch 26.3 (). Across 91 patches, Nidalee has received 23 buffs, 15 nerfs, 52 adjustments since release in Patch 1.0.0.63.
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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.
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).
Javelin Toss
- Undocumented: Damage modifier changed to 30 to 225% (based on distance traveled) from 0 to 225% (based on distance traveled).
Javelin Toss
- Undocumented: Damage modifier changed to 0 to 225% (based on distance traveled) from 75 to 225% (based on distance traveled).
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]
Takedown
- Undocumented / Bug Fix: Tooltip has been corrected to note the stated damage is the total damage dealt instead of an "additional" amount.
Prowl
- Bug Fix: Effects from Hunt no longer fail to be granted while she is untargetable.
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.
General
- Now swaps Axiom Arcanist with Nimbus Cloak.
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.
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.
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%.
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%.
General
- Updated recommended items in shop.
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.
Base armor increased, armor growth increased.
Stats
- Base armor increased to 32 from 28.
- Armor growth increased to 5 from 4.7.
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.
General
- Updated voice over.
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.
Primal Surge
- Bug Fix: Once again grants attack speed to allied targets.
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.
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.
Base health and health growth increased.
Stats
- Base health increased to 570 from 545.
- Health growth increased to 95 from 85.
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.
Stats
- Base mana reduced 295 from 295.6.
Super Galaxy
- Pounce
- Bug Fix: Reset SFX restored.
Dawnbringer
- Prowl
- Bug Fix: Reset SFX has been restored.
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.
Javelin Toss
- Bug Fix: Now properly triggers Prowl when cast on Baron Nashor at any range.
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.
Takedown
- Bug Fix: Empowered basic attacks now properly deals damage to traps.
Swipe
- Base damage increased to 80/140/200/260 from 70/130/190/250.
Headhunter
- Javelin Toss
- Bug Fix: Javelins have been adjusted for colorblind players to better see them.
Prowl
- Bug Fix: Basic attack no longer cancels if a Hunt activates mid-attack animation.
Stats
- Base health regeneration reduced to 6 from 6.008.
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.
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.
Snow Bunny
- Bug Fix: Legacy has been restored.
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.
Bushwhack
- Bug Fix: Is no longer considered a valid unit for Cosmic Binding to stun against.
Bewitching
- Bug Fix: Restored her Vintage loading screen for original owners.
Bushwhack
- Bug Fix: Lifesteal no longer applies when hitting traps.
Bushwhack
- New Effect: Targetable hitbox increased to 50 units from 25.
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.
Stats
- Base attack damage increased to 53 from 47.88.
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.
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.
General
- Adjusted colors on a few of Challenger Nidalee's visual effects to improve readability.
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.
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.
Pounce
- Base damage changed to 60/110/160/210 from 65/110/155/200.
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.
General
- Bug Fix: Framerate no longer drops when Challenger at becoming visible at a champion's sight range.
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.
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.
Stats
- Base health reduced to 511 from 541.
- Health growth reduced to 80 from 90.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
General
- Fixed a bug that sometimes allowed Nidalee to perform Takedown from range.
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.
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].
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Javelin Toss and Bushwhack
- Fixed a bug where they would target a wrong location when cast immediately after transforming back to human form.
General
- Fixed a bug where she would have lower base damage in cougar form than human form.
Pounce
- No longer deals damage if her jump is interrupted by another movement effect.
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.
Stats
- Base attack damage increased to 49 from 46.
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.
Javelin Toss
- Fixed a typo in tooltip.
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.
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.
Pounce
- No longer affected by Cooldown Reduction and maintains a static 3 second cooldown.
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.
Pounce
- Fixed a bug where Nidalee could use it while rooted.
Bushwhack
- Fixed a bug causing stealthed units to flicker.
Javelin Toss
- Missile speed increased.
Pounce
- Has a new animation.
Nidalee added to League of Legends
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.
