Nidalee is a ranged assassin usually played Jungle on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Nidalee in ARAM: Play as a poke mage in human form, then switch to cougar to finish off low-health targets or dodge abilities.
Nidalee ARAM Abilities
Moving through brush grants bonus move speed, increased toward visible enemies; hitting abilities marks targets for enhanced damage.
Javelin Toss: Throws a javelin that deals increased damage based on travel distance. · Takedown: Empowers next attack to deal more damage to low-health enemies.
Bushwhack: Lays a trap that damages and reveals enemies who trigger it. · Pounce: Leaps in a direction, damaging enemies in the landing area.
Primal Surge: Heals an ally and grants them bonus attack speed. · Swipe: Claws in a direction, damaging all enemies hit.
Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining new abilities and increased movement speed.
Nidalee ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a poke mage in human form, then switch to cougar to finish off low-health targets or dodge abilities. Prioritize landing spears from fog of war and sustain your team with heals.
Tips
Maximize your poke by landing Javelin Toss from bushes for extra damage.
Use Brushmaker to create bushes and control vision in the narrow ARAM map.
Save Pounce for dodging skill shots or finishing low-health enemies.
Heal allies with Primal Surge to sustain your team through poke wars.
Focus on hitting squishy targets with spears to chunk them before fights.
Combos
Javelin Toss (human) → Pounce (cougar) → Takedown → Swipe
Primal Surge (heal) → Javelin Toss → Bushwhack → Pounce for engage
Bushwhack trap → Javelin Toss → Pounce → Takedown for burst
Nidalee ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Dark Harvest
Sudden Impact
Grisly Mementos
Treasure HunterSecondary — Sorcery
Transcendence
ScorchSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Lost Chapter
Core Items
- 1.
Luden's Echo - 2.
Shadowflame - 3.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team is squishy with low mr
- you need burst to delete priority targets
- your champion excels at quick trades
Avoid when:
- enemy has multiple tanky frontliners
- you need sustained dps over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team is squishy with low mr
- you need burst to delete priority targets
- your champion excels at quick trades
Avoid when:
- enemy has multiple tanky frontliners
- you need sustained dps over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team is squishy with low mr
- you need burst to delete priority targets
- your champion excels at quick trades
Avoid when:
- enemy has multiple tanky frontliners
- you need sustained dps over burst
Options
Nidalee ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Nidalee in ARAM?
In ARAM, Nidalee typically builds core items like Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Dark Harvest runes (Domination primary, Sorcery secondary).
What runes should I use for Nidalee in ARAM?
Take Dark Harvest in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Sorcery as your secondary tree for Nidalee in ARAM.
How do you play Nidalee in ARAM?
Play as a poke mage in human form, then switch to cougar to finish off low-health targets or dodge abilities. Prioritize landing spears from fog of war and sustain your team with heals.
What is Nidalee's best combo in ARAM?
Javelin Toss (human) → Pounce (cougar) → Takedown → Swipe
