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Nidalee League Classic guide

FILE NIDALEE · PATCH 3.15.5

Nidalee · Nidalee — the Bestial Huntress

Nidalee is included in Riot's official 60-champion League Classic roster. This guide preserves Riot 3.15.5 history and does not claim launch-verified values, performance data or an optimal build.

MidTopSupportAssassin

Evidence status: Historical reference
Source era: Riot Data Dragon 3.15.5
Region: global historical snapshot
Last verified: 2026-07-16

Historical Classic reference. Current launch-version build verification is still pending.

Service statusLeague Classic is live globally and in mainland China

Entity dataHistorical reference; launch values verified per entity

Build statusHistorical Classic only; launch build verification in progress

Source era / patch: 3.15.5
Position: Mid
Region: global historical snapshot
Last verified: 2026-07-16

Summoner Spells

Exhaust
Flash

Rune page direction

Greater Glyph of Ability Power
Greater Glyph of Attack Damage
Greater Glyph of Magic Penetration
Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power
Greater Glyph of Scaling Attack Damage
Greater Mark of Ability Power

Open rune library →

Mastery distribution

Defense 7 · Offense 1

Block
Tough Skin
Unyielding
Bladed Armor
Oppression
Reinforced Armor

Open mastery trees →

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Warding Totem (Trinket)

First recall

Sorcerer's Shoes
Tear of the Goddess

Core direction

Sorcerer's Shoes
Tear of the Goddess
Morellonomicon

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Situational branches

Rabadon's Deathcap
Archangel's Staff
Void Staff
Lich Bane
Spirit Visage
Zhonya's Hourglass

Skill priority

Not recorded — verify in the launch client

Featured player guide

How to read Nidalee with launch verification pending

Unique historical context is shown first; every launch-sensitive conclusion remains a recheck item until direct client evidence is recorded.

Why this champion matters in Classic

Nidalee's archived human/cougar split is a strong example of old form-switching gameplay. The page stays with the 3.15.5 record and does not infer launch poke strength.

Historical playstyle

Javelin Toss/Takedown, Bushwhack/Pounce and Primal Surge/Swipe provide paired actions across forms, with Aspect of the Cougar controlling the transformation. The item path is mana-and-AP oriented.

Role differences

Mid, Top and Support are editorial historical categories. The stored Doran's Ring, Tear and Morellonomicon sequence is a caster reading, not evidence for every listed role.

Historical build logic

The recommendation uses early mana support and penetration, then branches into Deathcap, Archangel's, Void Staff, Lich Bane or defenses. Form-specific scaling remains unverified.

Key item interactions

Tear and later Archangel's imply a mana-growth path, while Lich Bane suggests a different form-weaving branch. The archive does not claim these branches belong in one final build.

Rune direction

The burst page supplies spell-power and penetration candidates. Exact marks, seals, glyphs and quints remain a historical pool rather than a finished page.

Mastery direction

The historical burst nodes lean toward spell damage and utility, with no form-specific point allocation stored.

Skill priority evidence

No order is recorded. Javelin distance behavior, heal scaling, trap rules and cougar unlock timing must be verified first.

Historical strengths

Paired form abilities create several distinct historical decision points.
The archived AP item path is traceable to Riot's historical recommendation.

Historical weaknesses

Range, ratios and form access strongly affect the build.
Three position labels do not establish three viable launch roles.

What changed from modern League

Matching paired ability names do not prove the same range scaling, form gating, healing or trap behavior.

Recheck at launch

Javelin distance scaling
Cougar availability
Primal Surge values
Trap vision and duration
Mana-item recipes

Quick Answer

Nidalee historical snapshot

Nidalee's historical kit combines Prowl, Javelin Toss / Takedown, Bushwhack / Pounce, Primal Surge / Swipe, Aspect Of The Cougar. Read the spell summaries together with the historical item direction and the explicit launch-verification limits.

Roster evidence boundary

Riot's official Classic Champions page confirms Nidalee in the 60-champion roster. The kit, values and build shown here remain version-labelled historical references, not automatically launch-verified data.

Historical kit

Nidalee abilities

Summaries and displayed values come from the labelled historical snapshot. Observed and launch-verified fields remain empty until direct client evidence exists.