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What decides the jungle matchup: Elise vs Nidalee in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Elise
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Her level-three gank is elite. Ward river by 2:45 and sidestep the cocoon.
Window: before three minutes
Cocoon plus rappel makes Elise's level-3 gank one of the strongest in the game; river wards at 2:45 buy the dodge window.
Nidalee
jungle · Jungle invader
Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing.
She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances.
Window: before three minutes
Nidalee wins any early fight that starts with a landed spear; invades and counter-ganks are her game, chasing her is losing.
Elise vs Nidalee: Common Questions
- Who wins Elise vs Nidalee?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Elise against Nidalee to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Elise: Her level-three gank is elite. Ward river by 2:45 and sidestep the cocoon. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances.
- How do you play the Elise Nidalee matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between an early ganker and a jungle invader. Cocoon plus rappel makes Elise's level-3 gank one of the strongest in the game; river wards at 2:45 buy the dodge window. Nidalee wins any early fight that starts with a landed spear; invades and counter-ganks are her game, chasing her is losing.
- What should I know about Nidalee vs Elise?
- Nidalee is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Elise is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances. Elise: Her level-three gank is elite. Ward river by 2:45 and sidestep the cocoon.
- How do I beat Nidalee as Elise?
- Nidalee wins any early fight that starts with a landed spear; invades and counter-ganks are her game, chasing her is losing. She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Nidalee you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.