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What decides the jungle matchup: Hecarim 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.
Hecarim
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
Window: before four minutes
Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him.
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.
Hecarim vs Nidalee: Common Questions
- Who wins Hecarim vs Nidalee?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Hecarim 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. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances.
- How do you play the Hecarim Nidalee matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between an early ganker and a jungle invader. Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him. 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 Hecarim?
- Nidalee is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Hecarim 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. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
- How do I beat Nidalee as Hecarim?
- 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.