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What decides the jungle matchup: Karthus 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.
Karthus
jungle · Farming scaler
Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six.
Karthus junglers path for farm; lane pressure is nearly free pre-6, then Requiem punishes low-HP trades globally.
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.
Karthus vs Nidalee: Common Questions
- Who wins Karthus vs Nidalee?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Karthus 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. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances.
- How do you play the Karthus Nidalee matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a farming scaler and a jungle invader. Karthus junglers path for farm; lane pressure is nearly free pre-6, then Requiem punishes low-HP trades globally. 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 Karthus?
- Nidalee is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Karthus is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six.
- How do I beat Nidalee as Karthus?
- 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.