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What decides the jungle matchup: Lee Sin 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.

Lee Sin

jungle · Early ganker

Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.

He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle.

Window: before three minutes

Lee Sin's red-buff level-3 gank arrives around 3:00; a frozen or centered wave denies the ward-hop angle behind you.

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.

Lee Sin vs Nidalee: Common Questions

Who wins Lee Sin vs Nidalee?
LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Lee Sin 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. Lee Sin: He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances.
How do you play the Lee Sin Nidalee matchup?
It is a jungle matchup between an early ganker and a jungle invader. Lee Sin's red-buff level-3 gank arrives around 3:00; a frozen or centered wave denies the ward-hop angle behind you. 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 Lee Sin?
Nidalee is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Lee Sin 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. Lee Sin: He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle.
How do I beat Nidalee as Lee Sin?
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.

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