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What decides the jungle matchup: Master Yi 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.
Master Yi
jungle · Farming scaler
Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult.
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.
Master Yi vs Nidalee: Common Questions
- Who wins Master Yi vs Nidalee?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Master Yi 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. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances.
- How do you play the Master Yi Nidalee matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a farming scaler and a jungle invader. Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult. 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 Master Yi?
- Nidalee is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Master Yi 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. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
- How do I beat Nidalee as Master Yi?
- 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.