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What decides the jungle matchup: Nidalee vs Rammus 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.
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.
Rammus
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He rolls in faster than you can react. Ward river early and don't push without vision.
Window: before four minutes
Powerball closes gank distance instantly from level two; Rammus punishes auto-attackers hardest, so vision, not trades, is the counter.
Nidalee vs Rammus: Common Questions
- Who wins Nidalee vs Rammus?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Nidalee against Rammus to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances. Rammus: He rolls in faster than you can react. Ward river early and don't push without vision.
- How do you play the Nidalee Rammus matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a jungle invader and an early ganker. Nidalee wins any early fight that starts with a landed spear; invades and counter-ganks are her game, chasing her is losing. Powerball closes gank distance instantly from level two; Rammus punishes auto-attackers hardest, so vision, not trades, is the counter.
- What should I know about Rammus vs Nidalee?
- Rammus is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Nidalee is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Rammus: He rolls in faster than you can react. Ward river early and don't push without vision. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances.
- How do I beat Rammus as Nidalee?
- Powerball closes gank distance instantly from level two; Rammus punishes auto-attackers hardest, so vision, not trades, is the counter. He rolls in faster than you can react. Ward river early and don't push without vision. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Rammus 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.