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What decides the jungle matchup: Nidalee vs Warwick 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.
Warwick
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He smells blood below half health. Reset or heal before he crosses the map for you.
Window: before four minutes
Warwick's W tracks any enemy under 50% HP with bonus speed; staying topped up removes his gank pathing entirely.
Nidalee vs Warwick: Common Questions
- Who wins Nidalee vs Warwick?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Nidalee against Warwick 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. Warwick: He smells blood below half health. Reset or heal before he crosses the map for you.
- How do you play the Nidalee Warwick 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. Warwick's W tracks any enemy under 50% HP with bonus speed; staying topped up removes his gank pathing entirely.
- What should I know about Warwick vs Nidalee?
- Warwick 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. Warwick: He smells blood below half health. Reset or heal before he crosses the map for you. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances.
- How do I beat Warwick as Nidalee?
- Warwick's W tracks any enemy under 50% HP with bonus speed; staying topped up removes his gank pathing entirely. He smells blood below half health. Reset or heal before he crosses the map for you. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Warwick 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.