NidaleeVSZac
What decides the jungle matchup: Nidalee vs Zac 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.
Zac
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
Window: before four minutes
Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
Nidalee vs Zac: Common Questions
- Who wins Nidalee vs Zac?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Nidalee against Zac 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. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
- How do you play the Nidalee Zac 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. Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
- What should I know about Zac vs Nidalee?
- Zac 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. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. Nidalee: She hunts early scraps in your jungle. Don't chase her, and cover your jungler's entrances.
- How do I beat Zac as Nidalee?
- Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards. His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Zac 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.