Focus on full clearing efficiently to reach key item spikes before Nidalee can punish your tempo.
Avoid early river fights and invades unless lanes have priority to support counter-ganks.
Use your global (R) to impact fights after Nidalee commits or enemies drop low, leveraging your scaling.
Jungle Plan
Execute full clears toward safe camps and avoid early river skirmishes unless you have lane priority or numerical advantage.
Contest Scuttle Crab only when lanes can respond quickly to Nidalee's aggressive moves.
Use your faster clear speed post-first item to cycle camps rapidly and reach objectives before Nidalee can set up poke or invade.
Danger windows
Early levels 2-3 when Nidalee can invade and punish your weak clears; avoid low-health camps near river.
Isolated river fights without lane priority are risky due to Nidalee's mobility and poke.
Objective setups before you have vision control or item spikes can lead to forced smite fights you might lose.
Early game
Prioritize a full clear path that avoids early river entrances to reduce vulnerability to Nidalee's level 2-3 invades.
Only contest first Scuttle if nearby lanes have priority and you can safely track Nidalee's position.
Use wards to track Nidalee's invades early and ping lanes to prepare for counter-ganks rather than forcing fights.
Power spikes
Level 6: Your (R) provides global damage to finish off low-health targets; use it after enemies commit or skirmishes start.
First AP item: Your clear speed and objective damage increase, allowing you to pressure objectives and cycle camps faster.
Nidalee's early levels (2-3): Respect her invade threat and avoid isolated fights before you complete your clear.
Win conditions
Convert your faster and safer full clears into objective control by arriving first at dragon and Rift Herald.
Use your global (R) to secure kills or assist skirmishes after Nidalee commits or enemies are low.
Deny Nidalee tempo by tracking her pathing, counter-jungling when she invades, and punishing her overextensions with repeated (Q) damage and objective pressure.
Tip: For Karthus vs Nidalee, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
