Nidalee vs Evelynn JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Nidalee into Evelynnmedium

Overview

Use Nidalee's faster clear speed and early invade power to punish Evelynn's weak level 2-3 clears.
Prioritize controlling river entrances with traps and spears to secure Scuttle and objective setups.
Avoid extended river fights early; leverage early tempo to deny Evelynn jungle access and camps.

Path aggressively for early camp steals and invade Evelynn when she is low health or after key cooldowns.
Use traps and spears to control river entrances before objectives and Scuttle contests.
Focus on early dragon control, softening targets with poke before committing to fights or objective takes.

Beware Evelynn's level 6 power spike with camouflage and flank potential from fog of war.
Avoid low-health clears near river entrances vulnerable to charm and burst.
Do not contest Scuttle without lane priority to prevent forced smite fights and counter-ganks post-6.

Start with a full clear to hit level 3 quickly and look for early invades on Evelynn's camps.
Contest first Scuttle only if your laners have priority to reduce Evelynn's counter-gank threat.
Avoid low-health river clears where Evelynn can punish with charm and burst damage.

Spike strongly at level 3 with fast clear and poke; use this to force Evelynn off camps.
Evelynn's level 6 camouflage and escape increase her threat; respect flank angles post-6.
Maintain poke and mobility advantage early to deny Evelynn farm and jungle tempo before she scales.

Convert early tempo into repeated invades denying Evelynn camps and forcing her into pressured full clears.
Use poke and traps to secure river vision and control around dragon and Rift Herald for objective priority.
Exploit Evelynn's early dueling weakness by forcing fights before level 6 and leveraging lane priority for ganks and counter-jungling.

Tactical tip

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