Nidalee vs Vi JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use Nidalee's superior clear speed and mobility to invade Vi's jungle and punish her slower clears.
Prioritize river vision and Scuttle control when your lanes have priority to deny Vi early objectives.
Leverage early tempo and poke to snowball before Vi reaches level 6 lockdown power.

Invade Vi's jungle after spotting her start or gank path to deny camps with poke and mobility.
Fight for river control and Scuttle when you can land spears or your lanes hold priority.
Use fast clears to maintain tempo, counter-jungle when Vi is on opposite side, and force her resets before level 6.

Avoid isolated river fights after Vi hits level 6 and can lock you down with .
Be cautious contesting objectives if Vi has lane priority or her dash is available to engage.
Do not overextend during low-health clears without vision to prevent Vi counter-invades or ganks.

Execute a fast level 3 clear to hit invade timing before Vi completes her first full clear.
Contest Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority and Vi is visible on the opposite side.
Track Vi's pathing to anticipate ganks and set traps for counter-ganks with spears.

Spike at level 3 with fast clear and poke to invade or contest camps aggressively.
Respect Vi's level 6 lockdown by avoiding isolated fights and preparing traps for counterplay.
Exploit Nidalee's cougar execute damage when Vi's dash is on cooldown to win duels.

Convert early jungle tempo and poke into repeated invades denying Vi camps and delaying her scaling.
Secure early Scuttle and dragon control by zoning Vi with spears and setting up vision.
Use Nidalee's mobility and ranged poke to create picks before grouped fights, snowballing leads into objectives.

Tactical tip

For Nidalee vs Vi, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.

Updated Jul 5, 2026