Taliyah vs Nidalee JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Taliyah vs Nidalee

Updated Jun 6, 2026

Overview

Use Taliyah's efficient clear and (R) to control river chokes and punish Nidalee's early invades through narrow paths.
Focus on denying Nidalee vision and access to Scuttle by arriving early and leveraging worked ground for quick rotations.

Jungle Plan

Prioritize pathing that secures river control and maintains worked ground to enable fast rotations and objective setups.
Counter-jungle Nidalee aggressively after she uses (W) or misses spears to punish her high-risk invades.
Use (R) to create numbers advantages around dragon and Rift Herald, cutting off Nidalee's escape routes and reinforcing objective control.

Danger windows

Nidalee's level 2-3 spear and pounce combo creates high-risk invade windows; avoid isolated river fights without lane priority.
Low-health clears or overextended pathing increase vulnerability to Nidalee's fast invades and counter-jungling.
Forced smite fights near dragon or Scuttle are risky if Nidalee lands spears or traps vision; approach only with vision and numbers advantage.

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear that preserves worked ground to maximize clear speed and enable early river presence.
Contest first Scuttle only if your nearby lanes have priority to reduce counter-gank risk.
Avoid committing to full invades without vision and lane priority due to Nidalee's high mobility and poke threat.

Power spikes

Level 6 unlocks (R) for impactful map plays; use this to force Nidalee onto the defensive or secure objectives.
First completed mage item boosts poke and wave control, allowing more confident river moves and contesting Nidalee's pressure.
Level 3 grants full (Q)-(W)-(E) combo to punish Nidalee's dashes through displacement and slow zones.

Win conditions

Convert clear tempo and worked ground control into early dragon and Rift Herald setups by cutting off Nidalee's access with (R).
Punish Nidalee's aggressive pathing with (W) and (E) to deny her tempo and scaling.
Leverage superior objective control and gank threat to snowball lanes via displacement setups and long-range picks for mid-game map pressure.