Hunter Nidalee

Play Hunter Nidalee for tempo: an aggressive level curve into an 8-roll-down that needs to find Nidalee. Tier A is the verdict from roughly 14,000 games at a 4.46 average placement.

Of the 54 comps on our board it holds spot #12; within its grade it is 7th inside its 15-comp tier, 0.02 clear of the 4.48 that marks the middle of Tier A. A 1.4% pick rate (median 0.91 percent) makes it neither a crowd favorite nor a secret.

Nidalee holds item priority, and Hunter Emblem, Edge of Night, and Sterak's Gage shows up more than any other setup in the sample; finished versions of that build averaged 3.61. Sentinel comes second in the item queue.

Riftbeast at 3 units is the backbone of 9 live synergies; Hunter (2) is the biggest supporting piece. Watch for Scuttlecrab when scouting, since only 2 other tracked comps field it. Inferno sits dormant here at 1 unit — one Inferno Emblem activates the 2-piece bonus outright.

If the Armory or an augment offers one, Inferno Emblem is the emblem this board wants most, ahead of Hunter Emblem. Asked the other way — “I found a Inferno Emblem, what do I play?” — this board ranks #3 of the 17 comps our model scores for it.

Hunter Nidalee is not the only board that wants Nidalee — Lunar Aphelios and Hunter Malphite star it too, and that overlap is where your pivots (in either direction) live.