Nidalee — League Classic (Season 3) | oldlol

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Classic builds

Era-accurate Season 3 (2013) builds.In-game values and the live meta may differ before the July 29 launch.Why?

League Classic is a curated recreation of old League and is still being balanced ahead of the July 29 launch, so in-game values and the live meta may differ. We’ll update builds as the mode settles.

AD Bruiser Top

Researched, pending verification

Items

Starting

Doran's Bladeor open boots + potions
Health Potion

Boots

Mercury's Treadsdefault: tenacity and MR
Ninja Tabivs heavy AD or auto-attackers

Core build path

Trinity Force
Warmog's Armor
Atma's Impaler
Youmuu's Ghostblade

Situational

Buy these only when the game calls for it. They are not part of the core path.

vs heavy AD

Randuin's Omen
Frozen Heart

vs heavy AP

Maw of Malmortius
Spirit Visage

vs armor stacking

Last Whisper
The Black Cleaveralternative to Last Whisper

Summoner spells

Flash
IgniteorTeleport

Max order

E
Q
W

Max Primal Surge first for the sustain and attack speed; traps last.

Ability leveling order from level 1 to 18
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			1						2	3		4	5
W	1													2	3		4	5
E		1		2	3		4	5
R						1					2					3

Runes

Marks

9/9

9× Greater Mark of Attack Damage

Seals

9/9

9× Greater Seal of Armor

Glyphs

9/9

9× Greater Glyph of Magic Resist

Quintessences

3/3

3× Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage

Masteries

9/21/0

Offense / Defense / Utility

Offense

9

4/4
4/4
1/1

Defense

21

4/42/2
2/33/3
2/21/1
1/31/3
1/13/3
1/1

Utility

0

Notes

The iconic split-pushing bruiser. Trinity Force is core because Sheen procs on cougar-form Q. Atma's + Warmog's (Atmogs) turns health into damage and armor.

Not hand-checked yet, so treat these values as provisional. Source: Season 3 MOBAFire community guides.

AP Poke Mid

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Items

Starting

Doran's Ringor open boots + potions
Health Potion

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoesdefault: magic penetration

Core build path

Sheeninto Lich Bane
Lich Bane
Rod of Ages
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass

Situational

Buy these only when the game calls for it. They are not part of the core path.

vs magic resist

Void Staff

building bulky AP

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Frozen Mallet

Summoner spells

Flash
Ignite

Max order

Q
E
W

Max Javelin Toss first for the long-range poke.

Ability leveling order from level 1 to 18
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q	1			2	3		4		5
W		1												2	3		4	5
E			1					2		3		4	5
R						1					2					3

Runes

Marks

9/9

9× Greater Mark of Magic Penetration

Seals

9/9

9× Greater Seal of Scaling Mana Regeneration

Glyphs

9/9

9× Greater Glyph of Magic Resist

Quintessences

3/3

3× Greater Quintessence of Ability Power

Masteries

21/0/9

Offense / Defense / Utility

Offense

21

1/14/4
4/4
3/31/1
3/3
4/4
1/1

Defense

0

Utility

9

1/13/3
1/33/3
1/1

Notes

Long-range spear poke and burst. A landed max-range Javelin Toss deletes squishies; bushes plus cougar mobility make her hard to catch. AP Nidalee had build diversity — full burst (Lich Bane/Deathcap) or bulky AP (Rod of Ages/Frozen Mallet).

Not hand-checked yet, so treat these values as provisional. Source: Season 3 MOBAFire community guides.

Abilities

Passive
Prowl
Moving through brush increases Nidalee's Movement Speed by 15% for 2 seconds.
Q
Javelin Toss / Takedown
Cooldown 6sCost 50/60/70/80/90 ManaRange 1500
In human form, Nidalee throws a spiked javelin at her target that gains damage as it flies. As a cougar, her next attack will attempt to fatally wound her target, dealing more damage the less life they have.
W
Bushwhack / Pounce
Cost 60/75/90/105/120 ManaRange 900
In human form, Nidalee lays a damaging trap for unwary opponents that, when sprung, reveals the target and reduces their Armor and Magic Resist for 12 seconds. As a cougar, she pounces forward, dealing a small amount of damage when she lands. Pounce is not affected by cooldown reduction.
E
Primal Surge / Swipe
Cost 60/80/100/120/140 ManaRange 600
In human form, Nidalee channels the spirit of the cougar to heal her allies and imbue them with attack speed for a short duration. As a cougar, she rapidly claws enemies in front of her.
R
Aspect Of The Cougar
Range Self
Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining new abilities and increased Movement Speed.

Base data from Data Dragon 3.13.24, not yet hand-checked. Old-patch ddragon values are unreliable and League Classic may differ.

Base stats

Health: 370; +90 / lvl
Health regen: 5; +0.6 / lvl
Mana: 220; +45 / lvl
Mana regen: 7; +0.5 / lvl
Attack damage: 49; +3.5 / lvl
Attack speed: 0.67; +3.22% / lvl
Armor: 11; +3.5 / lvl
Magic resist: 30
Move speed: 335
Attack range: 525