[6.18] Top Lane Nidalee ( Unleash your inner Smilodon spirit.)

Starting Items

• He makes the best for harrassing your opponent with AAs and Takedown them. %90 Of time I start with that guy.
• That also does pretty well if you feel like you're going to need mana sustain.
• Always get a second (2x Doran's Blade or 2x Doran's Ring. Don't buy 1 Blade with a Ring) of them before you get another item in your first base. They do pretty well in early game.

Core Items

• MUST HAVE. Always build it first or just after a defensive item like Warden Mail or Spectre Cowl
• I'm generally picking those guys as defensive items.
• Nidalee Boots. Pick Sorcerer's Shoes if enemy carries stacked Magic Resist, Swiftness if it's an Ashe or Kog'Maw go for defensive ones otherwise.
• You can get 1 of these before or just after your TF to have a nice survivability.
• That dude is just one of my favourite to maximize my burst in a sustained way. You can rush it as first item instead of Trinity force if your opponent is harrasing you but not really able to kill you.
• That's my other core item with Trinity Force. It doesn't make you lose any damage as Nidalee doesn't have Bonus AD scales but AD Scale. So It gives you a nice damage combined with Trinity and an unmatched survivability against big bursts.

Situational Items

• I'm generally going for that guy if I need to maximize my damage against everyone especially against magic resist stacked Carries.
• Enemy carry stacked HP like an uncommon Anivia or Cho'Gath or maybe AD Carry? Pick it, That also reduces the chance of getting kited by carries.
• Purely smashing the game and need to finish it in a faster way? Pick that dude and It will make your Takedown's damage over 9000. P.S.: It just does well when you're like 3 or more levels ahead of your opponents' average.
• Do you need defensive items to survive longer in fights? Of course you do.
• Enemy team has Vayne, Shen, Diana, Jax and Kayle? That dude is just going to stop them for playing that game.
• I don't like it. That's just unnecessary but If you're going to pick an extra offensive item by replacing Trinity Force with that guy then you're permitted to pick it.

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  Garen

  Easy
• 

  Malphite

  Easy
• 

  Riven

  Medium

VS

Garen

Easy

You can harrass him with using the advantage of bushes to cut off his passive. And when he engages on you can easily get away with your ''Cougar W'' or kite him until he is at a safe distance. And when he gets under a certain hp amount you should look for a good position to land your  on him to deal your full combo damage. Just make sure his  isn't able to execute you as you don't have the best of base Magic Resist.

VS

Malphite

Easy

You can harrass him with using the advantage of bushes to cut off his passive. And when he engages on you, you can easily get away with your ''Cougar W'' or kite him until he is at a safe distance. And when he gets under a certain hp amount you should look for a good position to land your  on him to deal your full combo damage. Although It's an easy matchup you should always be aware of his combo's damage especially if he's building AP. Because Nidalee has a low base Magic Resist. So an early rush of  will do pretty well against that dude.

VS

Riven

Medium

That's most likely a hard matchup for you but if  goes for maxing her  first You are able to kite her in your Human form. So she's not going to deal high amounts of damage on you with her . But if  goes for maxing  first. You have no chance of dealing with her. Just don't get caught in her range and rush an  with getting some armor/hp to hope for don't get bursted down to ground in early game.

Champion	Difficulty	Notes
Garen		Author Notes
You can harrass him with using the advantage of bushes to cut off his passive. And when he engages on you can easily get away with your ''Cougar W'' or kite him until he is at a safe distance. And when he gets under a certain hp amount you should look for a good position to land your  on him to deal your full combo damage. Just make sure his  isn't able to execute you as you don't have the best of base Magic Resist.
Malphite		Author Notes
You can harrass him with using the advantage of bushes to cut off his passive. And when he engages on you, you can easily get away with your ''Cougar W'' or kite him until he is at a safe distance. And when he gets under a certain hp amount you should look for a good position to land your  on him to deal your full combo damage. Although It's an easy matchup you should always be aware of his combo's damage especially if he's building AP. Because Nidalee has a low base Magic Resist. So an early rush of  will do pretty well against that dude.
Riven		Author Notes
That's most likely a hard matchup for you but if  goes for maxing her  first You are able to kite her in your Human form. So she's not going to deal high amounts of damage on you with her . But if  goes for maxing  first. You have no chance of dealing with her. Just don't get caught in her range and rush an  with getting some armor/hp to hope for don't get bursted down to ground in early game.