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Jayce vs Nidalee

Jayce
vs
Not enough games
Nidalee
Analyze a draft with Jayce
Heavy pokeHigh burstHeavy AP damageHeavy AD damage

Build vs Nidalee

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Recommended items for Jayce: Tear of the Goddess, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Muramana, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Voltaic Cyclosword, Eclipse, Serylda's Grudge, Bastionbreaker.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2
Muramana
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Voltaic Cyclosword
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport57%
FlashDot39%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Voltaic Cyclosword
Eclipse
Serylda's Grudge
Bastionbreaker
Serrated Dirk
Edge of Night
Serpent's Fang
Guardian Angel
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
Gathering StormGathering Storm
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Nidalee's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Prowl (P)

Moving through brush increases Nidalee's Move Speed by 10% for 2 seconds, increased to 30% toward visible enemy champions within 1400 range.Hitting champions or monsters with Javelin Toss or Bushwhack triggers a Hunt, granting True Sight of them for 4 seconds. During this time, Nidalee gains 10% Move Speed (increased to 30% toward the Hunted target) and her Takedown and Pounce are enhanced against them.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s13s12s–
66s13s12s3s
96s12s12s3s
116s11s12s3s
166s9s12s3s
186s9s12s3s

Playing as Jayce

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Poke through your gate

    In cannon form, fire Shock Blast (Q) through Acceleration Gate (E) from the start of lane: the orb gains speed, range and damage, and it's your best poke.

  2. All-in with the hammer

    To all-in, switch to hammer: leap in with To the Skies! (Q), activate Lightning Field (W), then knock your target back with Thundering Blow (E).

  3. Auto after every swap

    Land an auto after each weapon swap: switching to Mercury Cannon (R) reduces your target's armor and magic resist, and your first hammer hit deals bonus magic damage.

  4. Swap weapons to escape

    To escape, swap weapons then walk through Acceleration Gate (E): Hextech Capacitor (passive) and the gate each give you move speed.

Playing against Nidalee

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge her javelin

    Dodge Javelin Toss (Q), especially from range: its damage grows with distance, and a javelin that hits empowers her cougar spells against you.

  2. Back before you get too low

    Back before your health gets too low: in cougar form, Takedown (Q) deals more damage to targets that have already lost health.

  3. Ward the brush in your jungle

    Ward the brush and entrances of your jungle early on: Prowl (passive) speeds her up there, especially when she's heading toward a visible champion.

  4. Drag the game out

    If you survive her first minutes, play for time: Nidalee looks to get ahead through early ganks and invades.

Other Jayce matchups

Patch 16.21.1