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// Recommended builds

The best trait and item combination at every level, 2 stars, by DPS.

Level 7Guinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's DeathcapJeweled Gauntlet828DPS
Adaptor 4Primal 2Tiger blessing
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Level 8Guinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's DeathcapJeweled Gauntlet828DPS
Adaptor 4Primal 2Tiger blessing
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Level 9Guinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's DeathcapJeweled Gauntlet828DPS
Adaptor 4Primal 2Tiger blessing
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Level 10Guinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's DeathcapJeweled Gauntlet828DPS
Adaptor 4Primal 2Tiger blessing
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Every level and star level below

// Top items

What each item adds on its own, in DPS, with no other item.

Giant Slayer+118
Deathblade+117
Infinity Edge+109
Guinsoo's Rageblade+103
Void Staff+98
Blue Buff+93
Spear of Shojin+91
Last Whisper+82
Sterak's Gage+81
Rabadon's Deathcap+74
Red Buff+72
Jeweled Gauntlet+67

Builds by level

Every combination of Nidalee's own traits that a comp of the chosen level can reach, ranked by the DPS of its best 3-item build against three dummies with the team's shred, sunder and burn already on them. Numbers open the DPS Calculator with the same inputs. Levels 4 to 7 only use champions you can find at that level: up to 2-costs at level 4, 3-costs at levels 5 and 6, 4-costs at level 7.

Level
Stars
Debuffs on the enemies
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#TraitsBest buildDPS · no itemsDPS · with buildOpen
Adaptor 4Primal 2Tiger blessingGuinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's DeathcapJeweled Gauntlet254828CalculatorFind the comp
Adaptor 3Primal 2Tiger blessingGuinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's DeathcapJeweled Gauntlet229775CalculatorFind the comp
Adaptor 2Primal 2Tiger blessingGuinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's DeathcapJeweled Gauntlet212739CalculatorFind the comp
Adaptor 4Guinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's Deathcap199721CalculatorFind the comp
Adaptor 3Guinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's Deathcap179670CalculatorFind the comp
Primal 2Tiger blessingRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's DeathcapGuinsoo's Rageblade169653CalculatorFind the comp
Adaptor 2Guinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeRabadon's Deathcap166636CalculatorFind the comp
No traitsGuinsoo's RagebladeArchangel's StaffArchangel's Staff133603CalculatorFind the comp

// Cast timeline

2.52 smana lock per cast
1.02 scast window1.50 slocked while the effect runs

From the mana bar filling until mana can come in again. No mana comes in during this time. Attack speed shortens this lock: it lasts 3 empowered attacks. Shown at base attack speed.

0 / 45mana at start / to cast
+10mana per attack
0.80attacks per second
0.21 sattack delay: from the start of an attack until it hits
0.29 safter the hit until it can cast or attack again
0.0 s0.80 attacks/s0/45
  • attack animation
  • attack lands
  • attack recovery
  • cast window (mana locked)
  • mana locked (no mana while the effect runs)

First cast at 5.50 s with 0.80 attacks per second. Items, traits and damage taken change the mana pace; the cast, effect and channel windows do not.

Step by step, in words
  1. Mana reaches 45/45: the cast starts and the mana lock goes on (no mana from attacks, ticks or damage taken).
  2. 0.00 to 1.02 s: cast window. The unit plays its cast animation and its return to idle; it cannot auto attack.
  3. 1.02 to 2.52 s: 3 empowered attacks at base attack speed keep the mana lock on. No mana comes in.
  4. 1.02 s: unlock. Mana starts again (overflow kept) and a fresh attack starts from zero; it lands at 1.24 s at base attack speed (the attack delay is 17% of the attack animation).
  5. Attack loop: the attack lands at 17% of the attack animation (mana granted) and unlocks at 40%; a cast that becomes possible at the landing starts at that unlock point, cutting the rest of the attack.
  6. Mana gain: 10 per attack; combat starts at 0/45.
  7. Overflow is banked: mana past 45 from attacks or regen is kept through the cast (43/45 plus 10 casts and comes back with 8). Same rule for every champion; only the amounts differ by role.

// Cast timeline · Adaptor AD form

1.00 smana lock per cast
1.00 scast windoweffect 0.37 s

From the mana bar filling until mana can come in again. No mana comes in during this time.

0 / 20mana at start / to cast
+10mana per attack
0.85attacks per second
0.26 sattack delay: from the start of an attack until it hits
0.21 safter the hit until it can cast or attack again
0.0 s0.85 attacks/s0/20
  • attack animation
  • attack lands
  • attack recovery
  • cast window (mana locked)
  • effect

First cast at 1.65 s with 0.85 attacks per second. Items, traits and damage taken change the mana pace; the cast, effect and channel windows do not.

Step by step, in words
  1. Mana reaches 20/20: the cast starts and the mana lock goes on (no mana from attacks, ticks or damage taken).
  2. 0.00 to 1.00 s: cast window. The unit plays its cast animation and its return to idle; it cannot auto attack.
  3. 0.37 s: the ability's effect fires (projectile launch, damage, shield...).
  4. 1.00 s: unlock. Mana starts again (overflow kept) and a fresh attack starts from zero; it lands at 1.26 s at base attack speed (the attack delay is 22% of the attack animation).
  5. Attack loop: the attack lands at 22% of the attack animation (mana granted) and unlocks at 40%; a cast that becomes possible at the landing starts at that unlock point, cutting the rest of the attack.
  6. Mana gain: 10 per attack; combat starts at 0/20.
  7. Overflow is banked: mana past 20 from attacks or regen is kept through the cast (18/20 plus 10 casts and comes back with 8). Same rule for every champion; only the amounts differ by role.

// Itemized Roles

Ranged AP CarryPrimaryGiant SlayerGuinsoo's RagebladeJeweled Gauntlet

4-cost ranged AP Carry (game role tag, range 5). As the comp's damage dealer it takes the best calculated damage items. Mana lock 2.52 s per cast against a 5.8 s fill (30% locked). Casts per minute at base speed 7.2; with Spear of Shojin 9.7, Blue Buff 9.8, a +45% attack speed item 9.2. Blue Buff and Spear of Shojin are within 1% of each other, so either keeps the loop rolling; the default mana-per-attack set stays.

Melee AD SupportSolidLast WhisperRed BuffHand of Justice

Adaptor AD form: 4-cost melee AD Reaper (twin form data, range 1). Item builds are constrained to keep this form. Mana lock 2.52 s per cast against a 5.8 s fill (30% locked). Casts per minute at base speed 7.2; with Spear of Shojin 9.7, Blue Buff 9.8, a +45% attack speed item 9.2. Blue Buff and Spear of Shojin are within 1% of each other, so either keeps the loop rolling; the default mana-per-attack set stays. One Sunder item and one Burn item for the team, plus the survival item that keeps this melee unit alive longest while dealing the most calculated damage for Nidalee (396 DPS at 2 stars against three 2-star tanks). Burn item Red Buff: its attacks benefit from the attack speed. Adaptor: only builds that keep the AD form were ranked.

Ranged AP SupportSolidVoid StaffRed BuffRabadon's Deathcap

4-cost ranged AP Carry (game role tag, range 5). When another champion carries, it holds the team Shred/Sunder and Burn items. Mana lock 2.52 s per cast against a 5.8 s fill (30% locked). Casts per minute at base speed 7.2; with Spear of Shojin 9.7, Blue Buff 9.8, a +45% attack speed item 9.2. Blue Buff and Spear of Shojin are within 1% of each other, so either keeps the loop rolling; the default mana-per-attack set stays. One Shred item and one Burn item for the team, plus the third item that adds the most calculated damage for Nidalee (477 DPS at 2 stars against three 2-star tanks). Ionic Spark, Evenshroud and Sunfire Cape are left out: at range 5 their aura would not reach the enemies. Adaptor: only builds that keep the AP form were ranked.