Heartsteel Nidalee Build
Heartsteel Nidalee build with runes and items. Heartsteel Nidalee guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Heartsteel Nidalee build in League of Legends Patch 14.21!
Updated: 2024-08-04 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
E
Q
W
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
Heartsteel Nidalee Runes
Resolve
Precision
Passive
How to play
General
- You rush Heartsteel #1 unless it is going to be hard to proc it - they are all ranged and just poke you. Then you start slow with Guardian's Horn.
- After Heartsteel, you can rush Titanic Hydra (more fun, damage and some survi) AND/OR Sundered Sky or just go full tank - depending on if you are behind and if your team needs more damage.
- Sundered Sky is very good damage item for this build. It scales off your HP (so Grasp, Heartsteel, Overgrowth). It gives damage and pretty good sustain in fights. Remember to switch targets to maximize the effect!
- This is auto attack oriented Nidalee build, so do it! Especially if running with Titanic Hydra and Sundered Sky as well.
- Guardian's Horn is a surprisingly good item for its price. You can keep it for a very long time (or even have it as 6th item).
- Triumph is better (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of the Mind.
- You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
- Remember to consume your Heartsteel procs!
- Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!
Nidalee Heartsteel specific
- You can max Q or E.
Tips and Tricks
General
- You can use your traps (W) for bush control.
- When there's Cannon minion or Siege minion, try focusing it, so an enemy team won't destroy all your traps.
- For that reason, you can put your traps more behind your position (i.e., if an enemy team has great engage on your team).
- As Nidalee, you have your 'Ultimate' (Aspect of the Cougar) since lvl 1. You can lose track of enemy levels and get surprised by their level 6 spike and their ulti. Watch out!
Riot
- Use brush to your advantage! Moving in and out of brush can heavily alter your effectiveness in battle.
- Start team fights by harassing with your Javelin Toss, and then switch to cougar form to chase down Hunted targets.
- Bushwhack traps deal damage based on their victim's current Health. Set them up in your team's backline before fights break out during sieges to help your team deal damage to the enemy frontline.
Skill Order
- Javelin Toss / TakedownQ
- Bushwhack / PounceW
- Primal Surge / SwipeE
- Aspect Of The CougarR
Items
Starting items
Starting items vs poke
Boots
Rush this
Dmg items
Good tank items
Good MR items
Good Armor items
Situational items
For the last fight
Example final build