Nidalee vs Shyvana Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the jungle: Nidalee the assassin/mage hybrid, Shyvana the fighter/tank hybrid. Over 432 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Nidalee closes out 44.7% of them. That is 5.3 points under even, which is why Shyvana is listed among the champions Nidalee struggles into.
The 525-versus-150 attack range gap means Nidalee can contest the wave from outside Shyvana’s reach. That forces Shyvana to play around cooldowns and pathing rather than raw stats.
Both Nidalee and Shyvana threaten mainly mixed damage, so one resistance covers the matchup. The stat sheet reads 610 HP and 32 armour for Nidalee against 625 and 35 for Shyvana. Late-game bases read 2463 health / 117 armour for Nidalee and 2240 / 103 for Shyvana. On autos alone the numbers read 58 AD for Nidalee and 62 for Shyvana. Movement speed: Nidalee 335, Shyvana 350.
Nidalee threatens Aspect Of The Cougar; Shyvana counters through Inferno Aegis. Aspect Of The Cougar and Dragon’s Descent are the two buttons that end the exchange outright. Note the resource bars too: Mana versus Fury.
A 8/10 difficulty rating on Nidalee, against 4/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. A 432-game window is wide enough to trust the direction, narrow enough to shift.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Shyvana has the statistical edge. Nidalee wins 44.7% of the recorded games.
44.7% from Nidalee's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
432 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Nidalee build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Nidalee build page.