Shyvana vs Nidalee Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the jungle: Shyvana the fighter/tank hybrid, Nidalee the assassin/mage hybrid. The sample behind this page is 410 games from patch 16.13.1, and Shyvana wins 55.9% of them. Being 5.9 points clear of the 50% line makes Nidalee a favourable draw for Shyvana.
Both Shyvana and Nidalee threaten mainly physical damage, so one resistance covers the matchup. Shyvana opens on 625 health and 35 armour, Nidalee on 610 and 32. By level 18 that becomes 2240 health and 103 armour for Shyvana against 2463 and 117 for Nidalee. Base attack damage is 62 against 58, so Shyvana wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Movement speed: Shyvana 350, Nidalee 335.
Shyvana threatens Dragon’s Descent; Nidalee counters through Bushwhack / Pounce. Level six shifts things: Dragon’s Descent on one side, Aspect Of The Cougar on the other. Shyvana pays in Fury, Nidalee in Mana, so extended trades drain them at different rates.
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.
Nidalee is the more demanding of the two to pilot (8/10 versus 4/10), which quietly shapes the win rate. That 55.9% rests on 410 recorded games from 16.13.1.
FAQ
Yes — Shyvana holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Shyvana wins 55.9% of the recorded games.
55.9% from Shyvana's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
410 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Shyvana build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Shyvana build page.