MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Fiddlesticks vs Nidalee
How often does Fiddlesticks beat Nidalee in Jungle?
Fiddlesticks into Nidalee in Jungle: 49% observed win rate across 356 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Fiddlesticks behind by 431 gold.
Fiddlesticks at 15:00
- Gold: -431
- CS: -3
- XP: -252
Typical gap to Nidalee, from 354 games that reached 15:00.
Does Fiddlesticks counter Nidalee?
No counter here: Fiddlesticks sits at 49% over 356 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Nidalee: the Fiddlesticks game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Fiddlesticks at 67% across 131 games. Flip the lead and Fiddlesticks falls to 39% across 225.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 67% | 131 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 225 |
| First blood | 54% | 209 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 86 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 180 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 120 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 70% | 50 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:59 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:15. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Fiddlesticks's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Nidalee specifically, Fiddlesticks finishes Malignance first most often: 48.1% over 52 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Fiddlesticks core is Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass: 51.0% across 1,164 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Malignance (7,991 games).
Skill plan: Fiddlesticks players max W first and take W at level 1.