MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nidalee vs Talon
How often does Nidalee beat Talon in Jungle?
Nidalee into Talon in Jungle: 48% observed win rate across 918 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 Nidalee behind by 253 gold.
Nidalee at 15:00
- Gold: -253
- CS: -7
- XP: -316
Typical gap to Talon, from 913 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nidalee counter Talon?
No counter here: Nidalee sits at 48% over 918 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 Talon: the Nidalee game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nidalee at 58% across 443 games. Flip the lead and Nidalee falls to 38% across 474.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 443 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 474 |
| First blood | 53% | 612 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 380 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 376 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 281 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 70% | 133 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:22. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nidalee's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Talon specifically, Nidalee finishes Lich Bane first most often: 51.9% over 239 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 63.3% across 49 games.
The most-finished Nidalee core is Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 53.6% across 1,574 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Lich Bane (9,541 games).
Skill plan: Nidalee players max Q first and take Q at level 1.