Fizz vs Nidalee JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Fizz vs Nidalee

Updated Jun 6, 2026

Overview

Use Fizz's high early agency to punish Nidalee's slower or weaker first clears and avoid extended fights before level 3.
Focus on aggressive river vision and camp sequencing to counter Nidalee's poke and invade potential while controlling tempo.

Jungle Plan

Path to enable early counter-invades or camp steals when Nidalee commits to aggressive clears.
Fight for river control and Scuttle Crab only with lane priority to maximize objective setup and deny Nidalee vision.
Use burst and mobility to gank lanes with priority and snowball leads before Nidalee scales into grouped fights.

Danger windows

Nidalee's level 2-3 invade window is dangerous if you overextend or show weak clears; avoid isolated fights then.
Low-health clears after trades or failed counter-invades expose you to Nidalee's poke and execute damage.
Forced Smite fights at dragon or Rift Herald risk spear damage and lane priority disadvantages; approach with vision and backup.

Early game

Prioritize a full clear to hit level 3 quickly and unlock your burst combo for safer trades and skirmishes.
Contest first Scuttle only if your nearby lanes have priority to avoid Nidalee's strong early invade and poke threat.
Avoid early river fights without health and cooldown advantage as Nidalee punishes weak clears and low-health skirmishes.

Power spikes

Level 3 unlocks your full engage and escape combo with (Q), (W), and (E), enabling safer early trades and counter-invades.
Level 6 (R) grants reliable all-in and pick threat; use ultimate windows to secure kills or force Nidalee off key camps.
First completed AP assassin item boosts burst damage, allowing confident pressure on Nidalee's camps and objective contests.

Win conditions

Convert early jungle tempo into objective control by securing Scuttle and dragon with lane priority and vision dominance.
Use burst and mobility to counter-jungle Nidalee when she overextends or wastes cooldowns, denying her tempo and scaling.
Leverage level 6 all-in windows to force Nidalee off camps, snowball lanes through ganks, and set up cross-map plays for Rift Herald and dragon.