Nidalee vs Diana JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Nidalee vs Diana

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Nidalee's fast, technical clears to generate early tempo and invade Diana's jungle before she reaches level 6.
Prioritize river control and Scuttle fights only when you have spear and lane priority to secure health and vision advantages.

Jungle Plan

Path to invade Diana's jungle early, targeting her weaker clears and using traps to control river entrances.
Fight for Scuttle Crab only when you can use spears to zone Diana and your lanes can follow for counter-ganks.
Use early tempo to deny Diana camps and set up dragon or Rift Herald control before she hits her mid-game spike.

Danger windows

Beware Diana's early (Q)+(E) combo resets before level 6, which can punish low-health clears or isolated river fights.
Avoid forced smite fights when Diana has level 6 and her ultimate ready, as she can engage or disengage effectively.
Be cautious contesting objectives if Diana's lanes have priority or if you lack vision control around the river.

Early game

Start with a full clear to hit level 3 quickly and look for early invades on Diana's camps when her (Q) is down.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority and you can land spears to zone Diana.
Avoid risky river fights before level 3 when (Q)+(E) combo can punish overextensions.

Power spikes

Nidalee spikes at level 3 with full (Q)-(W)-(E) kit allowing strong poke and execute damage; use this to invade or force Diana off camps.
Respect Diana's level 3 burst combo with (Q)+(W)+(E) and avoid extended fights if she has cooldowns.
Track Diana's level 6 (R) availability; avoid fights when it's up unless you have strong lane priority or numbers advantage.

Win conditions

Convert early clear speed and spear poke into repeated invades to deny Diana camps and force her onto defensive paths.
Use control of river vision and Scuttle to set up dragon and Rift Herald objectives before Diana scales.
Leverage Nidalee's high mobility and poke to create picks and snowball leads before Diana's teamfight power spikes.