Nidalee vs Lillia JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Nidalee vs Lillia

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Nidalee's very high early pressure and fast clears to invade Lillia's slower first camps and deny her tempo.
Prioritize river control and Scuttle fights only when nearby lanes have priority to avoid risky isolated fights.
This is a snowball vs scale matchup; snowball early leads to prevent Lillia from reaching her late AP spikes.

Jungle Plan

Path for early three-camp clears into invade on Lillia's low-health camps before she can reset.
Use traps and (Q) spears to control river entrances and deny Lillia vision and safe access to Scuttle and dragon.
Track Lillia's pathing to counter-gank her early ganks, especially when she uses (E) sleep setup on lanes without CC.

Danger windows

Avoid river fights before level 3 when Lillia's movement speed and (E) sleep can punish isolated Nidalee.
Beware forced smite fights near objectives if Lillia has lane priority and can set up (E) sleep for follow-up.
Respect Lillia's stronger scaling and objective control past mid-game; avoid overextending without vision or team support.

Early game

Start on the opposite side of Lillia's first clear to enable level 3 invade or counter-invade opportunities.
Prioritize fast, technical clears to hit level 3 before Lillia and pressure her camps while she is low health.
Contest first Scuttle only if your lanes have priority and you can land (Q) spears to secure or zone Lillia.

Power spikes

Nidalee spikes at level 3 with (Q) spear poke and cougar form execute; use this to force Lillia off camps and secure invades.
Respect Lillia's power spike post-level 6 when (R) global sleep enables strong teamfight initiation; avoid isolated fights then.
Nidalee's poke and mobility remain strong early; use this window to build tempo before grouped fights reduce spear effectiveness.

Win conditions

Convert early tempo leads into repeated invades denying Lillia camps and forcing her behind on experience and gold.
Use (Q) spears and traps to zone Lillia from Scuttle and dragon, securing objectives and vision control.
Snowball through early ganks when (Q) lands, then force Lillia into unfavorable teamfights before her AP scaling peaks.