Use Nidalee's very high early game pressure and fast clear speed to invade and punish Nasus's slower jungle clears before he scales.
Prioritize tempo and objective control through early river control and camp denial to prevent Nasus from stacking and scaling.
Focus on snowballing early leads since Nidalee's value drops in grouped late fights where Nasus's durability shines.
Jungle Plan
Invade Nasus early to deny his slow clears and prevent him from safely stacking (Q) before level 6.
Prioritize river control and first Scuttle when your lanes can pressure to set up objective control and deny Nasus's scaling.
Track Nasus's jungle pathing to counter-gank and punish his low early gank threat, then use tempo to force dragon and Rift Herald before he becomes a side-lane threat.
Danger windows
Beware of Nasus's level 6 (R) active window where he can survive longer trades and punish overcommitment.
Avoid isolated river fights or forced smite contests when Nasus has lane priority or nearby lane pressure.
Be cautious during low-health clears or after unsuccessful invades where counter-jungling risk and losing smite fights increase.
Early game
Start with a fast, technical clear to reach level 3 quickly and look for early invades on Nasus's camps when he shows weak clears.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to avoid risky isolated fights against Nasus's slow but durable dueling.
Use traps and spears to control river entrances before Scuttle and avoid direct fights if Nasus is nearby or has lane priority.
Power spikes
Nidalee spikes at level 3 with fast clears and strong dueling if (Q) spear lands; use this to invade and snowball.
Respect Nasus's level 6 (R) spike which grants durability and extended fight threat; avoid prolonged fights during this window.
Punish Nasus before he reaches high (Q) stacks and item thresholds that enable him to win side-lane duels and extended fights.
Win conditions
Convert early clear speed and poke with (Q) spears into repeated invades denying Nasus's farm and stacking.
Use river control and lane priority to secure early dragons and Rift Herald before Nasus scales.
Pressure side lanes and force Nasus into unfavorable fights before he reaches his scaling thresholds and becomes a split-push threat.
Tip: For Nidalee vs Nasus, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
