Nidalee vs Nocturne JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Nidalee vs Nocturne

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Nidalee's very high early game pressure and fast clears to invade Nocturne's slower early clear and deny camps before he hits level 6.
Prioritize river control and Scuttle contests only when you have lane priority or landed spears to secure health advantage.
This is a snowball jungle matchup where Nidalee must leverage poke and tempo to prevent Nocturne from reaching his level 6 pick power spike.

Jungle Plan

Path for early camp steals or counter-jungling when Nocturne shows on the opposite side of the map to build tempo lead.
Fight for river control and Scuttle only if you can land spears to poke and maintain health advantage over Nocturne.
Use Nidalee's mobility and traps to set up picks around dragon or Rift Herald when Nocturne is forced to full clear or is out of position.

Danger windows

Beware Nocturne's level 6 ultimate for sudden ganks and forced objective fights; avoid isolated river skirmishes post-6.
Avoid low-health clears near contested Scuttle or river entrances where Nocturne can collapse with fear and spell shield.
Respect multi-lane collapses as Nocturne struggles against coordinated counter-ganks; do not overextend without lane priority.

Early game

Start with a fast, technical clear to reach level 3 quickly and look for level 3 invades on Nocturne's camps.
Contest first Scuttle when nearby lanes have priority to capitalize on Nidalee's poke and mobility.
Avoid extended fights early if Nocturne's spell shield or fear is available; focus on counter-invades and trapping river entrances.

Power spikes

Nidalee spikes at level 3 with access to (Q) spear and cougar form for strong early dueling; use this to invade or punish Nocturne's weaker clear.
Respect Nocturne's level 6 spike when (R) global darkness enables cross-map picks; avoid isolated river fights and overextended lanes.
Nidalee's poke and execute damage create windows to force Nocturne off camps before he can leverage his dueling and objective control.

Win conditions

Convert early tempo from fast clears and successful invades into repeated camp denial and objective control before Nocturne hits level 6.
Use poke from (Q) and traps to set up picks around dragon and Rift Herald, forcing Nocturne into reactive play.
Track Nocturne's pathing to counter-gank his level 6 ganks and maintain river vision to deny his pick opportunities and scaling advantage.