Use Nidalee's fast, technical clears and high early pressure to invade Rek'Sai's slower or weaker early clears and deny camps.
Prioritize river control with traps and spears to contest Scuttle only when lane priority and health advantage align.
Focus on snowballing early tempo through invades and poke before Rek'Sai's early gank threat and tunnel mobility become overwhelming.
Jungle Plan
Execute early invades on Rek'Sai's jungle camps when she is on the opposite side or after her first gank to deny farm and build tempo.
Contest river Scuttle only when you have lane priority and Rek'Sai is visible elsewhere to secure vision and objective control.
Track Rek'Sai's tunnel placements to predict her gank angles and prepare counter-ganks or safe pathing around volatile lanes and objectives.
Danger windows
Rek'Sai's level 3 tunnel gank window is dangerous; avoid isolated river fights without lane priority or vision.
Be cautious contesting objectives early if Rek'Sai's lanes lack pressure, as she can counter-gank or tunnel escape effectively.
Low-health clears expose Nidalee to Rek'Sai's strong early dueling and knockup; back off or reset if below half health during jungle transitions.
Early game
Start with a fast clear to reach level 3 quickly and look for early invades on Rek'Sai's camps before she completes her three-camp path.
Use traps and spears to control river entrances and contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to reduce counter-gank risk.
Avoid extended fights if Rek'Sai has tunnel paths nearby; instead, counter-jungle when Rek'Sai shows on the opposite side or after her early gank attempts.
Power spikes
Nidalee spikes at level 3 with fast clears and (Q) poke, enabling strong early invades and camp denial; use this to force Rek'Sai off her jungle.
Rek'Sai's early power spike comes from her tunnel ganks and (W) knockup; respect this by avoiding isolated river fights without vision.
Nidalee's mobility and execute damage in cougar form create dueling strength early; punish Rek'Sai when she tunnels in for ganks but lacks backup.
Win conditions
Convert early jungle tempo into dragon and Rift Herald control by denying Rek'Sai camps and securing Scuttle vision.
Use Nidalee's poke and mobility to set up ganks when lanes have priority, forcing Rek'Sai to play reactively and lose tempo.
Maintain pressure through counter-jungling and objective setups before Rek'Sai's early game window closes and grouped fights reduce Nidalee's pick potential.
Tip: For Nidalee vs Rek'Sai, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
