Rent one side brush: start W more often than jungle habit says, trap the brush lip or path into it, and use that fog to turn autos and side-angle spears into a constant face-check tax instead of fishing straight through the wave
Mark before you change forms: human Q or trap starts the play, human E speeds up the touch, and cougar is the cash-out after the mark or ally setup is already real, not the way you open fights on support income
On support, E is what makes Nidalee a real champion—the EQW / E-leaning branch is much sturdier than blind Q max, especially in scrappy lanes or with ADCs who can immediately spend the heal plus attack-speed steroid
If you lose the brush war, stop trying to recreate the same lane by force. Stand where you can still E your ADC on first contact, trap the path back into the brush instead of the middle of lane, and wait for the wave to give you a side angle again. Your next job is to make their support pay for stepping out of brush, not to blind-spear through minions until something lands. If they are threatening hard engage, keep cougar as an exit and only switch once a mark is already on someone or the enemy support has clearly overstepped.
Moving through brush increases Nidalee's Move Speed by 10% for 2 seconds, increased to 30% toward visible enemy champions within 1400 range.Hitting champions or monsters with Javelin Toss or Bushwhack triggers a Hunt, granting True Sight of them for 4 seconds. During this time, Nidalee gains 10% Move Speed (increased to 30% toward the Hunted target) and her Takedown and Pounce are enhanced against them.
In human form, Nidalee throws a spiked javelin at her target that gains damage as it flies. As a cougar, her next attack will attempt to fatally wound her target, dealing more damage the less life they have.
In human form, Nidalee lays a trap for unwary opponents that, when sprung, damages and reveals its target. As a cougar, she jumps in a direction, dealing damage in an area where she lands.
In human form, Nidalee channels the spirit of the cougar to heal her allies and imbue them with Attack Speed for a short duration. As a cougar, she claws in a direction, dealing damage to enemies in front of her.
Nidalee transforms into a cougar, gaining new abilities.