Talk:Jayce/@comment-88.207.114.244-20130122071946/@comment-128.153.218.208-20130123030459

Jayce is a better version of AD Nidalee. The only thing AD Nid beats Jayce in is sustain.

Elise is a better version of AP Nidalee. The only thing AP Nid beats Elise in is a spammable escape (and range, I guess, but it's certainly not reliable).

Nidalee is tough to explain. Sure, she's a terrific top, and you can build her either way, but each one is going to take some time to effectively use (as demonstrated by an AP Nid I destroyed earlier today as J4), and even if you do get good with her, it's not guaranteed that you'll win the game with her. She's a very selfish champion; her best purpose is split-pushing, and that's about all she can do in most cases, but there are certainly other champions who can do it better than her, many of which offer something strong to bring to a teamfight (Shen, Rumble, etc.).

She's my favorite champion, but she still feels somewhat weak at times. Especially when your Pounce bugs out on you.

TL;DR: Flip a coin. If it helps, Nidalee is half the price of either Jayce or Elise, and she can serve as a stepping stone to learn either of the aforementioned champions.