User blog comment:Lokiwg/Nidalee Q changes/@comment-6301771-20131203221002/@comment-22338397-20131204000604

Also, you can't just give Nidalee her ult at level 1 WITHOUT significantly reworking her cougar abilities, so I wonder what you had in mind there... Not only do they have extremely high base values, but it would also give Nidalee extremely efficient mobility AND waveclear (for free). She'd be near ungankable starting from... level 1 :/ Additionally, I think that 15-30% of missing health in (free non-scaling) bonus damage sounds EXTREMELY high, (especially with a non-scaling current health poke if I got that right). I know her current triple damage potential is high too, but to compare, Elise would need more than 700 AP to hit a number like that on her Venomous Bite. Bruiser Nid would just outclass Elise in range, damage, mobility AND tankiness (and much safer sustain). She'd be more reliant on a skillshot to poke effectively and dependant on both kinds of penetration, but still...

I think you overestimate the significance of instagib spears too. The Nidalee needs to be WAY ahead of the curve to do that. More of a problem is chunking you for a significant amount of your health so that staying risks you getting killed instantly by an initiation or another skillshot (ok, maybe not Nidalee herself in this case). 50% already sounds like "a significant amount" that warrants a b tbh, except now you can't really let your tank intercept them either if she has a Void Staff.