Talk:Nidalee/@comment-4888212-20140619090940/@comment-1330314-20140619162601

Before her rework, Nidalee didn't really need or even want to go into cat form to engage: all she could do was spam Q and she'd skewer squishy champions without a problem. She'd only go into cat form against low-damage enemies at low health or to run away. She didn't really have a combo so much as just one very, very powerful ability. Now she needs to go into cat form to combo off her human form abilities, except she gets a massive boost to her power when doing so properly, and so has a reason to get into melee range.

Her spear isn't the only ability to apply Hunt, either. Even in lane, you can position her traps well to either constrain your enemies or force them to run over them, especially in the top lane bushes. Later on, you can position them like wards around critical objectives or lay them in combat.