Talk:Nidalee/@comment-4636093-20131002040944/@comment-4636093-20131004162553

Bushwack doesn't give vision though, it 'can' give vision, resulting in nothing but a false sense of security. When the jungler walks around the trap, ether intentionally or even by accident it gives no warning of their presence.

And her heal has one of the largest mana costs in the game on a basic ability, for not very much healing anyway. Soraka's Heal may cost more yes, but Soraka's Harass costs nothing so she'll always have the mana for a heal, and it also gives 100 armor and double the heal which Nidalee's gives.

Support Nidalee can occasionally be a threat in lane if she lands one or two spears, but then what's she going to do in a teamfight? She has no CC. She can give her AD a measly heal and an attack speed buff outclassed by Nunu.

Her strengths consist of split pushing and that's about it, supports are there for their powerful teamfight presence. Supports are pretty much about their ability to CC and peel.

If you want to build AP on her then just call it a kill lane instead (one outclassed by Elise, Zyra, Annie, Syndra... and pretty much every other AP besides Katarina).