Talk:Nidalee/@comment-4499945-20140511042200/@comment-6281696-20140516092311

They use her because late game when the two teams are sorta standing opposite eachother deciding if they should attack of not she can just spam spears and will sooner or later hit something, and hit it hard. Combine that with the fact that most people build close to no defenses and just that spamming decides half the teamfights for her... in lane she's quite capable of at least not being horribly murdered due to her mobility & sustain, and she can roam and gank quite easily. It makes it quite easy for her to have an impact on the game without needing to be terribly good at her as most of it relies on mechanics that don't allow your opponent terribly much counterplay due to their lack of interaction. E.g. the long range of spear, the waveclear & mobility of cougar, her lack of mana issues once she has a mana item & by extention her lack of health sustain issues, none of these your opponent can really stop, even if he has better damage, more utility etc.