User blog comment:Contractas1/Nidalee - Mistake or Miracle?/@comment-2112140-20131104202042/@comment-4996845-20131105015415

"shes an assassin she shouldnt have this"

Says who? There are assassins who don't have farming abilities (LB, Fizz, Shaco) and some others that do (Talon, Kassa [11+ish, but still], Zed, Kata). No rule there.

Back on topic, Nids is more of a mistake IMHO - granted, a mistake players learned to take advantage of, but still. My guess is the idea was to make a supporting assassin kind of champ - and that she undoubtedly IS, though meta being as it is, she excels at neither.