Talk:Nidalee/@comment-68.103.204.222-20121211165438

Best build I've found on nidalee here, played 2 games as her with very little prior knowledge and it's gone beautifully, though keep in mind, items are NOT everything, positioning and knowing how to swap forms based on the needs of healing allies (even when playing a carry) and when to pounce on an enemy as your cougar really makes a diffrence, anyways, the build (using the season 3 items) is as follows: Open with an amplifying tome and a mana potion, you have no need for movement because until level 6, you shouldn't be moving in too much anyways and the mana potion will keep you able to heal yourself should you take any damage. Following that up, a tear of the goddess after she hits 6, she'll be all around with her cougar form, and her W in that form along with the cooldown of the tear just mesh perfectly together, giving her a "leap" boost back towards lane as well as 4 mana per charge. Then following, tier 1 boots and a rabadons, allowing you nessecity and damage whilst you charge up your tear for the archangels/seraph later on, which comes immediatly after the rabadons even. By that point, if you've been casting frequently, you should have the mana for it to immediatly become a seraphs and it alone will give another bonus 120 AP without the rabadons 25% bonus, making it essentially a rabadons right after you already have one, and the mana helps with her spell casting as well as the active on seraphs, the mana shield, after this, turn you're tier one boots into sorcerer's shoes and upgrade them to alacrity, homeguard, etc. whenever you desire (the bonuses arn't too great, nidalee can go cougar or hop in a bush for speed and whatnot, her W in cougar can get over very small walls, so she has many options). Following, you turn the amp. tome into a lich bane immediatly, it's a very good item on nidalee due to her frequent casting, especially in cougar form, since you should be on the enemies anyways with very low ability cooldowns. Next item up is Rod of Ages, for more mana to enhance the effeciency of your Seraphs, more health while on the front lines as a cougar, and also, of course, the ability power to make those spells hit a little bit harder. Following up is the new item upgrade Liandry's, though this item in specific can be swapped out for anything you NEED, but should most definatly be bought if you've done well thus far, the Liandry's will make your constant spells or that one last spear toss have a little extra DoT kick to it, which might barly pick up a kill or shred the focused enemy, causing them to run off, unable to help allies if it were a team fight, in addition to that though, there's also the flat magic penetration it gives, making it a very effecient item.