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Champion Select[]

Pick

• ▶️   Sound Effect
• ▶️   "The wild calls. I answer."

Ban

• ▶️   "You are right to fear me!"

Original

Cosmic Huntress

A skin's voice-over set may feature: a filtered variation for some or all of the base skin's quotes; additional or replaced quotes. A skin's sound effect set may feature: unique events; replacements of the base skin's SFX for some or all events. Skin variants (e.g. Prestige) inherit all audio from their regular version, but can feature unique quotes or SFX.

Movement[]

First Move[]

• ▶️   ▶️   "I delight in this silence. The quiet before the hunt."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I am never alone. My tribe lives in my heart, and in my spear."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Prey hide in the sounds of the wild—listen, then strike."
• ▶️   ▶️   "The brass-bones think they can conquer the wilderness, but nature cannot be tamed."

Moving[]

15 seconds cooldown

• ▶️   ▶️   "Life circles on."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I am always Nidalee."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Protecting my pack is my purpose."
• ▶️   ▶️   "This land will be the grave of all who trespass!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Trespassers are easy to track."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I am the wild's protector."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I have led my tribe for generations."
• ▶️   ▶️   "My family, is my strength."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Our future is in our Pakiti."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Clawless hands need a spear."
• ▶️   ▶️   "The jungle never sleeps."
• ▶️   ▶️   "See... Listen... Focus..."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Instinct guides my steps."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I take only what I need."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I carve my spears from poachers' bones."
• ▶️   ▶️   "My quarry won't escape."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Soft of paw, light of foot."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I do not question my two forms."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Prowling on two legs felt strange once."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I will always be my mother's cub..."

Long Move[]

15 seconds cooldown

• ▶️   ▶️   "A hunter's instincts are inherited. A hunter's skills are honed."
• ▶️   ▶️   "My mother's title came to me heavy—with Kiilashi blood. With it, I keep my family alive."
• ▶️   ▶️   "My tribe calls itself 'the Pakaa'. Only foreign prey call us 'Kashdaji'."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I pay no attention to the affairs of men—until they make me their enemy."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I do not understand the nature of humans; nothing is gained by pointless slaughter."
• ▶️   ▶️   "The jungle lives in my bones. The Pakaa, in my heart."
• ▶️   ▶️   "There is no need to climb above the canopy... But I enjoy watching the stars."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I am pack-mother, sister, daughter. I have no need to be anything else!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "For generations, I have seen and survived nature's many seasons."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Famine and drought kill predator and prey alike."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Human, beast, Vastaya... These words mean nothing to me."

First Encounter[]

• ▶️   ▶️   "How would you prefer to die: by spear, or by claw?"
• ▶️   ▶️   "You are lost. Let me show you where you belong!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Leave, now! I will not warn you again."
• ▶️   ▶️   "I have defended my home from worse!"

First Encounter with K'Sante

• ▶️   ▶️   "Hunters in the sun, can miss the beasts in the shadows, K'Sante."

First Encounter with Kindred

• ▶️   ▶️   "Claws and spears bring death; the Kindred only finish what I start!"

First Encounter with Milio

• ▶️   ▶️   "Little firebug, our Pakiti trust you—but they are naive."

First Encounter with Naafiri

• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee scoffs. "Dog beast, I will show you what it means to be a pack-mother!"

First Encounter with Neeko

• ▶️   ▶️   "Love takes as many shapes as you do, Neeko."

First Encounter with Qiyana

• ▶️   ▶️   "How long can you survive outside your golden palace, princess?"

First Encounter with Rengar

• ▶️   ▶️   "I spare no Kiilash, Rengar—meet me in the hunt!"

First Encounter with Udyr

• ▶️   ▶️   "You think you understand the jungle, shaman; but you will always be an outsider."

First Encounter with Yuumi

• ▶️   ▶️   "Oho... Are you lost, little Pakiti?"

First Encounter with a Piltovan

• ▶️   ▶️   "I will chase you from this land, brass-bones!"

First Encounter with a Vastaya

• ▶️   ▶️   "I may seem like you, Vastaya—but we are not the same."

Taunt[]

• ▶️   ▶️   "I don't need this to tear out your throat!"

Taunt Response

• ▶️   ▶️   "I don't like when prey talks back."

Joke[]

• ▶️   ▶️   "Meow... meow-meow, meow-meow-meow-meow... You got that?"

Joke Response

• ▶️   ▶️   "Oh, hahahaha-- Can't laugh with a spear through your neck!"

Laugh[]

• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee laughs tauntingly and victoriously.

Dance[]

• ▶️   ▶️   "Every hunter knows that core strength is key!"

Attack[]

Basic Attacking[]

20% chance

Human form

• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee grunts deeply.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee grunts.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee huffs.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee huffs.

Cougar form

• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee growls.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee growls
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee snores.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee roars.

Attacking[]

15 seconds cooldown

• ▶️   ▶️   "My claws cut deep!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "The wild calls!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "I'll put you down!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "My next meal!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Easy prey!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Trespasser!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "No need to suffer!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Your marrow; my feast!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "I strike true!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Too late to run."
• ▶️   ▶️   "No scurrying!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "The chase ends."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Fresh meat!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Leave, now!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Feral strength!"

Attacking an Epic Monster

30 seconds cooldown

• ▶️   ▶️   "My spear will take you down!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "This is not where you belong, beast!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "You dare threaten my tribe?"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Let's see who is top of the food chain!"

Attacking a non-Epic Monster

• ▶️   ▶️   "Run, and I'll give chase."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Hunter, or monster—my prey sees no difference."
• ▶️   ▶️   "You know how this ends!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Your death will be swift."
• ▶️   ▶️   "This is the way it must be!"

Ability Casting[]

Using Prowl[]

Enemy is Marked

15% chance

• ▶️   ▶️   "No hiding!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "There you are!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Hahahaha, my prey now!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Got you!"

Using Javelin Toss[]

15% chance

• ▶️   ▶️   "That's right, run!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "For the kill!"
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee grunts loudly.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee grunts loudly.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee grunts loudly.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee grunts loudly.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee huffs loudly.

Hitting an Enemy

50% chance

• ▶️   ▶️   "Claw deep!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Bone cuts bone!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Yes, bleed!"
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee shouts.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee shouts.

Using Bushwhack[]

15% chance

• ▶️   ▶️   "Stumble."
• ▶️   ▶️   "The trap is set!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Now, I wait."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Thumbs: useful!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Patience..."

Using Primal Surge[]

15% chance

• ▶️   ▶️   "Wild-blessed!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Heart of the Pakaa!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Lifeblood!"
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee huffs.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee huffs.

Using Swipe[]

• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee growls.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee growls.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee growls.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee growls.

Using Aspect of the Cougar[]

15% chance

• ▶️   ▶️   "As I am!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Back on two feet."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Standing strong!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Tool in hand!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Meow!" Nidalee clears her throat. "...Anyway."
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee exhales forcefully.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee exhales forcefully.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee huffs.

Kills and Objectives[]

Killing a Champion

• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee chuckles slyly to herself. "I will eat well tonight!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "A meal for the worms."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Pakaa protect our own."
• ▶️   ▶️   "This will make a good lesson for the Pakiti."
• ▶️   ▶️   "They never heed my warnings!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Nothing will be wasted."

Killing K'Sante

• ▶️   ▶️   "Young defender, rest with pride."

Killing Kindred

• ▶️   ▶️   "My spear is the true death!"

Killing Milio

• ▶️   ▶️   "You wandered too far, little firebug."

Killing Naafiri

• ▶️   ▶️   "Dogs? Really, Naafiri?"

Killing Neeko

• ▶️   ▶️   "Neeko... My world feels empty, without you."

Killing Qiyana

• ▶️   ▶️   "A cub who thought she was full grown!" Nidalee scoffs. "Adorable."

Killing Rengar

• ▶️   ▶️   "Justice, Rengar. Blood, for blood."

Killing Udyr

• ▶️   ▶️   "Once an outsider, always an outsider, shaman."

Killing Yuumi

• ▶️   ▶️   "Ohoho, you are fiercer than you think, Yuumi!"

Killing a Piltovan

• ▶️   ▶️   "Never return, brass-bones."

Killing an Enemy with Javelin Toss

• ▶️   ▶️   "I believe this is called a... Kebab?"
• ▶️   ▶️   "I claim your bones, for my next spear!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Through heart and spine!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "A skilled hunter, makes a swift kill."

Scoring a Pentakill

• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee roars.

Clearing a Jungle Camp

20% chance

• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee sniffs around. "I've picked up another trail!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "The trespassers are next!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "Ah, I can hear the wind again."
• ▶️   ▶️   "The prowl begins anew."
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee growls in satisfaction. "My pack needs more!"

Recall[]

10 seconds cooldown

• ▶️   ▶️   "The sky is pack-mother to the world: ever-faithful, and protective."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Guide me, pack-sisters, as I once guided you."
• ▶️   ▶️   "My tribe will not starve this day—I swear it!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "I learned to make tools by watching villagers. Don't have their place."
• ▶️   ▶️   "What new tales will the outsiders spin, of their 'monstrous Kashdaji queen'?"

Death[]

• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee exhales. "Let me see the sky..."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Guide me home... Kupakaa..."
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee groans and perishes.
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee exhales.

Respawn

75% chance

• ▶️   ▶️   "Pakiti to feed, and no time to lose."
• ▶️   ▶️   "Trespassers call me 'Kashdaji queen'. I will teach them my real name."
• ▶️   ▶️   "They will soon know who prowls this land."
• ▶️   ▶️   Nidalee scoffs. "My quarry got lucky!"
• ▶️   ▶️   "My prey still lives; but I have not lost its scent."

3% chance

• ▶️   ▶️   "Meow."

Co-op vs. AI Responses[]

Match Start

• "I love playing cat and mouse."

Player Team Victory

• "GG!"

Player Team Defeat

• "I see you're no stranger to the wild."

Trivia[]

Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress

• Her ban quote ▶️  "You are right to fear me!" resembles Qiyana's ▶️  "You are right to fear my greatness"
• Nidalee has several quotes with phrases in Ixtali.^[1]
  • Pakaa means cougar.
  • Pakiti means cougar kitten.
  • Kashdaji is name that the Ixtali have given Nidalee's pack.
  • Kupakaa means sibling or packmage.

References[]