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Akali vs Nilah

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How to Beat Nilah as Akali

based on 3,714 Akali vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Akali battled Nilah 3714 times. With so many matchups for Akali versus Nilah gives us confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a pro build to defeat Nilah. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Akali has to counter Nilah in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Akali vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a dismal job of countering Nilah. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Akali versus Nilah matches, Akali’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Akali vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
>
Second ability for Akali to level upe
>
Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Nilah

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Akali vs Nilah Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Nilah Image
8.7
< Kills >
7.7
5.7
< Deaths >
6.8
5.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
153
< Minions Killed >
168
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,319
< Physical Damage >
18,405
21,365
< Magic Damage >
182
738
< True Damage >
417
23,422
< Damage Dealt >
19,005
25,720
< Damage Taken >
24,093
11,413
< Gold Earned >
12,539
1.44
< Towers >
2.56
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,184
< Total Healing >
8,422
14,167
< Experience >
13,114
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
71
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Nilah with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several valuable Akali vs. Nilah matchup stats that can help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nilah..

Akali normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Nilah

Who is Better, Akali or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akali usually loses when facing off against Nilah, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Akali makes a bad counter for Nilah.

While Akali does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Akali into Nilahas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Akali also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Akali vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Akali is a trash counter for Nilah. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Akali against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Akali, we analyzed 3,714 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nilah as Akali comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Akali in order to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Akali versus Nilah build include Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Nilah than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 48.0% battling Nilah with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Nilah as Akali, Akali players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Akali vs Nilah clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.

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