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Nilah vs Diana

How to Beat Diana as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Diana as Nilah

based on 2,477 Nilah vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Nilah battled Diana 2477 times. Using so many matchups for Nilah vs Diana provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative data and a pro build to crush your opponent. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Nilah encounters Diana in only 4.1% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Diana Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of countering Diana. Typically, they wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champs fight each other in. In Nilah against Diana games, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood against Diana.

Best Nilah vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesPhantom DancerInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Diana as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Nilah vs Diana Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Diana Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.2
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
6.2
< Assists >
6.7
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
167
< Minions Killed >
96
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.79
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,397
< Physical Damage >
1,995
173
< Magic Damage >
17,844
357
< True Damage >
941
17,927
< Damage Dealt >
20,782
23,354
< Damage Taken >
23,714
12,442
< Gold Earned >
11,809
2.56
< Towers >
1.64
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
8,297
< Total Healing >
5,739
13,004
< Experience >
13,774
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
85
< Time Dealing CC >
127

How to Counter Diana with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several vital Nilah against Diana matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Diana..

Nilah often has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Diana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Diana

Who is Better, Nilah or Diana?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when taking on Diana, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a great counter for Diana.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate compared to Diana, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Dianaas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Nilah has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Diana matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nilah is a great counter for Diana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Diana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nilah

Nilah Loses Against

LilliaLillia46% winrateTaricTaric47.7% winrateJannaJanna47.8% winrateBardBard48.3% winrate

Nilah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai59.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 57% 1485 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.4% 3643 GamesTahm KenchTahm Kench+ 57.4% 1251 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 58% 860 Games

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Nilah, we analyzed 2,477 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 Diana as Nilah 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

Nilah Build Diana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Diana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah on average picks up more CS relative to Diana. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Nilah versus Diana build include Bloodthirster, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better vs Diana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when playing against Diana with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Diana as Nilah, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Nilah vs Diana counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.1% win rate overall.

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