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How to Win Nilah vs Gragas Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Gragas

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

based on 1,033 Nilah vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
56.2 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Nilah battled Gragas 1033 times. Including so many matchups for Nilah versus Gragas gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a solid build to smash Gragas. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Nilah is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.7% of their games.

Nilah vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Nilah does a great job of beating Gragas. Normally, they wins a whopping 56.2% of games the champs battle each other in. In Nilah versus Gragas matches, Nilah’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that they most likely will get first blood against Gragas.

Best Nilah vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodsongBloodthirsterVoltaic CycloswordThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Nilah vs Gragas Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
56.2 %
VS
Win Rate
43.8 %
Gragas Image
8
< Kills >
5.8
6.7
< Deaths >
5.7
6.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
174
< Minions Killed >
108
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.36
18,506
< Physical Damage >
1,494
175
< Magic Damage >
18,571
417
< True Damage >
610
19,099
< Damage Dealt >
20,676
24,591
< Damage Taken >
29,183
12,922
< Gold Earned >
11,144
2.74
< Towers >
1.49
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
8,867
< Total Healing >
12,144
13,438
< Experience >
13,936
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
89
< Time Dealing CC >
424

How to Counter Gragas with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Nilah versus Gragas counter stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Nilah typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Typically, they receives less damage than Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Gragas

Who is Better, Nilah or Gragas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when playing against Gragas, with a 56.2% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a fantastic counter for Gragas.

While Nilah does have a much higher win rate than Gragas, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Gragasas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nilah also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Gragas matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Nilah is a great counter to Gragas. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Gragas.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Nilah, we analyzed 1,033 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 Gragas 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nilah to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah typically racks up more CS compared to Gragas. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Nilah versus Gragas build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Nilah combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better versus Gragas than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 56.2% when countering Gragas with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Gragas 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. Of all the runes players picked for Nilah vs Gragas clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 56.2% win rate overall.

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