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

Nilah vs Illaoi

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

based on 1,146 Nilah vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Illaoi as Nilah came out of an examination of 1146 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Nilah encounters Illaoi in only 1.9% of their games.

Nilah vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of countering Illaoi. Normally, they wins a whopping 52.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Nilah versus Illaoi rounds, Nilah’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Nilah vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowStormrazorKraken Slayer

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 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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Nilah vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Illaoi Image
8.2
< Kills >
5.5
6.8
< Deaths >
6.6
6.2
< Assists >
4.6
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
169
< Minions Killed >
188
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.59
18,984
< Physical Damage >
25,083
165
< Magic Damage >
782
447
< True Damage >
371
19,596
< Damage Dealt >
26,237
25,137
< Damage Taken >
34,653
12,828
< Gold Earned >
11,951
2.5
< Towers >
2.75
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,182
< Total Healing >
8,577
13,508
< Experience >
15,278
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
86
< Time Dealing CC >
430

How to Counter Illaoi with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some strategic Nilah vs. Illaoi counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Illaoi..

Nilah normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Typically, they takes less damage than Illaoi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Illaoi

Who is Better, Nilah or Illaoi?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when playing against Illaoi, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a good counter to Illaoi.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate compared to Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Illaoias their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Illaoi 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 allies during team fights.

Nilah is a good counter to Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Nilah, we analyzed 1,146 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 Illaoi 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Illaoi 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Illaoi. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Nilah versus Illaoi build consist of Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when fighting Illaoi than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Illaoi as Nilah, Nilah players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Nilah vs Illaoi counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.

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