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How to Win Nilah vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Nilah

based on 2,636 Nilah vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
57.2 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Nilah resulted from an examination of 2636 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Nilah has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.4% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Nilah does a great job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, they wins a whopping 57.2% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Nilah vs Kai'Sa games, Nilah’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that they most likely won't get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Nilah vs Kai'Sa 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 RegardsBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelNavori QuickbladesThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Nilah vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
57.2 %
VS
Win Rate
42.8 %
Kai'Sa Image
8.3
< Kills >
7.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
6.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
174
< Minions Killed >
179
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,114
< Physical Damage >
12,688
187
< Magic Damage >
7,695
431
< True Damage >
408
19,733
< Damage Dealt >
20,791
23,999
< Damage Taken >
19,578
13,025
< Gold Earned >
12,314
2.83
< Towers >
2.09
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
9,020
< Total Healing >
4,179
13,480
< Experience >
12,641
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
88
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Nilah in LoL

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

Nilah usually has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. On average, they takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Nilah or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 57.2% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a fantastic counter for Kai'Sa.

While Nilah does have a much higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Kai'Saas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nilah also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Kai'Sa 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Nilah is a great counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Nilah, we analyzed 2,636 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nilah to counter Kai'Sa 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 suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Nilah versus Kai'Sa build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Nilah combined at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better against Kai'Sa than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 57.2% when playing against Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Kai'Sa as Nilah, Nilah players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Nilah vs Kai'Sa counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 57.2% win rate overall.

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