Nilah vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Nilah
based on 770 Nilah vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nilah vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Nilah vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Nilah
Advice to Win Against Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Nilah vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Nilah in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some strategic Nilah against Karthus counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Karthus..
Nilah normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their counter does. On average, they receives a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nilah and Karthus
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Who is Better, Nilah or Karthus?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when facing off against Karthus, with a 56.5% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a fantastic counter for Karthus.
While Nilah does have a much higher win rate than Karthus, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Karthusas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Nilah has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Karthus 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 for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nilah in order to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nilah most often racks up more CS compared to Karthus. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Nilah versus Karthus build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah used at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better vs. Karthus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 56.5% when playing against Karthus with these items in their kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Karthus as Nilah, Nilah players 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 used for Nilah vs Karthus counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 56.5% win rate overall.
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