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Nilah vs Katarina

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

based on 1,984 Nilah vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our data, Nilah engaged Katarina in 1984 matches. Having so many games with Nilah versus Katarina provides us faith in our capability to produce useful data and a recommended build to destroy your foe. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Nilah encounters Katarina in only 3.3% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Nilah does a great job of countering Katarina. Typically, they wins a fantastic 54.3% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Nilah against Katarina matches, Nilah’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Nilah vs Katarina 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 ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterBloodsongNavori QuickbladesVoltaic Cyclosword

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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Nilah vs Katarina Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Katarina Image
7.6
< Kills >
9.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.2
< Assists >
5.8
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
166
< Minions Killed >
154
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.33
17,374
< Physical Damage >
2,100
177
< Magic Damage >
20,688
366
< True Damage >
957
17,917
< Damage Dealt >
23,746
23,227
< Damage Taken >
23,922
12,387
< Gold Earned >
11,867
2.5
< Towers >
1.41
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,972
< Total Healing >
3,210
12,918
< Experience >
13,839
16
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
7
82
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several critical Nilah against Katarina matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Nilah usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their opponent does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Katarina

Who is Better, Nilah or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when playing against Katarina, with a 54.3% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a great counter to Katarina.

While Nilah does have a much higher win rate than Katarina, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Katarinaas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Katarina 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Nilah is a great counter to Katarina. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Nilah, we analyzed 1,984 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Katarina during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Nilah versus Katarina build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah combined at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Katarina than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 54.3% battling Katarina with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Katarina 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Nilah vs Katarina clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Nilah are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.