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

Nilah vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Nilah

based on 1,819 Nilah vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our dataset, Nilah battled Kayle in 1819 matches. Having so many matchups for Nilah versus Kayle provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful statistics and a pro build to destroy your opponent. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Nilah fights Kayle in only 3.0% of their matches.

Nilah vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of beating Kayle. On average, they wins a terrific 52.1% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Nilah versus Kayle matches, Nilah’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Kayle.

Best Nilah vs Kayle 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

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Nilah vs Kayle Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Kayle Image
7.6
< Kills >
5.4
6.5
< Deaths >
5.7
5.9
< Assists >
5.5
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
168
< Minions Killed >
189
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.51
16,918
< Physical Damage >
6,767
168
< Magic Damage >
13,476
335
< True Damage >
482
17,422
< Damage Dealt >
20,725
23,428
< Damage Taken >
22,100
12,439
< Gold Earned >
12,085
2.69
< Towers >
2.55
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,353
< Total Healing >
6,786
13,058
< Experience >
15,149
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
85
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Kayle with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some strategic Nilah versus Kayle matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Kayle..

Nilah normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their foe does. On average, they receives a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Kayle

Who is Better, Nilah or Kayle?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Kayle, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a good counter for Kayle.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate than Kayle, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Kayleas 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 Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Kayle 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 team fights.

Nilah is a good counter to Kayle. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Kayle.

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 Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Nilah, we analyzed 1,819 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 Kayle 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 Kayle Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nilah to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Kayle. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Kayle build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah combined at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting Kayle than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 52.1% battling Kayle with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Kayle 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 builds that we analyzed for Nilah vs Kayle face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Nilah are displayed for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.