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

Nilah vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Nilah

based on 1,179 Nilah vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Kindred as Nilah came out of an examination of 1179 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Nilah is forced to battle against Kindred in only 2.0% of their matches.

Nilah vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Nilah does a great job of countering Kindred. Typically, they wins a fantastic 54.4% of the time the champions face each other in. In Nilah vs Kindred games, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Kindred.

Best Nilah vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowStormrazorInfinity Edge

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
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 Kindred as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Nilah vs Kindred Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Kindred Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.7
6
< Assists >
7.4
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
163
< Minions Killed >
36
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.41
17,524
< Physical Damage >
13,867
158
< Magic Damage >
3,639
346
< True Damage >
1,111
18,029
< Damage Dealt >
18,618
23,389
< Damage Taken >
29,352
12,267
< Gold Earned >
11,414
2.63
< Towers >
1.48
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
8,321
< Total Healing >
16,290
12,835
< Experience >
12,761
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
84
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Counter Kindred with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some strategic Nilah versus Kindred counter stats that can help us explain the differences between these two champions. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Kindred..

Nilah usually has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. Typically, they takes less damage than Kindred. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Kindred

Who is Better, Nilah or Kindred?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when taking on Kindred, with a 54.4% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a great counter for Kindred.

While Nilah does have a much higher win rate than Kindred, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Kindredas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nilah has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Kindred 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 late stage team fights.

Nilah is a great counter to Kindred. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Kindred.

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 Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Nilah, we analyzed 1,179 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 Kindred 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 Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah most often accumulates much more CS relative to Kindred. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Nilah versus Kindred build consist of Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah bought at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs Kindred than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 54.4% battling Kindred with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Kindred as Nilah, you 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 runes players picked for Nilah vs Kindred clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 54.4% winrate overall.

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