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

Nilah vs Lissandra

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

based on 745 Nilah vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Lissandra as Nilah resulted from an analysis of 745 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Nilah has to counter Lissandra in only 1.2% of their games.

Nilah vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Nilah does a ok job of countering Lissandra. Typically, they wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Nilah vs Lissandra matches, Nilah’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Nilah vs Lissandra 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 RegardsStormrazor

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
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Lissandra as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Nilah vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Lissandra Image
7.8
< Kills >
6
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
6.3
< Assists >
9.6
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
172
< Minions Killed >
163
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,393
< Physical Damage >
1,199
200
< Magic Damage >
20,229
392
< True Damage >
1,018
18,986
< Damage Dealt >
22,447
24,604
< Damage Taken >
22,108
12,773
< Gold Earned >
11,268
2.59
< Towers >
1.89
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,781
< Total Healing >
3,404
13,309
< Experience >
14,099
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
86
< Time Dealing CC >
506

How to Counter Lissandra with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several vital Nilah vs. Lissandra matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Lissandra..

Nilah typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Lissandra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Lissandra

Who is Better, Nilah or Lissandra?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lissandra, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes an ok counter for Lissandra.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate compared to Lissandra, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Nilah into Lissandraas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Lissandra matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Nilah is a decent counter for Lissandra. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Lissandra.

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 Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Nilah, we analyzed 745 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nilah to counter Lissandra during both the laning 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 stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lissandra. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Lissandra build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah combined at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better vs Lissandra than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Lissandra 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 rune builds we have analyed for Nilah vs Lissandra counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

If you want to see Nilah x Lissandra tips and counter builds for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game run with these champions.