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

Nilah vs Lulu

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

based on 903 Nilah vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Lulu as Nilah came out of an evaluation of 903 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Nilah is forced to battle against Lulu in only 1.5% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of beating Lulu. On average, they wins a whopping 53.4% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Nilah vs Lulu games, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood against Lulu.

Best Nilah vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Immortal ShieldbowNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterStormrazorLord Dominik's Regards

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 Lulu as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Nilah vs Lulu Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Lulu Image
7.4
< Kills >
1.6
6.2
< Deaths >
5.1
6
< Assists >
14.2
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
171
< Minions Killed >
28
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.53
17,229
< Physical Damage >
1,123
169
< Magic Damage >
5,936
385
< True Damage >
516
17,784
< Damage Dealt >
7,576
22,981
< Damage Taken >
15,334
12,445
< Gold Earned >
8,140
2.79
< Towers >
2.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,238
< Total Healing >
1,978
12,900
< Experience >
10,457
17
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
25
88
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Lulu with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several important Nilah versus Lulu counter stats that may help us understand the differences between the pair. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Lulu. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Nilah usually has a much larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they receives more damage than Lulu. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate 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 Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Lulu

Who is Better, Nilah or Lulu?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when taking on Lulu, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a great counter to Lulu.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate compared to Lulu, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Luluas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Nilah also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lulu. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Lulu 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 team members during teamfights.

Nilah is a great counter for Lulu. Focus your actions 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 Lulu.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Nilah, we analyzed 903 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 Lulu 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nilah in order to counter Lulu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah typically accumulates much more CS as Lulu. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Nilah versus Lulu build include Immortal Shieldbow, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better when fighting Lulu than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Lulu with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Lulu as Nilah, you 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 chose for Nilah vs Lulu battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Nilah versus Lulu tips and builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using all matches run with both champions.