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

Nilah vs Lux

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

based on 5,810 Nilah vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
9.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Nilah engaged Lux 5810 times. With so many games with Nilah vs Lux provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a pro build to suppress Lux. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Nilah fights Lux in only 9.7% of their matches.

Nilah vs Lux Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a decent job of countering Lux. On average, they wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Nilah versus Lux rounds, Nilah’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Lux.

Best Nilah vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonGuardian AngelPhantom DancerBloodsong

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lux as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Nilah vs Lux Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Lux Image
7.7
< Kills >
5
7
< Deaths >
5.6
5.6
< Assists >
10.7
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
168
< Minions Killed >
93
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.48
17,231
< Physical Damage >
1,073
172
< Magic Damage >
18,654
385
< True Damage >
1,158
17,788
< Damage Dealt >
20,886
25,186
< Damage Taken >
14,992
12,676
< Gold Earned >
10,319
2.49
< Towers >
1.99
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,751
< Total Healing >
1,208
13,477
< Experience >
12,361
17
< Vision Score >
41
9
< Wards Placed >
18
84
< Time Dealing CC >
305

How to Counter Lux with Nilah in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some influential Nilah vs. Lux matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champs. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Lux..

Nilah typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Lux. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Lux

Who is Better, Nilah or Lux?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Lux, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a good counter to Lux.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate than Lux, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Nilah into Luxas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Lux matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nilah is a decent counter for Lux. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Lux.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Nilah, we analyzed 5,810 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 Lux 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah often accumulates more CS as Lux. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nilah versus Lux build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Nilah used at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better versus Lux than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 51.0% battling Lux with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Lux 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Nilah vs Lux counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Nilah are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.