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

Nilah vs Pyke

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

based on 2,114 Nilah vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Pyke as Nilah resulted from an analysis of 2114 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Nilah is forced to battle against Pyke in only 3.5% of their games.

Nilah vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of beating Pyke. Typically, they wins a fantastic 52.8% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Nilah against Pyke matches, Nilah’s side is 0.3% less probable to get first blood, indicating that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Nilah vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesInfinity EdgeStormrazor

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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Nilah vs Pyke Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Pyke Image
8.1
< Kills >
7.2
7.5
< Deaths >
6.9
6.4
< Assists >
9.2
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
169
< Minions Killed >
40
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.34
19,110
< Physical Damage >
10,491
179
< Magic Damage >
74
403
< True Damage >
2,469
19,693
< Damage Dealt >
13,034
24,582
< Damage Taken >
21,487
12,864
< Gold Earned >
10,284
2.66
< Towers >
1.21
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,525
< Total Healing >
4,776
13,346
< Experience >
10,804
16
< Vision Score >
65
9
< Wards Placed >
29
84
< Time Dealing CC >
103

How to Counter Pyke with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Nilah against Pyke counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Pyke..

Nilah often has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Pyke. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Pyke

Who is Better, Nilah or Pyke?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Pyke, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a good counter for Pyke.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate compared to Pyke, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Pykeas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Pyke 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 teamfights.

Nilah is a good counter to Pyke. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Pyke.

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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Nilah, we analyzed 2,114 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nilah to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah often racks up much more CS as Pyke. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Pyke build consist of Bloodthirster, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better against Pyke than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 52.8% when playing against Pyke with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Pyke as Nilah, you should take 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 used for Nilah vs Pyke fights, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.8% winrate overall.

If you want to get Nilah versus Pyke tips and counter builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using every match run with both champs.