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How to Win Nilah vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Nilah

based on 286 Nilah vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
59.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Nilah engaged Rek'Sai 286 times. Using so many matchups for Nilah versus Rek'Sai provides us confidence in our capability to provide informative statistics and a supported build to smash your opposition. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Nilah fights Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of their matches.

Nilah vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a great job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, they wins a whopping 59.1% of games the champions fight one another in. In Nilah vs Rek'Sai matches, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Nilah vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal Shieldbow

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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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Nilah vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
59.1 %
VS
Win Rate
40.9 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.7
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
5.9
< Assists >
7.4
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
174
< Minions Killed >
32
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.15
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.34
18,037
< Physical Damage >
13,781
184
< Magic Damage >
65
388
< True Damage >
3,465
18,609
< Damage Dealt >
17,312
23,174
< Damage Taken >
34,216
12,661
< Gold Earned >
11,272
2.76
< Towers >
1.16
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
8,360
< Total Healing >
16,259
13,112
< Experience >
12,758
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
87
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some significant Nilah versus Rek'Sai matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Nilah usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. On average, they takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Nilah or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when playing against Rek'Sai, with a 59.1% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a fantastic counter for Rek'Sai.

While Nilah does have a much higher win rate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Rek'Saias their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Nilah also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nilah is a great counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Rek'Sai.

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

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Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Nilah, we analyzed 286 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning 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 displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah often gets much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Nilah versus Rek'Sai build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah used at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better against Rek'Sai than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 59.1% battling Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Rek'Sai 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nilah vs Rek'Sai fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 59.1% win rate overall.

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