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

Nilah vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Nilah

based on 638 Nilah vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Nilah did battle with Taliyah 638 times. Including so many games with Nilah vs Taliyah gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce enlightening data and a supported build to defeat Taliyah. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Nilah fights Taliyah in only 1.1% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a ok job of beating Taliyah. Normally, they wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champions face each other in. In Nilah vs Taliyah games, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Nilah vs Taliyah 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

Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal 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 Taliyah as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Nilah vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Taliyah Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6
5.7
< Assists >
8.5
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
167
< Minions Killed >
116
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.55
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.51
16,180
< Physical Damage >
750
162
< Magic Damage >
20,950
368
< True Damage >
1,089
16,711
< Damage Dealt >
22,790
23,290
< Damage Taken >
19,930
12,120
< Gold Earned >
11,754
2.43
< Towers >
1.75
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
8,018
< Total Healing >
4,243
12,732
< Experience >
13,760
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
9
83
< Time Dealing CC >
540

How to Counter Taliyah with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some influential Nilah against Taliyah counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Taliyah..

Nilah usually has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. Typically, they takes more damage than Taliyah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Taliyah

Who is Better, Nilah or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Taliyah, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes an ok counter for Taliyah.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nilah into Taliyahas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nilah also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taliyah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nilah is a decent counter to Taliyah. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Nilah, we analyzed 638 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 Taliyah 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 to counter Taliyah during both the laning 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 mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Taliyah. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Nilah versus Taliyah build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better vs. Taliyah than with most other common builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 50.2% battling Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Taliyah 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 players chose for Nilah vs Taliyah counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.

If you want to see Nilah x Taliyah tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every game played with these champs.