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

Nilah vs Tristana

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

based on 2,153 Nilah vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. Within our dataset, Nilah faced off against Tristana 2153 times. Having so many games with Nilah versus Tristana provides us confidence in our ability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to annihilate Tristana. This pairing is relatively rare. Nilah fights Tristana in only 3.6% of their games.

Nilah vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Nilah does a good job of countering Tristana. On average, they wins a fantastic 53.5% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Nilah vs Tristana games, Nilah’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Nilah vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterInfinity EdgeNavori QuickbladesPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
2
E
3
W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Nilah vs Tristana Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Tristana Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
6.2
< Assists >
6
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
167
< Minions Killed >
165
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.55
18,120
< Physical Damage >
17,108
165
< Magic Damage >
2,245
409
< True Damage >
470
18,695
< Damage Dealt >
19,824
23,513
< Damage Taken >
20,761
12,439
< Gold Earned >
12,186
2.66
< Towers >
2.74
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,501
< Total Healing >
5,777
13,040
< Experience >
12,694
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
86
< Time Dealing CC >
63

How to Counter Tristana with Nilah in LoL

The stats provided here show some valuable Nilah against Tristana counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Tristana..

Nilah usually has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. On average, they receives a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Tristana

Who is Better, Nilah or Tristana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when taking on Tristana, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a great counter to Tristana.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate than Tristana, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more challenging champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Tristanaas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Tristana 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 teammates during teamfights.

Nilah is a great counter to Tristana. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Tristana.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Nilah, we analyzed 2,153 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 Tristana 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 Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tristana. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Nilah versus Tristana build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when facing Tristana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 53.5% when playing against Tristana with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Tristana 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 combinations players used for Nilah vs Tristana fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Nilah are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.