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

Nilah vs Yorick

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

based on 1,426 Nilah vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Yorick as Nilah came out of an examination of 1426 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Nilah has to counter Yorick in only 2.4% of their games.

Nilah vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of countering Yorick. On average, they wins a fantastic 53.4% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Nilah vs Yorick rounds, Nilah’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood versus Yorick.

Best Nilah vs Yorick 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 ShieldbowVoltaic CycloswordStormrazor

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
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Nilah vs Yorick Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Yorick Image
7.8
< Kills >
4.4
6.2
< Deaths >
5.4
5.7
< Assists >
4.1
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
169
< Minions Killed >
186
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.75
17,894
< Physical Damage >
13,859
167
< Magic Damage >
7,177
383
< True Damage >
481
18,445
< Damage Dealt >
21,518
23,640
< Damage Taken >
26,620
12,567
< Gold Earned >
12,134
2.58
< Towers >
3.39
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,854
< Total Healing >
6,742
13,341
< Experience >
15,148
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
97
< Time Dealing CC >
202

How to Counter Yorick with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several important Nilah vs. Yorick counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Yorick. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Nilah typically has a much larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Yorick. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Yorick

Who is Better, Nilah or Yorick?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when playing against Yorick, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a great counter for Yorick.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate than Yorick, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more complex champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Yorickas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nilah has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yorick. This often 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 Yorick 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 teammates during team fights.

Nilah is a great counter for Yorick. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Yorick.

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 Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Nilah, we analyzed 1,426 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 Yorick 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 Yorick Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Yorick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Yorick. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nilah versus Yorick build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah bought at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better against Yorick than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Yorick with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Yorick as Nilah, you should equip 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 that we analyzed for Nilah vs Yorick matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yorick as Nilah are shown for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.