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

Nilah vs Zoe

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

based on 774 Nilah vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Nilah engaged Zoe in 774 rounds. Including so many games with Nilah versus Zoe provides us faith in our ability to provide useful data and a supported build to counter your opponent. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Nilah encounters Zoe in only 1.3% of their games.

Nilah vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Nilah does a good job of beating Zoe. On average, they wins a fantastic 53.6% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Nilah versus Zoe matches, Nilah’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Zoe.

Best Nilah vs Zoe 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 ShieldbowStormrazor

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
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Nilah vs Zoe Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Zoe Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.8
6.7
< Deaths >
5.6
5.9
< Assists >
7.7
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
167
< Minions Killed >
131
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,242
< Physical Damage >
1,707
168
< Magic Damage >
17,935
388
< True Damage >
3,460
17,798
< Damage Dealt >
23,102
24,292
< Damage Taken >
18,176
12,576
< Gold Earned >
10,935
2.57
< Towers >
1.63
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,448
< Total Healing >
2,071
13,158
< Experience >
13,347
17
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
11
85
< Time Dealing CC >
136

How to Counter Zoe with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Nilah against Zoe matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Zoe..

Nilah normally has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Zoe. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Zoe

Who is Better, Nilah or Zoe?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when facing off against Zoe, with a 53.6% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a great counter to Zoe.

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

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Zoe 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Nilah is a great counter to Zoe. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Nilah, we analyzed 774 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 Zoe 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 Zoe Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nilah in order to counter Zoe during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Zoe. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Zoe build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better against Zoe than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 53.6% when playing against Zoe with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Zoe as Nilah, Nilah players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Nilah vs Zoe fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Nilah are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.