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How to Win Thresh vs Nilah Counter MatchupThresh is in the a tier of champions

Thresh vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Thresh

based on 2,335 Thresh vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Thresh resulted from an analysis of 2335 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Thresh encounters Nilah in only 1.6% of his matches.

Thresh vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh does a awful job of countering Nilah. On average, he wins a lowly 45.6% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Thresh against Nilah games, Thresh’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Thresh vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

TrailblazerThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Thresh to level upq
>
Second ability for Thresh to level upe
>
Last skill for Thresh to max outw

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Thresh's passive ability p
Thresh's q ability q
Thresh's w ability w
Thresh's e ability e
Thresh's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Nilah as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Nilah

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Thresh vs Nilah Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Nilah Image
2.3
< Kills >
7.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.6
14.1
< Assists >
6.4
0.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
33
< Minions Killed >
169
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,320
< Physical Damage >
18,333
7,550
< Magic Damage >
183
807
< True Damage >
441
9,679
< Damage Dealt >
18,958
20,873
< Damage Taken >
23,469
8,498
< Gold Earned >
12,673
1.81
< Towers >
2.65
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,237
< Total Healing >
8,432
10,498
< Experience >
13,088
53
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
283
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Nilah with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Thresh vs. Nilah matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Thresh normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Thresh and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Nilah

Who is Better, Thresh or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Thresh usually loses when facing off against Nilah, with a 45.6% win rate. As a result, Thresh makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Thresh does have a much lower win rate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Thresh also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Thresh into Nilahas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Thresh is a garbage counter for Nilah. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Nilah.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Thresh, we analyzed 2,335 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 Nilah as Thresh 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 learn all of the intricacies of Thresh in order to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh often picks up a lot less CS compared to Nilah. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Thresh versus Nilah build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Thresh incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Nilah than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Thresh boasted an average winrate of 45.6% when playing against Nilah with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Nilah as Thresh, Thresh players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Triple Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Thresh vs Nilah battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Thresh are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.