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How to Win Vayne vs Nilah Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Vayne

based on 3,600 Vayne vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Vayne battled Nilah 3600 times. Having so many matchups for Vayne versus Nilah provides us confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to obliterate Nilah. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Vayne encounters Nilah in only 1.7% of her games.

Vayne vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vayne has done a dismal job of countering Nilah. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champs face each other in. In Vayne versus Nilah games, Vayne’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Vayne vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateGuardian AngelVoltaic CycloswordBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upq
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upw
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Nilah

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

Vayne vs Nilah Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Nilah Image
7.3
< Kills >
8.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.8
< Assists >
6.3
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
162
< Minions Killed >
171
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.56
15,200
< Physical Damage >
18,675
1,495
< Magic Damage >
169
4,310
< True Damage >
413
21,006
< Damage Dealt >
19,257
20,813
< Damage Taken >
23,831
11,914
< Gold Earned >
12,788
2.23
< Towers >
2.69
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,760
< Total Healing >
8,690
12,737
< Experience >
13,275
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
67
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Nilah with Vayne in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Vayne versus Nilah matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nilah..

Vayne normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Nilah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Nilah

Who is Better, Vayne or Nilah?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vayne usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes a bad counter to Nilah.

While Vayne does have a lower win rate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Vayne also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Nilahas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Vayne is a somewhat poor counter for Nilah. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vayne against Nilah.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Vayne, we analyzed 3,600 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 Vayne 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 Vayne in order to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nilah. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Vayne versus Nilah build consist of Wit's End, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Vayne combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Nilah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vayne had an average winrate of 48.1% battling Nilah with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Nilah as Vayne, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Vayne vs Nilah counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.1% win rate overall.

If you need to see Vayne x Nilah tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies given are computed using all games finished with both champions.