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How to Win Vladimir vs Nilah Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Vladimir

based on 1,751 Vladimir vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Vladimir came out of an examination of 1751 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Vladimir is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.6% of his matches.

Vladimir vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir does a poor job of beating Nilah. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Vladimir against Nilah games, Vladimir’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Vladimir vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZhonya's HourglassCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Nilah

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

Vladimir vs Nilah Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Nilah Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.5
5.2
< Deaths >
6.6
6.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
184
< Minions Killed >
173
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.53
996
< Physical Damage >
18,562
23,253
< Magic Damage >
189
345
< True Damage >
433
24,595
< Damage Dealt >
19,185
32,155
< Damage Taken >
24,295
11,688
< Gold Earned >
12,633
1.97
< Towers >
2.64
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
27,793
< Total Healing >
8,746
14,850
< Experience >
13,158
15
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
121
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Nilah with Vladimir in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several significant Vladimir against Nilah matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nilah..

Vladimir normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nilah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Nilah

Who is Better, Vladimir or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when taking on Nilah, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Nilah.

While Vladimir does have a lower win rate compared to Nilah, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Nilahas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vladimir has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Nilah. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vladimir

Vladimir Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateMalzaharMalzahar45.6% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Vladimir Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrateOlafOlaf54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Vladimir, we analyzed 1,751 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 Vladimir 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

Vladimir Build Nilah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Nilah build consist of Void Staff, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Nilah than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 49.1% battling Nilah with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Nilah as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Vladimir vs Nilah face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Vladimir are shown for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.