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How to Win Yasuo vs Nilah Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Yasuo

based on 4,324 Yasuo vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our dataset, Yasuo faced off against Nilah in 4324 rounds. Including so many games with Yasuo versus Nilah gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to shatter Nilah. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Yasuo has to counter Nilah in only 1.6% of his games.

Yasuo vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yasuo does a pathetic job of countering Nilah. On average, he wins a lowly 45.6% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Yasuo versus Nilah rounds, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Yasuo vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeStatikk ShivBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

TerminusBloodthirsterIceborn GauntletImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Nilah as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Nilah

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

Yasuo vs Nilah Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Nilah Image
6.6
< Kills >
8.1
7.1
< Deaths >
6.5
5.5
< Assists >
6.4
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
180
< Minions Killed >
167
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.54
17,846
< Physical Damage >
18,368
1,797
< Magic Damage >
172
924
< True Damage >
430
20,568
< Damage Dealt >
18,971
23,815
< Damage Taken >
23,629
12,068
< Gold Earned >
12,620
2.18
< Towers >
2.61
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,227
< Total Healing >
8,614
13,985
< Experience >
13,200
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
198
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Nilah with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Yasuo against Nilah counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah..

Yasuo often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Nilah

Who is Better, Yasuo or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually loses when playing against Nilah, with a 45.6% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Yasuo does have a much lower winrate compared to Nilah, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Yasuo into Nilahas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Yasuo is a trash counter to Nilah. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Nilah.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Yasuo, we analyzed 4,324 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 Yasuo 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 truly master Yasuo in order to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Nilah. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well 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 case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Yasuo versus Nilah build consist of Infinity Edge, Statikk Shiv, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Yasuo used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Nilah than with many other common item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 45.6% when countering Nilah with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Nilah as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Yasuo vs Nilah clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.6% winrate overall.

If you want to view Yasuo x Nilah tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every round finished with these champs.