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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Nilah

based on 253 Caitlyn with Nilah pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Caitlyn has been on the same team as Nilah in 253 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data from the publishers of League, we are completely sure that we can showcase robust, usable builds to help Caitlyn play with Nilah. It is very rare for Caitlyn to play alongside Nilah on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 0.1% of rounds with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Nilah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Nilah. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Caitlyn when playing alongside Nilah by learning how to better synergize your play style with them, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Nilah

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Nilah

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Caitlyn Nilah Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
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6
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
6.1
5.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
157
< Minions Killed >
176
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,986
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,142
< Magic Damage >
1,469
695
< True Damage >
556
20,823
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,014
< Damage Taken >
19,590
11,569
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.17
< Towers >
2.53
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,686
< Total Healing >
5,450
13,406
< Experience >
12,664
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
98
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Nilah as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Nilah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nilah, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nilah. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Nilah helps Caitlyn perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Caitlyn is paired with Nilah, she gets a barely noticable drop in her full damage output. This change may indicate that Nilah does not provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that their support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played with Nilah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Nilah.

Additionally, when Caitlyn plays with Nilah on the same side, she typically takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Nilah does a decent job of covering Caitlyn in team fights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Nilah

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Nilah?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Caitlyn that will 100% of the time be her top teammate. Yet, overall, Nilah is a very typical teammate for Caitlyn. By locking into the same side as Caitlyn, they lowers their win rate by -0.3% to 49.0%. This signals that there is only a small synergy between Caitlyn and Nilah that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Nilah has a much greater difficulty compared to Caitlyn. That means you must be very careful when arranging Nilah comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much higher level of skill to do well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by pairing Caitlyn and Nilah together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates enough AP. We recommend you have other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Nilah teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Nilah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Nilah, we analyzed 253 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Nilah comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Caitlyn in order to work well with Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to prioritize in your Caitlyn and Nilah synergy build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Caitlyn used at least these three great items in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Nilah than with most other common item sets. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 49.0% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Nilah with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Caitlyn and Nilah cooperations tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all games with data with both champs.