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Lucian with Nilah

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How to Synergize Lucian and Nilah

based on 129 Lucian with Nilah pairs
Win Rate
38.8 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Lucian has fought alongside Nilah in 129 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much great data from the creators of League, we feel confident that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Lucian play with Nilah. It is very rare for Lucian to play with Nilah on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 0.1% of matches with Lucian.

Lucian Nilah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lucian does a awful job of teaming up with Nilah. Usually, he wins a dismal 38.8% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Lucian when playing with Nilah by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with them, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lucian vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
Rapid FirecannonBloodsongKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Navori QuickbladesStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian'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 Lucian and Nilah

Tips for Playing as Lucian with Nilah

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Lucian Nilah Synergy Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
38.8 %
VS
Win Rate
61.2 %
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6.4
< Kills >
7.6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
5.3
< Assists >
6.5
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
172
< Minions Killed >
184
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.26
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,978
< Physical Damage >
18,704
2,138
< Magic Damage >
2,631
627
< True Damage >
539
20,743
< Damage Dealt >
21,875
21,111
< Damage Taken >
21,130
11,444
< Gold Earned >
12,432
1.64
< Towers >
2.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,741
< Total Healing >
4,973
13,179
< Experience >
12,716
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
41
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Play with Nilah as Lucian in LoL

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

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

When Lucian is paired with Nilah, he sees a little drop in his full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Nilah does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that their participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Lucian is played together with Nilah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Nilah. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Nilah.

Moreover, when Lucian plays with Nilah on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Nilah does a decent job of protecting Lucian during team fights.

Synergies between Lucian and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lucian
Nilah

Is Lucian better when played alongside Nilah?

There is no perfect companion for Lucian that will always be his best ally. However, Nilah is a very bad ally for Lucian. By being on the same team as Lucian, they lowers their win rate by -10.0% to 38.8%. This signals that there is an easy to overcome and exploit synergy between Lucian and Nilah that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Nilah has a much greater difficulty compared to Lucian. That means you should be careful when lining up Nilah teammates to play with, as they will require a much higher level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Lucian and Nilah together, you will not be giving your side a lot of magical damage output. Plan to include other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Nilah ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian Nilah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lucian and Nilah, we analyzed 129 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 Lucian 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lucian in order to work well with Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to have in your Lucian and Nilah synergy build include Rapid Firecannon, Bloodsong, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian used at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Nilah than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 38.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nilah with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating your oponents, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 38.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Lucian and Nilah cooperations tips and builds for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions given are computed using all matches played with both champs.