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How to Synergize Yasuo with Nilah on the Same TeamYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo with Nilah

How to Win With Yasuo and Nilah Paired TogetherYasuo is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Yasuo and Nilah

based on 3,381 Yasuo with Nilah pairs
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Yasuo has fought alongside Nilah in 3381 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Yasuo synergize with Nilah. It is very rare for Yasuo to play alongside Nilah on the same side. This has only happened in about 1.3% of rounds with Yasuo.

Yasuo Nilah Synergy Summary

Yasuo does a decent job of fighting on the same side as Nilah. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.7% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Yasuo when playing alongside Nilah by learning how to better synergize your strategy with them, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Yasuo vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndKraken SlayerImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceBloodthirsterInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
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
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Yasuo and Nilah

Tips for Playing as Yasuo with 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 Nilah Synergy Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Nilah Image
6.7
< Kills >
7
6.7
< Deaths >
7
5.2
< Assists >
5.4
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
180
< Minions Killed >
184
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.51
18,413
< Physical Damage >
18,508
1,913
< Magic Damage >
1,888
1,006
< True Damage >
966
21,333
< Damage Dealt >
21,362
23,860
< Damage Taken >
24,560
12,170
< Gold Earned >
12,546
2.25
< Towers >
2.32
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,377
< Total Healing >
5,666
14,383
< Experience >
14,409
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
206
< Time Dealing CC >
209

How to Play with Nilah as Yasuo in LoL

The Yasuo 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, Yasuo 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 worsening shows that Nilah helps Yasuo perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Yasuo plays on the same team as Nilah, he sees a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This change could signal that Nilah does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that their participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Yasuo is played alongside Nilah on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Nilah. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Nilah.

Moreover, when Yasuo plays with Nilah on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Nilah does a decent job of covering Yasuo during team fights.

Synergies between Yasuo and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Yasuo
Nilah

Is Yasuo better when played alongside Nilah?

There is no perfect companion for Yasuo that will no matter what be his ideal ally. Yet, Nilah is a good teammate for Yasuo. By locking into the same team as Yasuo, they improves their win rate by 1.1% to 51.7%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Yasuo and Nilah that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Nilah has a lower difficulty than Yasuo. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Nilah teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by pairing Yasuo and Nilah together, you may not be providing your team very much utility. Make sure to include other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Nilah ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo Nilah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Yasuo and Nilah, we analyzed 3,381 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 Yasuo 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 learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo in order to synergize with Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Yasuo and Nilah synergy build consist of Wit's End, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Nilah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average winrate of 51.7% when playing alongside Nilah with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Nilah with Yasuo are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu above.