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How to Win Caitlyn vs Nilah Counter MatchupCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions

Caitlyn vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Caitlyn

based on 5,130 Caitlyn vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our database, Caitlyn battled Nilah 5130 times. Using so many matchups for Caitlyn versus Nilah gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce enlightening data and a pro build to counter your opposition. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Caitlyn has to counter Nilah in only 1.3% of her games.

Caitlyn vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn has done a poor job of countering Nilah. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Caitlyn vs Nilah games, Caitlyn’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Caitlyn vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRapid FirecannonKraken Slayer

Optional Items

HubrisGuardian AngelBloodthirsterAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
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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Guide to Countering Nilah as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against 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 vs Nilah Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Nilah Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.5
6
< Deaths >
6.5
7
< Assists >
5.9
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
174
< Minions Killed >
167
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.55
20,120
< Physical Damage >
17,233
1,485
< Magic Damage >
170
538
< True Damage >
397
22,143
< Damage Dealt >
17,800
18,692
< Damage Taken >
24,351
12,081
< Gold Earned >
12,475
2.62
< Towers >
2.54
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,197
< Total Healing >
8,459
12,615
< Experience >
13,264
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
93
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Nilah with Caitlyn in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some strategic Caitlyn against Nilah matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Caitlyn normally has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Caitlyn and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Nilah

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Nilah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes a bad counter for Nilah.

While Caitlyn does have a lower win rate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Nilah.

Furthermore, Caitlyn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter for Nilah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Caitlyn

Caitlyn Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.6% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateNocturneNocturne46.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo46.4% winrate

Caitlyn Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateRenektonRenekton54% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 52.5% 16786 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.6% 19355 GamesBardBard+ 52.9% 11388 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.6% 22672 Games

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Caitlyn, we analyzed 5,130 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 Caitlyn 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

Caitlyn Build Nilah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Nilah build include Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and Kraken Slayer. When Caitlyn combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Nilah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Nilah with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Nilah as Caitlyn, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Caitlyn vs Nilah counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

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