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Diana vs Nilah

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How to Beat Nilah as Diana

based on 2,477 Diana vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Diana battled Nilah 2477 times. Having so many matchups for Diana vs Nilah gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening statistics and a pro build to defeat your opposition. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Diana encounters Nilah in only 1.6% of her matches.

Diana vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Diana does a pathetic job of beating Nilah. On average, she wins a lowly 46.9% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Diana against Nilah games, Diana’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Diana vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Nilah

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

Diana vs Nilah Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Nilah Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
6.7
< Assists >
6.2
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
96
< Minions Killed >
167
0.79
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,995
< Physical Damage >
17,397
17,844
< Magic Damage >
173
941
< True Damage >
357
20,782
< Damage Dealt >
17,927
23,714
< Damage Taken >
23,354
11,809
< Gold Earned >
12,442
1.64
< Towers >
2.56
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,739
< Total Healing >
8,297
13,774
< Experience >
13,004
19
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
127
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Nilah with Diana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Diana versus Nilah counter statistics that can help you understand the differences between the two. Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Diana usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Diana and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Nilah

Who is Better, Diana or Nilah?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Diana usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Diana makes a bad counter to Nilah.

While Diana does have a lower winrate compared to Nilah, when they face off with one another, Diana also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Diana into Nilah.

Furthermore, Diana also has almost no 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 overall in League of Legends, in Diana vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Diana is a bad counter to Nilah. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Diana against Nilah.

Additional Information for Diana Players

How We Calculated Our Diana vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Diana, we analyzed 2,477 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 Diana 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

To truly master Diana in order to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana typically gets less CS as Nilah. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Diana versus Nilah build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Diana combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Nilah than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Diana had an average winrate of 46.9% when playing against Nilah with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Nilah as Diana, Diana players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Diana vs Nilah LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.9% winrate overall.

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