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How to Win Gragas vs Nilah Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Gragas

based on 1,033 Gragas vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
43.8 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Gragas faced off against Nilah 1033 times. Having so many matchups for Gragas versus Nilah provides us confidence in our ability to produce informative stats and a solid build to smash your opposition. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Gragas encounters Nilah in only 1.6% of his matches.

Gragas vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a pathetic job of beating Nilah. Normally, he wins a lowly 43.8% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Gragas against Nilah games, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Gragas vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceCosmic DriveLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Nilah

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Gragas vs Nilah Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
43.8 %
VS
Win Rate
56.2 %
Nilah Image
5.8
< Kills >
8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.7
7.5
< Assists >
6.2
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
108
< Minions Killed >
174
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.61
1,494
< Physical Damage >
18,506
18,571
< Magic Damage >
175
610
< True Damage >
417
20,676
< Damage Dealt >
19,099
29,183
< Damage Taken >
24,591
11,144
< Gold Earned >
12,922
1.49
< Towers >
2.74
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,144
< Total Healing >
8,867
13,936
< Experience >
13,438
21
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
424
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Nilah with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Gragas against Nilah matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Gragas often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Nilah

Who is Better, Gragas or Nilah?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 43.8% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Gragas does have a much lower winrate compared to Nilah, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gragas into Nilah.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas 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 late stage team fights.

Gragas is a garbage counter for Nilah. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Gragas, we analyzed 1,033 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 Gragas 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often accumulates less CS relative to Nilah. Champions who on average 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Nilah build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Nilah than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 43.8% when playing against Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Nilah as Gragas, Gragas players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Gragas vs Nilah clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 43.8% win rate overall.

If you need to view Gragas x Nilah tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.