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How to Win Naafiri vs Nilah Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Naafiri

based on 786 Naafiri vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Naafiri fought Nilah in 786 matches. Using so many matchups for Naafiri versus Nilah provides us faith in our capability to prepare useful stats and a solid build to destroy your opponent. This pairing is fairly rare. Naafiri is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.5% of their games.

Naafiri vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Naafiri does a terrible job of countering Nilah. Typically, they wins a lowly 45.4% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Naafiri versus Nilah games, Naafiri’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Naafiri vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteTiamat

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

EclipseHubrisVoltaic CycloswordYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Naafiri's passive ability p
Naafiri's q ability q
Naafiri's w ability w
Naafiri's e ability e
Naafiri's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Nilah

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Naafiri vs Nilah Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
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7.6
< Kills >
8
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.2
< Assists >
6
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
147
< Minions Killed >
164
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.53
21,642
< Physical Damage >
18,286
97
< Magic Damage >
185
1,247
< True Damage >
402
22,986
< Damage Dealt >
18,874
24,880
< Damage Taken >
24,228
12,119
< Gold Earned >
12,599
1.46
< Towers >
2.57
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,102
< Total Healing >
8,778
13,699
< Experience >
13,072
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
57
< Time Dealing CC >
109

How to Counter Nilah with Naafiri in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some strategic Naafiri versus Nilah counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Naafiri usually has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Nilah

Who is Better, Naafiri or Nilah?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when playing against Nilah, with a 45.4% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a bad counter for Nilah.

While Naafiri does have a much lower win rate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Naafiri into Nilah.

Moreover, Naafiri also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Naafiri is a bad counter to Nilah. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Naafiri against Nilah.

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Naafiri, we analyzed 786 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 Naafiri 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 learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri in order to counter Nilah during both the early game 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 tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nilah. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Naafiri versus Nilah build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Naafiri bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better against Nilah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average winrate of 45.4% battling Nilah with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Nilah as Naafiri, Naafiri players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Naafiri vs Nilah fights, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Naafiri x Nilah tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using every round completed with both champs.