Background Image
How to Win Nidalee vs Nilah Counter MatchupNidalee is in the b tier of champions

Nidalee vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Nidalee in LoLNidalee is in the s tier of champions
AssassinMage
FighterAssassin

How to Beat Nilah as Nidalee

based on 379 Nidalee vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
39.3 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Nidalee faced off against Nilah in 379 games. Including so many matchups for Nidalee vs Nilah provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to crush Nilah. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Nidalee is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.5% of her games.

Nidalee vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nidalee has done a awful job of beating Nilah. On average, she wins a lowly 39.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Nidalee versus Nilah matches, Nidalee’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Nidalee vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nidalee Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nidalee's passive ability p
Nidalee's q ability q
Nidalee's w ability w
Nidalee's e ability e
Nidalee's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
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 Countering Nilah as Nidalee

Tips for Playing as Nidalee against Nilah

Use brush to your advantage! Moving in and out of brush can heavily alter your effectiveness in battle.

Start team fights by harassing with your Javelin Toss, and then switch to cougar form to chase down Hunted targets.

Bushwhack traps deal damage based on their victim's current Health. Set them up in your team's backline before fights break out during sieges to help your team deal damage to the enemy frontline.

Nidalee vs Nilah Counter Stats

Nidalee Image
Win Rate
39.3 %
VS
Win Rate
60.7 %
Nilah Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
7.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
38
< Minions Killed >
168
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.61
1,344
< Physical Damage >
17,477
15,964
< Magic Damage >
168
903
< True Damage >
378
18,212
< Damage Dealt >
18,023
30,510
< Damage Taken >
23,518
11,091
< Gold Earned >
12,604
1.29
< Towers >
2.74
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
15,534
< Total Healing >
8,601
12,556
< Experience >
13,105
24
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
9
161
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Nilah with Nidalee in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several critical Nidalee against Nilah counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between these two champs. For instance, Nidalee’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nidalee may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nilah..

Nidalee usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Nilah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nidalee and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Nidalee
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nidalee
Nilah

Who is Better, Nidalee or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nidalee usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 39.3% win rate. As a result, Nidalee makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Nidalee does have a much lower winrate compared to Nilah, when they face off with one another, Nidalee also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Nidalee into Nilahas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nidalee also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Nidalee 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.

Nidalee is a trash counter to Nilah. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nidalee against Nilah.

Additional Information for Nidalee Players

How We Calculated Our Nidalee vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Nidalee, we analyzed 379 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 Nidalee 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

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nidalee in order to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nidalee often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Nilah. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Nidalee versus Nilah build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nidalee included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Nilah than with most other common builds. In fact, Nidalee had an average win rate of 39.3% battling Nilah with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Nilah as Nidalee, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Nidalee vs Nilah counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 39.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Nidalee are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.