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How to Win Nilah vs Akshan Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Nilah

based on 1,074 Nilah vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Akshan as Nilah resulted from an evaluation of 1074 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Nilah is forced to battle against Akshan in only 1.8% of their games.

Nilah vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Nilah does a good job of countering Akshan. Normally, they wins a terrific 53.4% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Nilah vs Akshan games, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that they probably will be able to get first blood against Akshan.

Best Nilah vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterVoltaic CycloswordNavori QuickbladesInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Nilah vs Akshan Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
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8.1
< Kills >
7.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
6.2
< Assists >
5.8
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
171
< Minions Killed >
167
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,622
< Physical Damage >
18,336
156
< Magic Damage >
3,002
382
< True Damage >
1,137
19,161
< Damage Dealt >
22,476
24,487
< Damage Taken >
21,002
12,794
< Gold Earned >
12,275
2.66
< Towers >
2.06
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,839
< Total Healing >
3,949
13,444
< Experience >
14,076
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
87
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Akshan with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several vital Nilah vs. Akshan matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Akshan..

Nilah often has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. Typically, they receives more damage than Akshan. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Akshan

Who is Better, Nilah or Akshan?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when facing off against Akshan, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a great counter to Akshan.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate compared to Akshan, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Akshanas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Nilah also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Akshan matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nilah is a great counter to Akshan. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Akshan.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Nilah, we analyzed 1,074 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 Akshan as Nilah 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nilah to counter Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Akshan. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Akshan build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah used at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better vs Akshan than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 53.4% when playing against Akshan with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Akshan as Nilah, Nilah players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Nilah vs Akshan face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Nilah x Akshan tips and builds for a a distinct division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every game played with both champs.