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

Nilah vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Nilah

based on 2,508 Nilah vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Nilah engaged Blitzcrank 2508 times. With so many games with Nilah vs Blitzcrank gives us confidence in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to annihilate Blitzcrank. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Nilah has to counter Blitzcrank in only 4.2% of their games.

Nilah vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of beating Blitzcrank. Typically, they wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Nilah versus Blitzcrank matches, Nilah’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, implying that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Nilah vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowInfinity EdgeNavori QuickbladesKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
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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E
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Nilah vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Blitzcrank Image
7.9
< Kills >
2.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
13.4
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
168
< Minions Killed >
29
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.36
18,740
< Physical Damage >
2,667
184
< Magic Damage >
5,914
446
< True Damage >
938
19,370
< Damage Dealt >
9,520
23,334
< Damage Taken >
21,789
12,655
< Gold Earned >
8,246
2.62
< Towers >
1.24
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,386
< Total Healing >
2,123
13,051
< Experience >
10,350
17
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
24
91
< Time Dealing CC >
317

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some important Nilah versus Blitzcrank matchup stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Nilah normally has a much larger longest kill spree than their foe does. Commonly, they takes a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Nilah or Blitzcrank?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a great counter for Blitzcrank.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Blitzcrankas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Blitzcrank matchups, Nilah is the better champ 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 for Blitzcrank. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Nilah, we analyzed 2,508 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 Blitzcrank 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 truly master Nilah to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah most often racks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Blitzcrank build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better vs. Blitzcrank than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 53.1% battling Blitzcrank with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Blitzcrank as Nilah, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Nilah vs Blitzcrank LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.1% winrate overall.

If you want to get Nilah x Blitzcrank tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds played with both champs.