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Nilah vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Nilah

based on 2,495 Nilah vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Nilah fought Graves in 2495 rounds. Having so many games with Nilah vs Graves gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to wreck Graves. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Nilah fights Graves in only 4.2% of their games.

Nilah vs Graves Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a decent job of countering Graves. On average, they wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Nilah vs Graves games, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that they probably will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Nilah vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowBloodsongVoltaic CycloswordStormrazor

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Graves as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Nilah vs Graves Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Graves Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.1
6.6
< Deaths >
5.8
5.8
< Assists >
7.4
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
176
< Minions Killed >
54
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,970
< Physical Damage >
17,798
167
< Magic Damage >
829
384
< True Damage >
1,571
18,521
< Damage Dealt >
20,199
24,324
< Damage Taken >
29,117
12,830
< Gold Earned >
12,561
2.61
< Towers >
1.7
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
8,801
< Total Healing >
13,509
13,387
< Experience >
14,303
17
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
87
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Graves with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several strategic Nilah vs. Graves counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Nilah usually has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. On average, they takes less damage than Graves. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Graves

Who is Better, Nilah or Graves?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Graves, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a good counter for Graves.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate than Graves, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nilah into Gravesas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nilah also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Graves matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nilah is a decent counter for Graves. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Graves.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Nilah, we analyzed 2,495 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 Graves 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah usually accumulates much more CS relative to Graves. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Nilah versus Graves build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Nilah incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better vs Graves than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 51.7% battling Graves with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Graves as Nilah, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nilah vs Graves clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Nilah x Graves tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game played with these champions.