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

Nilah vs Hwei

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

based on 2,780 Nilah vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Nilah came out of an evaluation of 2780 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Nilah fights Hwei in only 4.6% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Nilah does a great job of beating Hwei. Normally, they wins a whopping 54.3% of games the champs face one another in. In Nilah versus Hwei rounds, Nilah’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that they probably will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Nilah vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeThe CollectorPhantom Dancer

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
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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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Nilah vs Hwei Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Hwei Image
8.1
< Kills >
5.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6
6
< Assists >
9.1
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
173
< Minions Killed >
141
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.47
18,234
< Physical Damage >
992
185
< Magic Damage >
22,246
421
< True Damage >
567
18,840
< Damage Dealt >
23,805
25,149
< Damage Taken >
18,113
12,962
< Gold Earned >
10,902
2.67
< Towers >
1.92
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,093
< Total Healing >
1,585
13,636
< Experience >
13,657
18
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
13
88
< Time Dealing CC >
578

How to Counter Hwei with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some strategic Nilah vs. Hwei matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Hwei..

Nilah normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Hwei. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Hwei

Who is Better, Nilah or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 54.3% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a great counter for Hwei.

While Nilah does have a much higher win rate compared to Hwei, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a greater difficulty level that makes them a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Hweias their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Hwei 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 team members during teamfights.

Nilah is a great counter for Hwei. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Hwei.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Nilah, we analyzed 2,780 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 Hwei 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 truly master Nilah in order to counter Hwei during both the laning 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 suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah usually gets a similar amount of CS as Hwei. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Hwei build consist of Bloodthirster, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Nilah included at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better versus Hwei than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 54.3% battling Hwei with these items in their kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Hwei as Nilah, Nilah players should use 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 sets players chose for Nilah vs Hwei matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.3% winrate overall.

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