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

Nilah vs Jayce

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

based on 755 Nilah vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Jayce as Nilah resulted from an analysis of 755 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Nilah is forced to battle against Jayce in only 1.3% of their matches.

Nilah vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Nilah does a decent job of beating Jayce. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Nilah vs Jayce matches, Nilah’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood versus Jayce.

Best Nilah vs Jayce 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

BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nilah to level upq
>
Second ability for Nilah to level upe
>
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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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Nilah vs Jayce Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Jayce Image
7.7
< Kills >
6.9
6.8
< Deaths >
6.5
6.1
< Assists >
6.8
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
176
< Minions Killed >
185
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.52
17,471
< Physical Damage >
20,566
176
< Magic Damage >
4,487
389
< True Damage >
578
18,036
< Damage Dealt >
25,632
24,796
< Damage Taken >
21,402
12,799
< Gold Earned >
12,436
2.55
< Towers >
2.55
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,651
< Total Healing >
2,865
13,425
< Experience >
14,904
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
90
< Time Dealing CC >
136

How to Counter Jayce with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Nilah against Jayce matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Jayce..

Nilah typically has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Jayce. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Jayce

Who is Better, Nilah or Jayce?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Jayce, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a good counter for Jayce.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate compared to Jayce, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Nilah into Jayceas 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jayce. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Nilah is a decent counter to Jayce. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Jayce.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nilah

Nilah Loses Against

LilliaLillia46% winrateTaricTaric47.7% winrateJannaJanna47.8% winrateBardBard48.3% winrate

Nilah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai59.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 57% 1485 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.4% 3643 GamesTahm KenchTahm Kench+ 57.4% 1251 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 58% 860 Games

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Nilah, we analyzed 755 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 Jayce 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.

Other Useful Resources

Nilah Build Jayce Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Jayce during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah typically gets a similar amount of CS as Jayce. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Jayce build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better against Jayce than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Jayce with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Jayce as Nilah, Nilah players should take 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 picked for Nilah vs Jayce clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.7% winrate overall.

If you want to see Nilah x Jayce tips and counter builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are computed using all games played with these champions.