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Nilah vs Nocturne

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

based on 3,337 Nilah vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Nocturne as Nilah resulted from an analysis of 3337 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Nilah is forced to battle against Nocturne in only 5.6% of their games.

Nilah vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Nilah does a ok job of countering Nocturne. Normally, they wins a acceptable 49.7% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Nilah vs Nocturne matches, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Nilah vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelImmortal ShieldbowNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsPhantom DancerInfinity Edge

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
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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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Nilah vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Nocturne Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.2
7.1
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
8.2
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
170
< Minions Killed >
34
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,155
< Physical Damage >
15,639
158
< Magic Damage >
1,260
437
< True Damage >
1,237
18,750
< Damage Dealt >
18,138
24,742
< Damage Taken >
34,853
12,683
< Gold Earned >
12,021
2.49
< Towers >
1.32
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
8,644
< Total Healing >
16,409
13,382
< Experience >
13,781
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
89
< Time Dealing CC >
530

How to Counter Nocturne with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Nilah vs. Nocturne matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..

Nilah normally has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. Typically, they takes less damage than Nocturne. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Nocturne

Who is Better, Nilah or Nocturne?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually fairs equally well when taking on Nocturne, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes an ok counter for Nocturne.

While Nilah does have a lower win rate compared to Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nilah into Nocturneas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Nilah has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nilah is a somewhat poor counter for Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Nilah, we analyzed 3,337 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah usually racks up much more CS relative to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities 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 do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nilah versus Nocturne build include Guardian Angel, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Nilah combined at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better versus Nocturne than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Nocturne with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Nocturne as Nilah, you 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 builds players chose for Nilah vs Nocturne face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.

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