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Nilah vs Ryze

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

based on 559 Nilah vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
54.6 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Nilah resulted from an analysis of 559 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Nilah has to counter Ryze in only 0.9% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Nilah does a great job of countering Ryze. Typically, they wins a fantastic 54.6% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Nilah versus Ryze rounds, Nilah’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Nilah vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

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
7
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 Ryze as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Nilah vs Ryze Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
54.6 %
VS
Win Rate
45.4 %
Ryze Image
7.6
< Kills >
5.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5.7
6.3
< Assists >
6.5
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
171
< Minions Killed >
189
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,188
< Physical Damage >
1,047
202
< Magic Damage >
22,711
401
< True Damage >
308
18,792
< Damage Dealt >
24,066
24,408
< Damage Taken >
25,951
12,653
< Gold Earned >
11,896
2.6
< Towers >
2.12
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,815
< Total Healing >
4,250
13,368
< Experience >
15,880
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
87
< Time Dealing CC >
96

How to Counter Ryze with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several vital Nilah versus Ryze counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Ryze..

Nilah typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Ryze. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Ryze

Who is Better, Nilah or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when taking on Ryze, with a 54.6% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a great counter for Ryze.

While Nilah does have a much higher winrate compared to Ryze, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Ryzeas their relative depth means 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 Ryze. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Ryze 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 late stage team fights.

Nilah is a great counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Ryze.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Nilah, we analyzed 559 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 Ryze 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 in order to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ryze. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nilah versus Ryze build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah bought at least these three items in their build, they performed much better when facing Ryze than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 54.6% when countering Ryze with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Ryze 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 runes we have analyed for Nilah vs Ryze matchups, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ryze as Nilah are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.