Nilah vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Nilah
based on 1,387 Nilah vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nilah vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Nilah vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Nilah
Advice to Win Against Soraka
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.
Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
Nilah vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Nilah in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Nilah vs. Soraka counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Soraka. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Nilah normally has a much larger longest killing spree than their counter does. Typically, they takes more damage than Soraka. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nilah and Soraka
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Who is Better, Nilah or Soraka?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Soraka, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a great counter to Soraka.
While Nilah does have a higher winrate compared to Soraka, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Sorakaas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Nilah has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Soraka matchups, Nilah is the better champion 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 to Soraka. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nilah usually picks up much more CS as Soraka. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Nilah versus Soraka build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better vs. Soraka than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 53.4% battling Soraka with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Soraka 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. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Nilah vs Soraka fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.4% win rate overall.
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