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

Nilah vs Sylas

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

based on 1,991 Nilah vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our data, Nilah engaged Sylas in 1991 rounds. Having so many games with Nilah versus Sylas provides us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to annihilate Sylas. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Nilah has to counter Sylas in only 3.3% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of countering Sylas. On average, they wins a whopping 53.0% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Nilah against Sylas rounds, Nilah’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Nilah vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesInfinity EdgeVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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 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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Nilah vs Sylas Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Sylas Image
8
< Kills >
7.9
6.7
< Deaths >
7
6.2
< Assists >
6.9
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
167
< Minions Killed >
123
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,651
< Physical Damage >
789
171
< Magic Damage >
20,919
398
< True Damage >
805
19,221
< Damage Dealt >
22,513
23,441
< Damage Taken >
29,610
12,572
< Gold Earned >
11,197
2.61
< Towers >
1.59
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,313
< Total Healing >
7,869
12,989
< Experience >
13,428
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
84
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Sylas with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Nilah vs. Sylas matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between these two champs. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Sylas..

Nilah normally has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. Typically, they receives less damage than Sylas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Sylas

Who is Better, Nilah or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when facing off against Sylas, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a good counter for Sylas.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Sylasas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Sylas 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Nilah is an above average counter to Sylas. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Nilah, we analyzed 1,991 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 Sylas 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nilah to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sylas. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Sylas build consist of Bloodthirster, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when fighting Sylas than with many other common builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 53.0% battling Sylas with these items in their kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Sylas as Nilah, you 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 combinations we have analyed for Nilah vs Sylas LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.

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