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

Nilah vs Vex

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

based on 1,150 Nilah vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vex as Nilah came out of an evaluation of 1150 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Nilah encounters Vex in only 1.9% of their matches.

Nilah vs Vex Matchup Summary

Nilah does a good job of countering Vex. Normally, they wins a terrific 52.0% of matches the champions face one another in. In Nilah against Vex games, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood versus Vex.

Best Nilah vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterInfinity EdgeNavori QuickbladesStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Nilah vs Vex Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Vex Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.1
6.9
< Deaths >
6.2
6.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
170
< Minions Killed >
158
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.42
17,504
< Physical Damage >
1,384
175
< Magic Damage >
22,100
413
< True Damage >
900
18,092
< Damage Dealt >
24,385
24,535
< Damage Taken >
18,788
12,708
< Gold Earned >
11,286
2.55
< Towers >
1.8
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,736
< Total Healing >
2,099
13,377
< Experience >
14,101
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
86
< Time Dealing CC >
555

How to Counter Vex with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Nilah against Vex matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Vex..

Nilah typically has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Vex. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Vex

Who is Better, Nilah or Vex?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when taking on Vex, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a good counter to Vex.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nilah into Vexas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Vex matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a higher 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 decent counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Nilah, we analyzed 1,150 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nilah in order to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah often gets a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Nilah versus Vex build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Vex than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 52.0% when playing against Vex with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Vex 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Nilah vs Vex face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vex as Nilah are presented for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.