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

Nilah vs Xerath

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

based on 2,140 Nilah vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our database, Nilah fought Xerath in 2140 games. Using so many games with Nilah versus Xerath gives us faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a supported build to annihilate your foe. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Nilah is forced to battle against Xerath in only 3.6% of their matches.

Nilah vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nilah has done a below average job of beating Xerath. Typically, they wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champions fight each other in. In Nilah versus Xerath games, Nilah’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that they most likely will get first blood against Xerath.

Best Nilah vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterInfinity EdgePhantom DancerThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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 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
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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 Xerath as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Nilah vs Xerath Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Xerath Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.7
6.9
< Deaths >
5.3
5.5
< Assists >
9.9
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
170
< Minions Killed >
107
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,811
< Physical Damage >
662
161
< Magic Damage >
23,100
373
< True Damage >
757
17,346
< Damage Dealt >
24,520
25,487
< Damage Taken >
15,484
12,532
< Gold Earned >
10,955
2.48
< Towers >
1.64
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,727
< Total Healing >
1,282
13,351
< Experience >
12,997
17
< Vision Score >
36
8
< Wards Placed >
16
82
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Xerath with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several vital Nilah versus Xerath matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..

Nilah usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. On average, they receives more damage than Xerath. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Xerath

Who is Better, Nilah or Xerath?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually loses when facing off against Xerath, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a bad counter to Xerath.

While Nilah does have a lower win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Nilah into Xerathas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nilah is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Nilah, we analyzed 2,140 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nilah to counter Xerath during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah often gets more CS relative to Xerath. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nilah versus Xerath build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Nilah incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs. Xerath than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Xerath with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Xerath 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 runes that we analyzed for Nilah vs Xerath counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Nilah are shown for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.