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

Nilah vs Zed

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

based on 2,061 Nilah vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our data, Nilah battled Zed 2061 times. Using so many games with Nilah vs Zed provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare useful data and a solid build to wreck Zed. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Nilah encounters Zed in only 3.4% of their games.

Nilah vs Zed Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of beating Zed. Normally, they wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champions battle each other in. In Nilah versus Zed games, Nilah’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Nilah vs Zed 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 ShieldbowNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterStormrazorVoltaic Cyclosword

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
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Guide to Countering Zed as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Nilah vs Zed Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Zed Image
7.8
< Kills >
8.6
7
< Deaths >
6.4
6.2
< Assists >
5.7
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.94
171
< Minions Killed >
155
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.34
18,042
< Physical Damage >
21,906
194
< Magic Damage >
1,178
406
< True Damage >
1,199
18,642
< Damage Dealt >
24,284
24,940
< Damage Taken >
22,405
12,763
< Gold Earned >
12,290
2.55
< Towers >
1.56
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,755
< Total Healing >
3,680
13,421
< Experience >
14,611
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
7
86
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Zed with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown here show some valuable Nilah versus Zed matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Zed..

Nilah typically has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Zed

Who is Better, Nilah or Zed?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a great counter for Zed.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate than Zed, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Zedas 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Zed 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 Zed. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Nilah, we analyzed 2,061 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 Zed 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 in order to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Zed. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nilah versus Zed build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Nilah combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better when fighting Zed than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 53.1% battling Zed with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Zed as Nilah, Nilah players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Nilah vs Zed counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.1% winrate overall.

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