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

Nilah vs Zeri

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

based on 643 Nilah vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
55.7 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Nilah faced Zeri 643 times. Including so many games with Nilah versus Zeri provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to destroy your rival. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Nilah fights Zeri in only 1.1% of their matches.

Nilah vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Nilah does a great job of beating Zeri. On average, they wins a terrific 55.7% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Nilah against Zeri matches, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Nilah vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Nilah vs Zeri Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
55.7 %
VS
Win Rate
44.3 %
Zeri Image
7.9
< Kills >
6.8
6.3
< Deaths >
6
6.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
174
< Minions Killed >
184
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,439
< Physical Damage >
14,029
194
< Magic Damage >
6,397
433
< True Damage >
501
20,067
< Damage Dealt >
20,929
24,148
< Damage Taken >
21,852
12,842
< Gold Earned >
12,286
2.72
< Towers >
2.17
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,378
< Total Healing >
4,084
13,422
< Experience >
12,488
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
87
< Time Dealing CC >
112

How to Counter Zeri with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some strategic Nilah against Zeri counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri..

Nilah normally has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they takes a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nilah and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Zeri

Who is Better, Nilah or Zeri?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Zeri, with a 55.7% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a fantastic counter to Zeri.

While Nilah does have a much higher win rate than Zeri, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more difficult character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Zerias their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Zeri 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 teammates during team fights.

Nilah is a great counter to Zeri. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Zeri.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Nilah, we analyzed 643 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 Zeri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nilah to counter Zeri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather 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 by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Zeri. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Nilah versus Zeri build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better countering Zeri than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 55.7% battling Zeri with these items in their kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Zeri 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 rune sets we have analyed for Nilah vs Zeri battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 55.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Nilah are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu above.