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How to Win Taliyah vs Nilah Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Taliyah

based on 638 Taliyah vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Taliyah engaged Nilah 638 times. Having so many matchups for Taliyah vs Nilah gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to destroy Nilah. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Taliyah has to counter Nilah in only 1.5% of her games.

Taliyah vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Taliyah does a average job of beating Nilah. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Taliyah vs Nilah rounds, Taliyah’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Taliyah vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentCosmic DriveSeraph's EmbraceStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Nilah

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Taliyah vs Nilah Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
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6.1
< Kills >
7.1
6
< Deaths >
6.5
8.5
< Assists >
5.7
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
116
< Minions Killed >
167
0.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.47
750
< Physical Damage >
16,180
20,950
< Magic Damage >
162
1,089
< True Damage >
368
22,790
< Damage Dealt >
16,711
19,930
< Damage Taken >
23,290
11,754
< Gold Earned >
12,120
1.75
< Towers >
2.43
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,243
< Total Healing >
8,018
13,760
< Experience >
12,732
22
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
540
< Time Dealing CC >
83

How to Counter Nilah with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several important Taliyah against Nilah matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah..

Taliyah often has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Nilah

Who is Better, Taliyah or Nilah?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when playing against Nilah, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes an ok counter to Nilah.

While Taliyah does have a lower win rate compared to Nilah, when they face off with one another, Taliyah also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Nilah.

Moreover, Taliyah has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter for Nilah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taliyah against Nilah.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Taliyah, we analyzed 638 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 Nilah as Taliyah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Taliyah versus Nilah build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Nilah than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average win rate of 49.8% battling Nilah with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Nilah as Taliyah, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Taliyah vs Nilah counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.

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