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How to Synergize Nilah with Leona on the Same TeamNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah with Leona

How to Win With Nilah and Leona Paired TogetherNilah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nilah and Leona

based on 2,075 Nilah with Leona pairs
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nilah has fought alongside Leona in 2075 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Nilah synergize with Leona. It is relatively rare for Nilah to play alongside Leona as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 3.5% of rounds with Nilah.

Nilah Leona Synergy Summary

Nilah does a good job of teaming up with Leona. On average, they wins an epic 53.7% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Nilah when playing alongside Leona by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nilah vs Leona 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

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterPhantom DancerInfinity Edge

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
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Guide to Synergizing Nilah and Leona

Advice to Understand How Leona Will Play

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Nilah Leona Synergy Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
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9.4
< Kills >
7.8
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
5.9
< Assists >
6.1
2.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
171
< Minions Killed >
169
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.55
19,880
< Physical Damage >
18,142
119
< Magic Damage >
174
401
< True Damage >
412
20,401
< Damage Dealt >
18,728
24,103
< Damage Taken >
24,186
13,240
< Gold Earned >
12,632
2.73
< Towers >
2.59
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,432
< Total Healing >
8,612
13,440
< Experience >
13,231
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
88
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Play with Leona as Nilah in LoL

The Nilah Leona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Leona, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Nilah sees a large worsening in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Leona. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Leona helps Nilah perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nilah is an ally to Leona, they observes a sizeable uptick in their total damage output. This may signal that Leona supports by providing protection for them to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nilah is played with Leona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Leona.

Moreover, when Nilah plays with Leona on the same team, they often takes a little less damage than when they fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Leona does a decent job of covering Nilah during teamfights.

Synergies between Nilah and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nilah
Leona

Is Nilah better when played alongside Leona?

There is no ideal synergy for Nilah that will no matter what be their ideal teammate. Yet, Leona is a decent ally for Nilah. By locking into the same side as Nilah, she improves their win rate by 1.6% to 53.7%. This shows that there is a good strategic relationship between Nilah and Leona that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Leona has a much lower diffuclty than Nilah. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Leona allies to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

Working cooperatively, Nilah players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to buff allies and debuff enemies. When paired, these two may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

In contrast, by pairing Nilah and Leona together, you will not be providing your team a lot of magic damage. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Leona ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah Leona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nilah and Leona, we analyzed 2,075 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Nilah with Leona comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Nilah to pair well with Leona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to use in your Nilah and Leona synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Nilah incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when fighting alongside Leona than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 53.7% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Leona with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Nilah players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.7% winrate overall.

If you need to view Nilah and Leona cooperations tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every game run with both champs.