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Nilah with Lucian

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How to Synergize Nilah and Lucian

based on 129 Nilah with Lucian pairs
Win Rate
38.8 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nilah has gone into battle with Lucian in 129 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Nilah play with Lucian. It is very rare for Nilah to play with Lucian on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 0.2% of rounds with Nilah.

Nilah Lucian Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nilah does a terrible job of teaming up with Lucian. Typically, they wins a dismal 38.8% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Nilah when playing alongside Lucian by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nilah vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Immortal ShieldbowNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

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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Guide to Synergizing Nilah and Lucian

Advice to Understand How Lucian Will Play

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Nilah Lucian Synergy Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
38.8 %
VS
Win Rate
61.2 %
Lucian Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.8
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
5.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
163
< Minions Killed >
169
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.55
17,169
< Physical Damage >
18,142
175
< Magic Damage >
174
427
< True Damage >
412
17,772
< Damage Dealt >
18,728
23,615
< Damage Taken >
24,186
12,073
< Gold Earned >
12,632
2.27
< Towers >
2.59
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,010
< Total Healing >
8,612
12,851
< Experience >
13,231
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
86
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Play with Lucian as Nilah in LoL

The Nilah Lucian synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lucian, 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 very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Lucian. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Lucian helps Nilah perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nilah is paired with Lucian, they sees a little drop in their full damage output. This may demonstrate that Lucian does not help cover for them to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Nilah is played alongside Lucian on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays without Lucian. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing with Lucian.

Additionally, when Nilah plays with Lucian on the same side, they often takes a little less damage than when they fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Lucian does a decent job of protecting Nilah during team fights.

Synergies between Nilah and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nilah
Lucian

Is Nilah better when played alongside Lucian?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Nilah that will 100% of the time be their ideal synergy. However, Lucian is a very bad teammate for Nilah. By being on the same team as Nilah, he decreases their win rate by -13.3% to 38.8%. This signals that there is a terrible bond between Nilah and Lucian that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Lucian has a much lower diffuclty than Nilah. That means Nilah players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Lucian comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Nilah and Lucian together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of magical damage output. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that fills this gap in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Lucian teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah Lucian Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nilah and Lucian, we analyzed 129 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 Lucian 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to pair well with Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to have in your Nilah and Lucian synergy build include Immortal Shieldbow, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah incorporated at least these three great items in their build, they did much better when fighting alongside Lucian than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 38.8% when playing alongside Lucian with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 38.8% winrate overall.

If you need to see Nilah and Lucian collaboration tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using all matches completed with both champs.