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How to Win Illaoi vs Nilah Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Illaoi

based on 1,146 Illaoi vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.53
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Illaoi came out of an examination of 1146 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Illaoi encounters Nilah in only 1.6% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi does a below average job of beating Nilah. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Illaoi vs Nilah games, Illaoi’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Illaoi vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpirit VisageHullbreakerSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Nilah

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Illaoi vs Nilah Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Nilah Image
5.5
< Kills >
8.2
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
4.6
< Assists >
6.2
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
188
< Minions Killed >
169
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.5
25,083
< Physical Damage >
18,984
782
< Magic Damage >
165
371
< True Damage >
447
26,237
< Damage Dealt >
19,596
34,653
< Damage Taken >
25,137
11,951
< Gold Earned >
12,828
2.75
< Towers >
2.5
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,577
< Total Healing >
9,182
15,278
< Experience >
13,508
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
430
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Nilah with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Illaoi versus Nilah matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Nilah

Who is Better, Illaoi or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes a bad counter for Nilah.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Illaoi into Nilah.

Additionally, Illaoi also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Illaoi is a terribly counter for Nilah. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,146 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 Illaoi 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 truly master Illaoi in order to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Nilah. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Illaoi versus Nilah build include Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Nilah than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 47.7% battling Nilah with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Nilah as Illaoi, Illaoi players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Illaoi vs Nilah counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Illaoi x Nilah tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every match played with both champs.