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Nami vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Nami in LoLNami is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Nami

based on 1,613 Nami vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our data, Nami faced off against Nilah 1613 times. Using so many matchups for Nami vs Nilah provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a supported build to destroy your opposition. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Nami is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.5% of her games.

Nami vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a poor job of beating Nilah. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Nami versus Nilah matches, Nami’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Nami vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterZaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial MandateEchoes of Helia

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Nilah

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

Nami vs Nilah Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Nilah Image
1.8
< Kills >
7
5.2
< Deaths >
6.5
15.4
< Assists >
5.9
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
23
< Minions Killed >
172
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.59
946
< Physical Damage >
17,012
8,800
< Magic Damage >
150
589
< True Damage >
362
10,336
< Damage Dealt >
17,524
15,660
< Damage Taken >
23,548
8,425
< Gold Earned >
12,425
2.3
< Towers >
2.57
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,440
< Total Healing >
8,213
10,767
< Experience >
13,147
57
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
9
205
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Nilah with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several vital Nami against Nilah counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Nilah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Nilah

Who is Better, Nami or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Nami makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Nami does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when facing one another, Nami also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nami into Nilah.

Additionally, Nami also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nami is a bad counter for Nilah. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nami against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 53.4% 6433 GamesKayleKayle+ 53.5% 2990 GamesSennaSenna+ 53.6% 971 GamesTaricTaric+ 57.3% 82 Games

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Nami, we analyzed 1,613 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 Nami 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

To truly master Nami in order to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami on average gets a lot less CS relative to Nilah. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Nami versus Nilah build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Nami included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Nilah than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Nilah with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Nilah as Nami, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Nami vs Nilah matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

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