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Nilah

How to beat Nilah

Common role: ADC

A melee ADC whose whip blades and joy turn 2v2s into massacres.

Best counters vs Nilah

Champions with the highest win rate against Nilah on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.

  1. 1SmolderSmolder61.5%79 games
  2. 2ZiggsZiggs59.9%43 games
  3. 3XayahXayah57.2%60 games
  4. 4ApheliosAphelios56.0%58 games
  5. 5ZeriZeri55.2%52 games
  6. 6SennaSenna54.5%86 games
  7. 7TristanaTristana50.6%96 games
  8. 8DravenDraven49.7%70 games

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What makes Nilah dangerous

Nilah is a melee marksman: her passive SHARES healing and XP with allies, W blurs her dodging ALL attacks, E dashes through targets repeatedly, and her ultimate whirlpools everyone in range with heavy damage and healing. In extended 2v2s she out-sustains everything.

How to play against Nilah

Weaknesses to exploit

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Nilah's abilities does — and how to play around it.

Itemization

Range and spell damage: her W laughs at autos only. Anti-heal both her and the enchanter she drags along.

This guide covers Nilah's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.

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