Tier list / ADC / Nilah

Nilah matchups

Tier 3#13 ADC11Full build
You playNilah

Tier 353.8% win · #13 adc

Nilah favoured56.7%Nilah wins 56.7% of games into Kai'Sa, well above the 53.8% Nilah wins overall.
AgainstKai'Sa

Tier 149.0% win · #3 adc

56.7%44.6%

1,522 gamesSample A 58.0%Sample B 57.6%Sample C 56.4%Gold at 15 +178Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Nilah: Gold 53.2% · Plat 52.7% · Emerald 52.7% · Diamond 52.8%Kai'Sa: Gold 49.5% · Plat 49.8% · Emerald 49.6% · Diamond 48.7%

Lane plan

No lane tip for this matchup yet; the facts on the right still hold.

  • The Collector

    You complete The Collector at ~10 min; Kai'Sa completes Kraken Slayer at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Kai'Sa's Void Seeker (W) is 20s, your Jubilant Veil (W) is 26s, so Kai'Sa is back first. Level 6: Kai'Sa's ultimate 130s, yours 110s.

  • Barrier

    Kai'Sa takes Flash + Barrier in 69.0% of games. You take Flash + Barrier (63.1%).

Build into Kai'Sa

Sample B · Emerald+ · 585 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BladeHealth Potion

    Doran's Blade + Health Potion

    54.9% of games · 56.4% win
    • Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion61.8%

  2. First back

    Long SwordPickaxeSerrated Dirk

    Long Sword, Pickaxe, Serrated Dirk

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item10 min

    The Collector

    The Collector

    78.0% of games · 58.8% win
    • Yun Tal Wildarrows58.3%

  4. 2nd item18 min

    Infinity Edge

    Infinity Edge

    70.3% of games · 58.4% win
    • Immortal Shieldbow58.0%
    • Lord Dominik's Regards74.2%

  5. 3rd item23 min

    Lord Dominik's Regards

    Lord Dominik's Regards

    38.3% of games · 61.6% win
    • Immortal Shieldbow65.6%
    • Infinity Edge76.8%

  6. Boots14 min

    Gluttonous Greaves

    Gluttonous Greaves

    33.3% of games · 63.6% win
    • Berserker's Greaves59.3%
    • Plated Steelcaps56.3%

  7. Late27–30 min

    Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsDeath's Dance

    Immortal Shieldbow, Lord Dominik's Regards or Death's Dance

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 570 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. ConquerorConquerorpicked in 97.4%
  2. TriumphTriumphpicked in 98.6%
  3. Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacritypicked in 64.4%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 90.4%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Cash BackCash Backpicked in 60.5%
  2. Cosmic InsightCosmic Insightpicked in 58.6%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 184 games
Q14579
W31415
E28101213
R611

Max

  1. QEW65.9% pick · 378 games57.1%
  2. EQW30.5% pick · 175 games64.0%

Kai'Sa: Q start, max QEW10,802 games

Summoner spells

FlashBarrierFlash + Barrier63.1% pick

FlashBarrierKai'Sa: Flash + Barrier, 69.0%77,518 games

Play against Kai'Sa

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Kai'Sa's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Second SkinPassive
  2. Q Icathian Rain10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 55 mana · 600 range10s10s8s6s
  3. W Void Seeker20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14s cooldown · 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 mana · 3000 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Supercharge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 30 mana—16s16s13s
  5. R Killer Instinct130 / 100 / 70s cooldown · 100 mana · 2000 / 2500 / 3000 range——130s130s

Void Seeker (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Nilah's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Joy UnendingPassive
  2. Q Formless Blade4s cooldown · 30 mana · 600 range4s4s4s4s
  3. W Jubilant Veil26 / 25 / 24 / 23 / 22s cooldown · 60 / 45 / 30 / 15 / 0 mana · 150 range—26s26s26s
  4. E Slipstream0.5s cooldown · 40 mana · 550 range—0.5s0.5s0.5s
  5. R Apotheosis110 / 95 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 400 range——110s95s

Jubilant Veil (W) is the long one early: 26s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 11 adc matchups

Nilah's win rate into each one · green beats Nilah's average, rose falls short
40.0%42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%60.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.