Melee carry build with explosive windows: Nilah does not win by playing a standard front-to-back, but by turning one successful first contact into an exchange the enemy can no longer cleanly close. The build must therefore protect both her arrival on the right timing, the violence of the reset, and the margin needed to survive the answer.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,450 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,250 total cost -200gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,150 total cost -300g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
14,900 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,350 total cost +450gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,350 total cost +450gShare of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Nilah wins through endurance, the build maximizes sustain and crit scaling to outlast opponents.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Mobility for to his combos melee with E Slipstream dash and sustain in lane.
Strengthens early melee trades before his critical items.
Your all-in opens on full targets — the healthy-target bonus inflates the entry burst before your passive execute.
Attack speed for faster Q spins and more DPS in fights.
Melee range exposes you — the three blunted hits cover your E entry.
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
