Xayah vs Nilah Counter Pick

Nilah’s difficulty rating is 10, the maximum, while Xayah sits at 5. Before any of that skill comes into play, Nilah has to close a gap of 300 units, with attack range of 225 compared to Xayah’s 525. Xayah wins 57.7% of her 444 recorded games on patch 16.13.1.

• Nilah is the slighter champion at every stage, starting with 570 base health and reaching 2,287 at level 18, while Xayah has 630 and 2,449.
• Formless Blade gives her extra attack range for a brief stretch, and Slipstream lets her dash through enemies, so two particular spells reveal when she is about to engage.
• Jubilant Veil allows her to sidestep incoming auto attacks for as long as the mist lasts, so throwing Bladecaller‘s root into it is a waste.

Both champions do physical damage, and neither carries enough armor to brush the other off: Nilah has 27 base and 98.4 at level 18, Xayah 25 and 96.4. Because the two are so evenly matched, whoever lands the first clean engage usually decides the exchange, and for Nilah that engage depends on a dash. Apotheosis hurts everything nearby and then drags it toward her, and Featherstorm is the answer to that moment: the leap carries her clear of danger while a spread of daggers rains down underneath. Her move speed of 340 against Xayah’s 330 keeps the chase fair, and both spend mana to operate. Joy Unending gives her bonus experience for last-hitting minions and lets her amplify and distribute the healing and shielding that reach nearby allies, which is where her edge in a two-versus-two fight comes from. Detail: Nilah.