Kai'Savs Nilah
Kai'Sa vs Nilah is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Nilah wins with a 52.2% win rate (+4.3%) over Kai'Sa based on 46 games. Nilah wins the early laning phase while Kai'Sa scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Kai'Sa build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kai'Sa vs Nilah matchup.
Kai'Sa Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Kai'Sa performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Kai'Sa vs Nilah?
Kai'Sa wins 40.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.1% and 51.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.1% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 74 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- −5.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Nilah, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kai'Sa wins 40.5% of 74 games (95% range 30.1–51.9%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 47.1% for Kai'Sa; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 110, within the margin of error (72 games).
- Kai'Sa players pick Move Speed (flex) far more often against Nilah: 1.2% of their other Bot games, 5.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Kai'Sa and Nilah played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Kai'Sa's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Kai'Sa vs Nilah Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Kai'Sa vs Nilah Win Rate by Game Length
Kai'Sa's win rate against Nilah by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Kai'Sa's results against Nilah in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Kai'Sa vs Nilah Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenKai'Sa gold at 15: +110
- First itemKai'SaKai'Sa: 10.4 min · Nilah: 11.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenKai'Sa wins 37.5% of 40 games
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Kai'Sa Changes Against Nilah
Choices Kai'Sa players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Move Speed (flex)Stat shardUsually1.2%vs Nilah5.4%+4.2 pts
MorellonomiconItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Nilah4.1%+4.1 pts
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually98.6%vs Nilah94.6%−4.0 pts40.0% WR here
Last StandRuneUsually0.8%vs Nilah4.1%+3.2 pts
Best Kai'Sa Build vs Nilah
Usual Kai'Sa build (Bot)
82.6% win rate · 23 games
Against Nilah
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 15 of 59 Kai'Sa games against Nilah carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Kai'Sa's standard build instead.
- Kai'Sa usually completes Kraken Slayer first, at 10.4 min (median of 48 games).
- Nilah usually completes The Collector first, at 11.9 min (median of 46 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Kai'Sa Runes vs Nilah
Usual Kai'Sa runes (Bot)
Lethal Tempo
70.4% win rate · 27 games
Against Nilah
Lethal Tempo
45.2% win rate · 31 games
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Kai'Sa matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Kai'Sa's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Kai'Sa build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Kai'Sa vs Nilah FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Kai'Sa vs Nilah?
Current data slightly favors Nilah, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kai'Sa wins 40.5% of 74 games (95% range 30.1–51.9%).
What is Kai'Sa's win rate against Nilah?
Kai'Sa wins 40.5% of 74 Bot games against Nilah on patch 26.19 (95% range 30.1–51.9%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 47.1% would be expected.
Does Kai'Sa counter Nilah?
Not clearly. Kai'Sa wins 40.5% of 74 games against Nilah, and the 95% range (30.1–51.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Kai'Sa or Nilah?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 110, within the margin of error (72 games).
Does Kai'Sa outscale Nilah?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Nilah strongest against Kai'Sa?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nilah is ahead of Kai'Sa beyond the margin of error.
What should Kai'Sa build against Nilah?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Kai'Sa's usual Bot core: Runaan's Hurricane, Lord Dominik's Regards, Yun Tal Wildarrows. The biggest change against Nilah: Morellonomicon (under 0.5% usually, 4.1% here).
What runes should Kai'Sa use against Nilah?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Inspiration — 45.2% over 31 games against Nilah. The biggest change against Nilah: Move Speed (flex) (1.2% usually, 5.4% here).