Nilahvs Samira
Nilah vs Samira is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Nilah wins with a 72.7% win rate (+45.5%) over Samira based on 22 games. Nilah holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nilah build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nilah vs Samira matchup.
Nilah Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nilah 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 Nilah vs Samira?
Nilah wins 64.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 48.4% and 77.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 54.7% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- +9.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 39 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
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: Nilah wins 64.1% of 39 games (95% range 48.4–77.3%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 54.7% for Nilah; 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 406, within the margin of error (39 games).
- Nilah players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Samira: 18.2% of their other Bot games, 33.3% 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 Nilah and Samira 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 Nilah'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.
Nilah vs Samira Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nilah vs Samira Win Rate by Game Length
Nilah's win rate against Samira 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: Nilah's results against Samira in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nilah vs Samira 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)EvenNilah gold at 15: −406
- First itemSamiraNilah: 11.3 min · Samira: 10.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nilah Changes Against Samira
Choices Nilah players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually18.2%vs Samira33.3%+15.2 pts
BloodthirsterItemUsually12.2%vs Samira23.1%+10.9 pts
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsually10.2%vs Samiraunder 2%−10.2 pts
Phantom DancerItemUsually3.0%vs Samira10.3%+7.3 pts
Best Nilah Build vs Samira
Usual Nilah build (Bot)
85.7% win rate · 35 games
Against Samira
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 30 Nilah games against Samira carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nilah's standard build instead.
- Nilah usually completes The Collector first, at 11.3 min (median of 32 games).
- Samira usually completes The Collector first, at 10.7 min (median of 28 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 Nilah Runes vs Samira
Usual Nilah runes (Bot)
Conqueror
54.3% win rate · 302 games
Against Samira
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Nilah draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Nilah matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Nilah'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 Nilah build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Nilah Matchups
Hardest for Nilah
Easiest for Nilah
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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Nilah vs Samira FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nilah vs Samira?
Current data slightly favors Nilah, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nilah wins 64.1% of 39 games (95% range 48.4–77.3%).
What is Nilah's win rate against Samira?
Nilah wins 64.1% of 39 Bot games against Samira on patch 26.19 (95% range 48.4–77.3%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 54.7% would be expected.
Does Nilah counter Samira?
Not clearly. Nilah wins 64.1% of 39 games against Samira, and the 95% range (48.4–77.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nilah or Samira?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 406, within the margin of error (39 games).
Does Nilah outscale Samira?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Samira strongest against Nilah?
Samira is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Nilah build against Samira?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nilah's usual Bot core: The Collector, Death's Dance, Lord Dominik's Regards. The biggest change against Samira: Plated Steelcaps (18.2% usually, 33.3% here).
What runes should Nilah use against Samira?
Use Nilah's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Samira: Exhaust + Flash (10.2% usually, under 2% here).