Nilahvs Smolder
Nilah vs Smolder is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Nilah wins with a 61.5% win rate (+23.1%) over Smolder based on 13 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 Smolder 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 Smolder?
Nilah wins 38.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 23.7% and 56.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.4% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −13.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 31 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 Smolder, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nilah wins 38.7% of 31 games (95% range 23.7–56.2%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 52.4% 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 16, within the margin of error (31 games).
- Nilah players pick Last Stand much less often against Smolder: 91.4% of their other Bot games, 77.4% 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 Nilah and Smolder 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 Smolder Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nilah vs Smolder Win Rate by Game Length
Nilah's win rate against Smolder 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 Smolder in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nilah vs Smolder 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: −16
- First itemSmolderNilah: 12.5 min · Smolder: 11.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nilah Changes Against Smolder
Choices Nilah players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Last StandRuneUsually91.4%vs Smolder77.4%−14.0 pts29.2% WR here
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually98.3%vs Smolder87.1%−11.2 pts33.3% WR here
ConquerorKeystoneUsually91.6%vs Smolder80.6%−11.0 pts40.0% WR here
Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense)Stat shardUsually3.2%vs Smolder12.9%+9.7 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually6.8%vs Smolder16.1%+9.3 pts
Cut DownRuneUsually4.5%vs Smolder12.9%+8.4 pts
OvergrowthRuneUsually1.5%vs Smolder9.7%+8.2 pts
Guardian AngelItemUsually3.1%vs Smolder9.7%+6.5 pts
Best Nilah Build vs Smolder
Usual Nilah build (Bot)
85.7% win rate · 35 games
Against Smolder
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 26 Nilah games against Smolder 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 12.5 min (median of 22 games).
- Smolder usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 11.6 min (median of 27 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 Smolder
Usual Nilah runes (Bot)
Conqueror
54.3% win rate · 302 games
Against Smolder
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 Smolder FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nilah vs Smolder?
Current data slightly favors Smolder, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nilah wins 38.7% of 31 games (95% range 23.7–56.2%).
What is Nilah's win rate against Smolder?
Nilah wins 38.7% of 31 Bot games against Smolder on patch 26.19 (95% range 23.7–56.2%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 52.4% would be expected.
Does Nilah counter Smolder?
Not clearly. Nilah wins 38.7% of 31 games against Smolder, and the 95% range (23.7–56.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nilah or Smolder?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 16, within the margin of error (31 games).
Does Nilah outscale Smolder?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Smolder strongest against Nilah?
Smolder is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Nilah build against Smolder?
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 Smolder: Mercury's Treads (6.8% usually, 16.1% here).
What runes should Nilah use against Smolder?
Use Nilah's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Smolder: Last Stand (91.4% usually, 77.4% here).