- Win Rate
- 47.0%
- Pick Rate
- 0.7%
- Ban Rate
- 1.6%
Nilah vs Tristana
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 538
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 11, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Nilah vs Tristana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Tristana wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Nilah based on 33 games. Tristana wins the early laning phase while Nilah scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nilah build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nilah vs Tristana 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 Tristana?
Nilah wins 43.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 27.4% and 60.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.9% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 30 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 10
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Tristana, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nilah wins 43.3% of 30 games (95% range 27.4–60.8%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 47.9% for Nilah; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Tristana usually wins the lane: 740 gold ahead of Nilah at 15 minutes on average (30 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Nilah players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Tristana: 16.0% 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nilah vs Tristana Win Rate by Game Length
Nilah's win rate against Tristana 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 Tristana in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nilah vs Tristana 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)TristanaNilah gold at 15: −740
- First itemTristanaNilah: 11.8 min · Tristana: 10.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nilah Changes Against Tristana
Choices Nilah players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually16.0%vs Tristana33.3%+17.3 pts
Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually81.9%vs Tristana66.7%−15.2 pts40.0% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually2.3%vs Tristana13.3%+11.0 pts
Cut DownRuneUsually3.8%vs Tristana13.3%+9.6 pts
Ravenous HydraItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tristana3.3%+3.3 pts
Essence ReaverItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tristana3.3%+3.3 pts
Rapid FirecannonItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tristana3.3%+3.3 pts
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Refillable PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Tristana3.3%+3.3 pts
Best Nilah Build vs Tristana
Usual Nilah build (Bot)
69.7% win rate · 33 games
Against Tristana
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 21 Nilah games against Tristana 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 11.8 min (median of 23 games).
- Tristana usually completes Yun Tal Wildarrows first, at 10.9 min (median of 24 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 Tristana
Usual Nilah runes (Bot)
Conqueror
46.5% win rate · 200 games
Against Tristana
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Nilah matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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.
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Nilah vs Tristana FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Nilah vs Tristana?
Current data slightly favors Tristana, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nilah wins 43.3% of 30 games (95% range 27.4–60.8%).
What is Nilah's win rate against Tristana?
Nilah wins 43.3% of 30 Bot games against Tristana on patch 26.20 (95% range 27.4–60.8%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 47.9% would be expected.
Does Nilah counter Tristana?
Not clearly. Nilah wins 43.3% of 30 games against Tristana, and the 95% range (27.4–60.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nilah or Tristana?
Tristana usually wins the lane: 740 gold ahead of Nilah at 15 minutes on average (30 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Nilah outscale Tristana?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Tristana strongest against Nilah?
Tristana is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Nilah build against Tristana?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nilah's usual Bot core: The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow, Death's Dance. The biggest change against Tristana: Plated Steelcaps (16.0% usually, 33.3% here).
What runes should Nilah use against Tristana?
Use Nilah's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Tristana: Health Scaling (defense) (81.9% usually, 66.7% here).