MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nilah vs Kalista
How often does Nilah beat Kalista in ADC?
Nilah into Kalista in ADC: 54% observed win rate across 168 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Nilah behind by 177 gold.
Nilah at 15:00
- Gold: -177
- CS: -7
- XP: +421
Typical gap to Kalista, from 166 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nilah counter Kalista?
No counter here: Nilah sits at 54% over 168 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Kalista: the Nilah game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nilah at 59% across 71 games. Flip the lead and Nilah falls to 50% across 97.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 71 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 97 |
| First blood | 55% | 87 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 71 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 67% | 54 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:54. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nilah's ADC build, with receipts
Into Kalista specifically, Nilah finishes The Collector first most often: 50.9% over 57 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Nilah core is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 61.7% across 3,111 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually The Collector (9,214 games).
Skill plan: Nilah players max Q first and take Q at level 1.