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Nilah vs Karthus

How often does Nilah beat Karthus in ADC?

Nilah into Karthus in ADC: 39% observed win rate across 59 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 ahead by 150 gold.

Nilah at 15:00

Typical gap to Karthus, from 59 games that reached 15:00.

Does Nilah counter Karthus?

No counter here: Nilah sits at 39% over 59 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 Karthus: the Nilah game plan

Someone usually dies here around 4:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:59. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Nilah's ADC build, with receipts

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.

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