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Nilah vs Vel'Koz

What is Nilah's win rate vs Vel'Koz?

In ADC, Nilah wins 53% against Vel'Koz across 51 observed 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 79 gold.

Nilah at 15:00

Typical gap to Vel'Koz, from 51 games that reached 15:00.

Does Nilah counter Vel'Koz?

Too close to call. Nilah sits at 53% over 51 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Vel'Koz as Nilah

The median first death in this lane comes at 5:22; the level 6 spike lands around 6:41. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Nilah build in ADC?

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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