Fighter

Nilah

The Joy Unbound

Nilah is an ascetic warrior from a distant land, seeking the world's deadliest, most titanic opponents so that she might challenge and destroy them. Having won her power through an encounter with the long-imprisoned demon of joy, she has no emotions other than unceasing jubilation—a small price to pay for the vast strength she now possesses.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Joy Unending
Q
Formless Blade
W
Jubilant Veil
E
Slipstream
R
Apotheosis

Nilah

Overview

On patch 16.21, Nilah is rated B tier in the bot lane, winning 54.6% of 1,177 ranked games with a 1.2% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Conqueror with Exhaust and Flash and builds The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Boots.

Nilah struggles most against Xayah (40%), Draven (50%), and Jinx (51.1%) and does best against Aphelios (73.1%), Yasuo (68.8%), and Ashe (65.7%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 1,177 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

54.6%

Win rate

1.2%

Pick rate

1.2K

Games

16.21

Patch

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Matchups

All Nilah matchups

Strong against

Aphelios73.1%26
Yasuo68.8%32
Ashe65.7%35
Twitch64.7%51
Tristana62.0%50

Weak against

Xayah40.0%25
Draven50.0%34
Jinx51.1%90
Jhin51.2%82
Yunara51.9%27

Abilities

P
Joy Unending
Nilah gains increased experience from last-hitting minions along with the ability to enhance and share nearby healing and shielding from her allies.
Q
Formless Blade
With a snap of her whip-blade, Nilah damages any enemies she hits in a straight line in her chosen direction. This action extends her attack range for a short duration.
Cooldown: 4Cost: 30Range: 600
W
Jubilant Veil
Nilah envelops herself in mist, increasing her movement speed and allowing her to gracefully dodge all incoming attacks. Any allies she touches during the mist's duration will also gain this effect.
Cooldown: 26/25/24/23/22Cost: 60/45/30/15/0Range: 150
E
Slipstream
Nilah enthusiastically dashes toward her target, dealing damage to any enemies she passes through on the way.
Cooldown: 0.5Cost: 40Range: 550
R
Apotheosis
Twirling her whip-blade in joyful exuberance, Nilah deals damage to enemies around her before pulling them closer with her weapon.
Cooldown: 110/95/80Cost: 100Range: 400