Nilah

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

52.3% Based on 107 games wr in Bot

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Gluttonous Greaves

   1000 gold

   45 Move Speed
   4% Omnivamp
   
   Slay
   Gain 0.6% Omnivamp on Champion takedown, stacking up to 10 times.

   Gluttonous Greaves

   43% pick · 55.6% Based on 36 picks wr
2. Item 1 2 options
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     Doran's Blade

     450 gold

     10 Attack Damage
     80 Health
     2.5% Omnivamp
     
     
     Doran's Blade

     74% pick · 45.6% Based on 79 picks wr
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     Doran's Bow

     400 gold

     8 Attack Damage
     15% Attack Speed
     1.5% Omnivamp
     
     
     or Doran's Bow

     17% pick · 72.2% Based on 18 picks wr
3. Item 2 2 options
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     The Collector

     3000 gold

     50 Attack Damage
     10 Lethality
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     
     Death
     Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
     
     Taxes
     Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
     The Collector

     50% pick · 62.3% Based on 53 picks wr
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     Cull

     450 gold

     7 Attack Damage
     
     Reap
     Restore 3 Health On-Hit.
     Killing minions grants 1 gold, up to 100. Reaching the limit grants another 350 gold.
     
     or Cull

     39% pick · 39.0% Based on 41 picks wr
4. Item 3 2 options
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     Infinity Edge

     3500 gold

     75 Attack Damage
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     30% Critical Strike Damage
     
     
     Infinity Edge

     46% pick · 63.6% Based on 44 picks wr
   • 
     The Collector

     3000 gold

     50 Attack Damage
     10 Lethality
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     
     Death
     Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
     
     Taxes
     Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
     or The Collector

     36% pick · 50.0% Based on 34 picks wr
5. Item 4 3 options
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     Infinity Edge

     3500 gold

     75 Attack Damage
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     30% Critical Strike Damage
     
     
     Infinity Edge

     38% pick · 60.7% Based on 28 picks wr
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     Lord Dominik's Regards

     3300 gold

     35 Attack Damage
     35% Armor Penetration
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     
     Giant Slayer
     Deal up to 15% bonus damage against champions based on their bonus Health. Maximum damage bonus reached at 1500 bonus Health.
     or Lord Dominik's Regards

     27% pick · 50.0% Based on 20 picks wr
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     Immortal Shieldbow

     3000 gold

     55 Attack Damage
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     
     Lifeline
     Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
     or Immortal Shieldbow

     15% pick · 45.5% Based on 11 picks wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Ghost

Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.

Ghost 37% · 47.5% Based on 40 picks wr

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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.

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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.

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E Slipstream

Nilah enthusiastically dashes toward her target, dealing damage to any enemies she passes through on the way.

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R Apotheosis

Twirling her whip-blade in joyful exuberance, Nilah deals damage to enemies around her before pulling them closer with her weapon.

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Precision

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Conqueror · selected

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph · selected

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity · selected

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand · selected

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Inspiration

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.

Magical Footwear

You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.

Cash Back · selected

Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Triple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.

Time Warp Tonic

Potions grant some restoration immediately.

Biscuit Delivery

Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.

Cosmic Insight · selected

+18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Approach Velocity

Bonus MS towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired, increased for enemy champions that you impair.

Jack Of All Trades

For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.

Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed · selected

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).