By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
the Joy Unbound
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (618 games).
Nilah, the Joy Unbound, earns extra experience from last hits and strengthens the heals and shields her allies give her, and Jubilant Veil dodges all incoming attacks for a moment. Counted Master+ Nilahs took Conqueror almost without exception; The Collector or Yun Tal Wildarrows came first, then Infinity Edge. On her small sample, Tristana was the bot laner she struggled most against. Jhin and Yunara were near-even.
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Patch 26.18 · Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 618 games · Preview sample
618
Games
Low
Confidence
55.3%Win Rate
Flash
Barrier66.7%Win Rate
FlashBarrier
This exact page: taken in 25.2% of games·43.6% win rate over 156 games.
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste
Lethal Tempo0.8% taken · 20.0% win5 games
Press the Attack0.5% taken · 0.0% win3 gamesPrecision + Inspiration66.0% taken · 46.6% win408 games
Precision + Sorcery17.6% taken · 56.0% win109 games
Precision + Resolve10.7% taken · 48.5% win66 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Nilah's most common path.
QWith a snap of her whip-blade, Nilah damages any enemies she hits in a straight line in her chosen direction.
Cooldown 4s · 30 Mana
WNilah envelops herself in mist, increasing her movement speed and allowing her to gracefully dodge all incoming attacks.
Cooldown 26/25/24/23/22s · 60/45/30/15/0 Mana
ENilah enthusiastically dashes toward her target, dealing damage to any enemies she passes through on the way.
Cooldown 0.5s · 40 Mana
RTwirling her whip-blade in joyful exuberance, Nilah deals damage to enemies around her before pulling them closer with her weapon.
Cooldown 110/95/80s · 100 ManaMax E first, then Q, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QFormless Blade | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WJubilant Veil | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| ESlipstream | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RApotheosis | R | R | R |
How Nilah performs against enemy bot laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
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Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Deny the reset — it wants a kill to come back out; a warded exit removes it
Punish the cooldown — Nilah is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 10/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
PJoy Unending
Nilah gains increased experience from last-hitting minions along with the ability to enhance and share nearby healing and shielding from her allies.
Passive — never cast
QFormless 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.
Cost 30 ManaCooldown 4sRange 600
WJubilant 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.
Cost 60/45/30/15/0 ManaCooldown 26/25/24/23/22sRange 150
ESlipstream
Nilah enthusiastically dashes toward her target, dealing damage to any enemies she passes through on the way.
Cost 40 ManaCooldown 0.5sRange 550
RApotheosis
Twirling her whip-blade in joyful exuberance, Nilah deals damage to enemies around her before pulling them closer with her weapon.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 110/95/80sRange 400
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Nilah in 4 patches. The latest is patch 26.3, published 2026-02-03.
Base Stats
Even after her micropatch nerfs, Nilah is still sooo happy (overpowered) about the new season. We're looking to bring her overall power down now that the dust has settled.
Base Stats
QFormless Blade
RApotheosis
Nilah's in an interesting place where her Q didn't scale with Infinity Edge, so unlocking that avenue marks a small power increase on top of her basic attacks getting better, so we sought to find other ways to slightly lower her late game scaling as compensation.
QFormless Blade
Nilah will not become a viable jungler with this change but the current restriction around how little splash damage she deals to jungle monsters just isn't needed. We're removing this unneeded mod for now and eventually we may dive into what it would take for Nilah to be functional here.
Base Stats
Nilah is the winningest bot laner in League of Legends, and while someone has to be on top, she’s ahead by a little more than we think is reasonable. We’re delivering what we expect to be a small overall nerf while increasing her early game agency.
Riot's data lists 4 looks for Nilah with their own art, the base skin included and 26 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Nilah | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 570 | =154th | 620 |
| Health per level | 101 | =113th | 104 |
| Base armor | 27 | =104th | 30 |
| Armor per level | 4.2 | =122nd | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 32 | =32nd | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 2.05 | =4th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 58 | =95th | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.697 | =11th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 1.25% | 164th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 340 | =37th | 335 |
| Attack range | 225 | 84th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 570 | +101 | 2287 | 139th of 173 |
| Mana | 350 | +35 | 945 | 119th of 145 |
| Armor | 27 | +4.2 | 98.4 | 135th of 173 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.05 | 66.85 | =5th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Nilah, the Joy Unbound, is a Fighter and Assassin champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 10/10 for difficulty, 8/10 for attack, 4/10 for defense and 4/10 for magic. Nilah spends Mana and has 4 skins with their own art. Nilah's attack speed per level of 1.25% is the 10th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20. Nilah's base attack speed of 0.697 is the 11th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 1 other).
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. Channeling the demon's liquid form into a blade of unparalleled might, she stands defiant against ancient threats long forgotten.
