Samira vs Nilah Counter Pick

Nilah is the frailer champion on paper by a clear margin, 570 base health rising to 2,287 with 27 armour reaching 98.4, against 630 to 2,466 and 26 to 105.9. She still takes the matchup, holding Samira to 45.1% across 754 games on patch 16.13.1.

Jubilant Veil is the reason. It wraps Nilah in mist, raises her movement speed and lets her dodge all incoming attacks, and Samira’s damage is overwhelmingly attack-based: Daredevil Impulse pays out on attacks made in melee range, and Inferno Trigger is a torrent of shots. A veil timed over that ultimate converts her largest cooldown into nothing. Formless Blade extends Nilah‘s attack range beyond its 225 baseline, erasing much of the 275-unit deficit she starts with, and Apotheosis damages surrounding enemies before pulling them closer rather than letting them disengage. She also moves at 340 against 335. The counterweight is execution: a 10 difficulty rating against Samira’s 6, and the smallest health pool in the exchange, so a Wild Rush arriving while the veil is down still ends her quickly. Both deal physical damage, so both are looking at armour. Joy Unending additionally enhances and shares nearby healing and shielding from allies, which lengthens the window she can hold, and Slipstream dashes her onto a target rather than past one, keeping her inside the range Samira would rather deny.