Riot has introduced a new champion for League of Legends. The new bot laner Nilah focuses on speed and various buffs. However, her greatest strength comes when she plays with others on the team.
Who is the champion? We already introduced Nilah in her short trailer. She is a follower of an order that employs demons for its purposes. She utilizes abilities based on water.
Riot has presented Nilah as a skirmisher for the bot lane. When she is on the lane, both she and her teammate benefit from it. Nilah has several passive abilities that also apply to allies.
Nilah is a mobile fighter who supports others
What makes her so interesting? Her passive ability “Endless Joy” supports others who are nearby. When Nilah kills a minion, she and the nearest allied champion receive 50% of the experience that would normally be lost through sharing with nearby allies.
Additionally, Nilah benefits from healing and shields cast by other players. If you are on the same lane with Nilah and use a shield, her presence enhances the ability.
Otherwise, Nilah relies on melee attacks and her ability “Shadow Surge.” This makes her very mobile, as she can quickly jump to her targets and enhance this attack as well. This makes her a nimble and unpredictable opponent.
What other abilities does she have?
- Formless Blade (Q)
- Passive: Attacks and ability damage against champions ignore a portion of their armor and heal Nilah for a portion of the damage dealt. This effect scales with critical strike chance and can “overheal,” resulting in a shield for Nilah.
- Active: Nilah strikes in a line, dealing damage to all enemies hit. If she hits an enemy, Nilah’s attack range and attack speed increase for several seconds. Additionally, her attacks deal area-of-effect damage in a cone and additional damage.
- Joyful Veil (W): Nilah envelops herself in mist, temporarily increasing her movement speed, reducing incoming magic damage, and evading all incoming basic attacks. If she touches an allied champion, they are also wrapped in the mist and gain the same bonuses for half the duration.
- Shadow Surge (E): Nilah jumps to a target unit and deals damage to all enemies hit. She can hold 2 charges of “Shadow Surge” at once. If Nilah casts “Formless Blade” (Q) during “Shadow Surge,” she creates a wave behind her that deals damage and activates Nilah’s empowered attacks.
- Apotheosis (Ultimate Ability – R): Nilah whirls her weapon in an area around her, dealing damage and pulling enemies into the center with a final burst. She heals herself for a portion of the damage dealt and converts excess healing into a shield. Healing and shields scale with critical strike chance and are shared with nearby allies.
What do you think about Nilah and her abilities? Will you play her at the start of the new update or are you not interested in her?
Nilah is another female champion, which has led to discussions recently. However, a developer explains why so many female champions are appearing:
