Nilah vs Sivir Counter Pick

One button decides this pairing more than any stat on the page. Spell Shield blocks a single enemy ability cast on Sivir and refunds health plus a burst of move speed when it connects, and Nilah’s whole offense is built from abilities: Slipstream to close, Apotheosis to gather and pull, Formless Blade to extend her reach. The outcome is 46.9% for Nilah over 354 games on patch 16.13.1, and it goes against her.

Sivir also owns the range advantage at 500 against 225 and the better opening durability at 30 armor and 600 health. Fleet of Foot hands her a burst of move speed whenever she attacks an enemy champion, Ricochet turns wave clear into chip damage, and On The Hunt grants her team move speed while refunding her cooldowns on attack. Leaving a lost fight is therefore cheap for her and expensive for a champion with 340 move speed and one dash. Boomerang Blade damages on the way out and again on the way back, so standing behind minions is less safe than it looks.

Both deal physical damage, meaning armor is the shared purchase and no one gets a free itemization edge. The workable plan is baiting Spell Shield with Formless Blade or a summoner spell before committing Slipstream, then fighting while Jubilant Veil is up, since its move speed and attack dodging cover the approach. Ratings of 10 against 4 for difficulty account for part of the gap in results.