Nilah vs Sivir ADC Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Nilah vs Sivir

Confidence mediumUpdated Jun 7, 2026

Overview

Nilah must manage short-range all-ins against Sivir's waveclear and (E) poke control.
The lane turns on Nilah punishing Sivir's last-hit attempts when (E) is down and support allows.
Nilah benefits from waves near her side to safely engage, while Sivir prefers controlled waveclear lanes.

Trading pattern

Punish Sivir's last-hit animations with autos and (Q) only if enemy support can't immediately trade back.
Use (W) to block Sivir's auto attacks during all-ins, denying her main retaliation.
Avoid using (E) forward without a clear kill angle or support follow-up to prevent being kited.

Danger windows

(E) blocks your key engage or poke spells, making trades costly.
Enemy support controlling brush or threat zone negates your last-hit punish window.
Avoid fighting after (W) is down, as Sivir's auto retaliation becomes effective again.

Early game

Use the first three waves to farm behind minions and avoid (Q) double-hit poke.
Hold wave near your side to reduce Sivir's dash window and punish her last-hit steps.
Avoid stepping forward without support help before level 3 to prevent (W) and (E) trades.

Power spikes

Level 6 (R) allows Nilah to commit to multi-target all-ins with support, turning fights with pull control.
First completed marksman item lets Nilah safely dash in and threaten kills instead of just defensive trades.
Respect (E) window; it denies your engage or poke and forces you to wait for cooldown.

Win conditions

Use support engage and (W) timing to win committed all-ins and force Sivir off the wave.
Convert health leads into crashing waves to deny Sivir plates and force her recalls.
Scale through protected farming until level 6 and item spikes, then leverage (R) and all-in threat in teamfights.