NEW Champion Nilah Is BROKEN - Legends of Runeterra

[@Snnuy]

can someone please comment "what's updraft" so i can do the joke

[@jamesbrice3267]

Humour me, what's updraft?

[@Snnuy]

@@jamesbrice3267 nothing much what's up with you

[@doodlegarbage6769]

@@Snnuy Card gamers are really something else

[@bad_atgames]

whats downdraft

[@richpluto6058]

@@Snnuy I am up for downing some draft!

[@skrilllfury2120]

Nilah genuinely looks amazing, and honestly Nilah/Samira with TideBoat seems like it’ll be legitimately good.

[@Aku_000]

Finally i can play a samira/samira deck

[@moonlight8451]

@@Aku_000 Samira did it first, Nilah did it better - and its not even close when it comes to champ design.

[@Aku_000]

​@@moonlight8451yeah ,true but i am bias to samira.

[@tobias97erdt]

Good is a understatement... like wildfire will completely wreck people that have no nopify as this archetype won't have serious trouble to find at least 4 wildfires in a match (which are 10 damage just from that) and play 6+ cards per turn or activate plunder I know when a tier 0 archetype is around the corner and this... well gives me tier 0 vibes.

[@myaps1859]

So Dante and Vergil

[@lx-icon]

A minor good thing about the Dedicant of the Challenge that wasn't mentioned is that it helps you empty your hand and avoid burning your deck due to having too many cards in hand, which feels like it could be a real problem with Nilah

[@ftwarcher2290]

Ok so basically this expansion is obviously about Fiddlesticks becoming a sailor and taking over the world. Mhm, totally!

[@FlutterSwag]

Fiddle will likely be near the end Nilah is seeking monster and threats to defeat with voli being the 1st major threat and her stopping at piltover to find janna

[@GGiGotHydra]

She may be joyful but the enemy for sure wont be

[@Fahklevi]

That's why it's a Demon

[@danielbarnes1241]

Wow just like leauge

[@amuro9624]

That's the whole design philosophy of riot

[@direryte2448]

lmao haha

[@t.f.o.devilone2253]

I am the 100th person who click like😂

[@zwiebeldogs]

I'm thinking Janna will shuffle the big whirlwind spells we saw into your deck to find with Updraft as a win condition. So Janna/Nilah seems to be intended

[@zwiebeldogs]

Didn't see those revealed Janna cards, but could still work

[@Morfe02]

Janna is going to hit nexus with spells, elemental spells that you can +1 dmg and also draw/create a lot Is Nilah for plunder/ezreal decks Nilah is more like dmg on board

[@NyanDiamond]

I can somewhat see Nilah's kit and spells knocking the enemy board to 1 hp then that one Janna ping (plus whatever else Janna has in her kit) to knock them down

[@FlutterSwag]

Voli chain lightning when

[@Itachi17509]

the concept is interesting, but I guess it would be the first it happen in a turn, since the interaction with the BW Landmark can be...weird

[@TheKafi107]

What if Janna has some sort of aura like "Your fleeting cards updraft instead", so instead of losing them, they shuffle into your deck for later?

[@skrilllfury2120]

Wait this actually sounds super interesting-

[@doodlegarbage6769]

That's actually a really good idea. I suspect that Janna will very much be a 'support' for decks, so making her support for fleeting decks with an aura is pretty fitting for Janna.

[@Goh114238]

Good thinking! Also PnZ has some fleeting synergy cards no ?

[@Maotrix-RandomGameStuff]

@@Goh114238yes

[@joaovictor_of]

That sounds amazing, it would also be super thematic for a PNZ champ.

[@wilsonsanabia4259]

If Janna's mechanic is gonna be updraft, then volibear's mechanic is most likely gonna be elements, it makes sense since most of the elemental cards are on freljord

[@doodlegarbage6769]

Could someone explain why everyone is certain it's going to be volibear?

[@Maotrix-RandomGameStuff]

@@doodlegarbage6769I don’t know I believe it will be a runeterra exclusive champ probably

[@wilsonsanabia4259]

@@doodlegarbage6769 dataminers seem to have found the number of cards of this expansion and the region they're from, the three regions that have most cards are bilgewaters, P&Z and freljord, in my eyes, the bear is all but officially confirmed

[@dankmemes8254]

​@doodlegarbage6769 the new bird text flavor pretty much confirms it also qiyana will be the runeterran champion with the "you may add any card with the elemental tag"

[@Swampert919]

⁠@@doodlegarbage6769nilah’s flavour text mentions volibear by name, we got a frejord lighting bird alongside a nilah and Janna card in the variety patch, and the elemental reveal came with a list of cards becoming elemental cards that had a few new cards teased in it one of which was called sky splitter which is volibear E in league.

[@Evan-mt7bc]

She looks insane because she synergizes with so many decks that are already meta or recently lost one of the things that made them meta or are so close to being tier 1 decks that already use Bilgewater as a support region. Immediately what comes to mind is Swain, Samira and Ekko/Jinx but with the sheer amount of draw and mana cheating that this package (Dedicant of the Challenge guy is legit just Hearthstone's Thaurissan with extra steps) is bringing to the region I can see Bilgewater quickly becoming the premier splash region for any mono region or any decks that aren't really utilizing their second region. I can see some decks going to Bilgewater for a 37/3 deck just for 3 Dedicants Also crazy theory but I could see a Nilah Deep Deck that uses Nilah to go Deep with Nautilus as a win con that avoids Shadow Isles and potentially uses a different region like Freljord or Targon for support.

[@marijnlastname3132]

Nilah will be INSANELY good. Her level 2 is INSANE. It's similar to a nasus level up if not a little better.. (edit and nocturne too. More of a mix of nocturne renekton)

[@moguel1524]

Isn't it Renekton lvl 2?

[@warcriminalyes]

Renekton lv3 does the board damage

[@sansthedog]

@@moguel1524I think he means how Nasus level two makes it easier for him to hit face, much like Nasus reducing power. Nocturne would’ve probably been a better comparison though.

[@marijnlastname3132]

@@sansthedog Lowkey forgot about nocturne when writing it lmao fearsome aggro ain't my thing

[@lucilasolier8583]

What I love about Nilah is that, right off the bat, there are a LOT of potential builds for her: Jack, Jinx, Nami, TF, Den, Samira (even if I'm not a great brewer, just from seeing her kit I think those could work), and she even seems to be intended to be paired with Janna (whom we haven't seen yet and who could work with Annie or Jhin because of the elemental spell/skill thing). I can't remember the last time we got such flexibility with a champion and that makes me really excited for her, even if yesterday I thought she wouldn't be as interesting because the kit didn't appeal much to me.😍

[@bradwoerdeman7955]

Miss Fortune to actually kill the enemy units when they are at 1

[@ofelixart]

Now we have 3 missions, build Nilah's deck: 1- Nilah+TF 2- Nilah+Seraphine (w/ dedicant of the challenge) 👁👄👁 3- Nilah+Darius

[@Maotrix-RandomGameStuff]

Nilah jack as well, the boat synergism’s with the follower that ends up creating Bull

[@tobias97erdt]

Why on earth would I put darius in a deck?

[@snowycatmsm2786]

Nilah + swain tho

[@tobias97erdt]

@@snowycatmsm2786 yeah... no the thing is that fleeting draw combines terrible with removal. If you were out to combine swain and nilah you would have to make sure that every spell is always usable and for example flock is not and an absolute staple for swain decks

[@snowycatmsm2786]

@@tobias97erdt Nilah level 2 insta levels swain, swain also has ow so Nilah level 2 enables swain level 2, Nilah level 2 is also out of combat damage so u instantly stun the strongest enemy (which is usually the one with the most health as well).

[@SouthShayde]

well, nilah actually seems pretty hype! i was a bit concerned from the reveals yesterday being so spell heavy, but hoo boy, im glad they didnt just leave brash as it was. nilah is gonna be the new tf alright. shes gonna go in so many decks just because her kit is so draw heavy

[@ajlaguna7880]

The One Peice is real. Nilah's crew and joy in adventuring gives the straw hat vibe.

[@lordasian8476]

She can only feel joy though since all of her other emotions are gone 🥴

[@Noah.C971]

finally a card who hasnt quick attack

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

honestly Boat is my favorite card game mechanics in Lor, really no other card game have that, it's a tutoring card but high mana to not feel like cheating, while having the ability that synergise it's champion serverly even if they are already drawn

[@tolmir2929]

I think a lot of old spells and skills will get an elemental tag, Anivia and Annie are sure to get it, probably all the frostbite spells and avalanche too, I could see a ramp deck with deluge and anivia, anivia attacking for 2 before lvl up is great and 3 dmg avalanche is deadly too .

[@OriNyte]

They already confirmed that

[@Maotrix-RandomGameStuff]

Bruh they already showed which will have elemental added to them

[@tobias97erdt]

Parley, make it rain, double up all shout get the lead element tag :P

[@joaopedrofm1299]

it's strange how the chaampion who actually plays off of the keyword brash is realeased 1 expansion after it was introduced, either way she seems like a fun character to play in POC

[@dannygoblin5579]

Same way the champion who plays off 'skills' was released two years after skills were; enhancing existing mechanics is totally normal

[@Godtierlee]

The Flavor on Nilah this expansion is so good.

[@misteltein3420]

I haven't played runeterra for a while and now they are showing a turn 4 8/7 in the official trailer. What a?..

[@silva81]

She has a BOAT ⛵

[@Monkey12Ninja]

So excited for this one (also unreasonably happy that her theme has Carnatic music in it)

[@K1ZUN0]

I just realized that every region has it's own archetypes and then Noxus just has them all. Noxus really is conquering everything.

[@Rolyatack]

I'm jumping for joy over Nilah reveal!

[@tururu2138]

THE LEVEL UP ANIMATION IS BEAUTIFUL

[@eduardo7677]

"2/3 with brash is unkillable" *laughs in Soul Harvest*

[@OwcaOwcaOfca]

Or hate spike, or chip, or elite doggo, or form up

[@FlutterSwag]

Voli being in her card description is HYPE

[@olivierbajet8851]

i cant wait for the formless blade+disintegrate mindgames. you can use disintegrate without blade to bait a reaction or something

[@rejecthumanity1551]

NILAH POG I CANT WAIT FOR HER

[@chipstarshine8150]

I’m praying to the LoR gods that when we see Janna that she’s a respectable card since she’s a fucking GODDESS! For real! I better not see a 1/3 elusive card with fucking support or I’m gonna be so mad. She’s far stronger than most other champions so I hope that gets reflected in her card

[@alexrawlings541]

did you see the quote for Nilah’s card? It seems to confirm who we’re getting for the third champ

[@olivercarlsen3748]

Remember druid in Hearthstone? The reason for it being op is because it not only have ramp and aoe clears but Also alot of draws to Get the ramp early. Ramp decks need 3 things: ramp, draw and a finisher. Nilah package might push ramp decks to a different lv because now freljord have a way to draw rampa more consistantly. When freljord gets some great finishing units/spells in the future its gonna feel insanly bad to play against

[@azucoa8399]

Yay i was looking for new ways to play Sion Bilgewater with brash Gambler, Nilah and her kit seems perfect for that i can't wait

[@elkarlito5335]

Oh she synergises so well with Tf.

[@claytonvolner5950]

Something fun about desiccant is if you only updraft one card you still get to draw 2. Also is Nilah’s level up her fighting against Nagakaboros? That’s cool

[@jabbareka]

Shit, i so fucking love that theme song bruhh. Its so really-really cool

[@DanielGreis1]

1:12 I don’t want to be this guy, but petricide broadwing is a 2 drop that trades amazingly into Nilah on turn 2

[@Morfe02]

Finally a copyprinter champion for Snnuy

[@theeljonss]

29:20 the Ziggs ''everytime a ally landmark is destroy deals 2 to enemy nexus'' ability DOES increase with tybalkus and skill damage increases so is not sure that Nilah won't scale with it

[@Querterus]

Nilah is all what jack ever be wanted to be AND SHE HAS A REAL BOAT THIS TIME POG

[@tangahkoncek6841]

You know that feeling when the word "TF nilah !?" Comes out, but TF doesn't stand for Twisted Fate nor are you winning the game anymore

[@michaelfrancis5412]

congrats on 100k subs snnuy

[@ancel2236]

Wow what an exiting tease for the next rotation! We have a brand new twisted fate for them to remove from the game, very cool

[@TehPwnXor]

I'm imagining getting Nilah from ARAM. Cheap 34 with a great effect.

[@dumezil_thanatos1169]

Anni+Nilah will be stupidly insane

[@KrisKamweru]

Me coping with how I can build a Nilah/Bard deck that turbo finds chimes and then puts your hand back to get more chimes on them with updraft

[@Shabowdiadlo]

With nilah, and tf on eternal, im already thinking about the ULTIMATE nab deck, with the 5 mana slow targon spell, that makes buffs permanent, thats gonna be terrifying

[@pablogg7200]

It’s 4 mana now

[@Shabowdiadlo]

@@pablogg7200 wait really? That's scary

[@lucasleong8529]

I think updraft is the reason why champ spells always shuffle the same champ into the top of the deck

[@ajkcool]

Finally, my "Bold & Brash" deck has a second champion to use

[@mazi_cut24-yf3xe]

This is amazing!!! Ríot has done it again ;)

[@LIAuNXeNON]

can't wait to play nilah ryze XD

[@koplingdangas]

NILAH SEJUANI HEREWE COME

[@vancesirron9170]

I don't think any other level 2 champion does what Nilah seems to be able to do.

[@bluexco]

This destroys my dreams of Rengar!

[@maximegagnier8448]

Janna is gonna be related to updraft 100% Seems like she'll be drawn related.

[@dankmemes8254]

Wich makes sense gameplay wise for PnZ

[@quizzlybear]

Snuuy logic: Anything under 3 mana = broken Anything over 3 mana = meme

[@Snnuy]

we're talking about bilgewater lol, that's pretty much how it is for 90% of the region

[@Sheriff_K]

I feel like Snnuy really disregarded all the errata'd into Elemental cards, especially for like Deluge synergy.

[@soulevans7588]

Me still waiting for Lillia release :(

[@trentgawd4292]

Nilah’s level 2 is renekton’s level 3 at burst speed

[@badbadman9412]

but she doesnt kill and it doesnt activate on block. That balances it a lot i think

[@oogabooga4108]

Reverse nocturne Nocturne uses cards to reduce attack for fearsome Nilah gives you(fleeting) cards and reduces health for brash lol

[@PsiKnight]

absolutely losing my mind at people in chat yelling about how thicc Nilah is. y'all see her?? thicc???

[@fallenmoon3071]

Who cares? SHE HAVE A REAL BOAT

[@WillKazeOh]

I'm gonna hope that a Nilah-Sion deck is good, Sion is underused imo.

[@elzacohuea7594]

Nilah vs the demons, Fiddle confirmed?

[@mhmmd_arsal]

TF casino gonna be crazy

[@DaVideoGameBeastr]

Nilah Swinder's Den deck incoming

[@disembark]

The only person left covering runeterra in a decent scale XD. R.i.p. Riot should've been sponsoring its content creators. Game would've been huge still. Instead of wasting it on cheap marketing strategies that failed intensely SNNUY.... YOU'RE OUR LAST HOPE. PLEASE CARRY THIS GAME BACK TO ITS GLORY. COMMUNITY...."STICK WITH ME!!!!!!"

[@Nink262]

Nilah + Sion discard can be a thing

[@lynpotter6471]

Joy unending would be great with Kayle/Stellacorn cards but not sure it's worth going into Bilge.

[@TheJadeFist]

Nilah + Anivia or GP/MF looks like it might be good. Something to follow up that board damage with more lethal board damage.

[@dankmemes8254]

Hear me out nillah volibear

[@TheJadeFist]

@@dankmemes8254 We'll have to see what he does, and hopefully it's refreshing like an ice cold crisp glass of Coke-a-Cola

[@vuksavanovic375]

I have a feeling Janna will play around fleeting..

[@suteguma0]

janna should be around the keyword "Fleeting". I mean it's quite obivious.

[@devastatheseeker9967]

Dude wildfire is nutty though

[@SuperLotus]

Broadwing eats Nilahs for breakfast, but yeah, generally it's hard to block her on turn 2.

[@shaftiankiskandar1944]

nilah swain. im callin it right now

[@deviant315l6]

Samira is gonna love nilah

[@girahimeslord6103]

Nilah lv 2 have a lv 3 renekton vibe

[@Assassin21BEKA]

Poor Graves.

[@muin2038]

Guys I am new, I am facing a problem whenever I loose a battle in path of champions it just makes me to play the whole area again is this a function in the game because its rlly frustrating 😢😢

[@mrhankypie7901]

TF died so Nilah could thrive. RIP TF, the real homie making brash good

[@milosradenkovic3790]

You want wildfire? Why not just print it in the printing region that has draw, predict+draw, AND ALSO HAS THE GODDAMN SUMP MONUMENT! Protect your nexus with landmark, ignore whatever's happening on board, just hit their nexus, and have Teemo and clockling for some extra dmg. I stand here praying wildfire gets the Siren Song/Ruinous Acolyte's landmark treatment.

[@7olkan]

can't wait to play puffcaps into this

[@inomophobiagaming3629]

nilah zilean , level her and swing then pop entire board with time bomb and finish with ibaaros

[@mrwoofy6947]

Let's go swindler's den is gonna be fun lol

[@brandonolar3217]

Watching this just makes me look at poor old Elise v.v

[@arthurseddon]

cant wait to see it with tf

[@scottwillian2120]

It's weird to see Nillah and think about Neeko, Neeko sounds like a follower and the decks that want subtypes are not using it, while Nillah is simple but feels much more like a champ

[@Morfe02]

Why would you play 7 mana boat of Jack Having 6 mana boat of Nilah same Effect just use 3 cards (1 could be coins)

[@ABIGPLAN]

Snuuy, praytell me how do you shuffle cards into a deck without simultaneously shuffling said deck?

[@sharlockshacolmes9381]

Who want to bet that in the not so distant future Nilah's attack trigger will become a nexus hit trigger?

[@Khaim.m]

No way. That completely kills the Brash interaction. If they have to nerf her, it'll be 3 cost for a stat point.

[@sharlockshacolmes9381]

@@Khaim.m I mean the level 1 trigger ofc the level will stay the same

[@ohayimsunny]

how does shuffling your hand into your deck but your deck doesn't get shuffled make sense...? how is the hand getting shuffled into the deck without the deck being shuffled?? i don't understand

[@electca4155]

Can’t wait for the aatrox onedrop deck with Nilah for 2/3 value aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@brunonascimento2003]

Samira has a new best friend

[@martingil4007]

Why does a 2 cost champion have the same efect as renekton level 3 but without the posibility of deny?

[@joaovictor_of]

Because she can't kill your units with that alone and is much easier to remove in a region without many combat tricks.

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

tho I'm kinda disappointed there's no Joy Demon as her big 8 mana card, like that is the most hype charater in Nilah's lore Ayyy maybe fiddlestick tease?!?!??!?!

[@MrJedi515]

So are you thinking Nilah with lord broadmane or vayne?

[@awakenblank9166]

I feel like ryze is going to abuse the shit out of these burst draw cards

[@rootiyk5032]

So is Nilah the only champ this time around or are there more to be revealed? I don't follow lor very close so I'm not sure how the updates go

[@Accidental.Creation]

Two more champions are coming in this expansion. It's pretty much always three champions in every expansion.

[@rootiyk5032]

@@Accidental.Creation thanks! I've been huffing Fiddlesticks copium for the last few weeks along with Snnuy, but with how this expansion is shaping up to be, I'm losing hope lol. One day, one day

[@Re1dy]

3 champs, Janna, Nilah and probably Volibear

[@vanatrix1942]

What's updraft? Not much draft, what's up with you?

[@axelmercedes]

Nilah/ Swain is real!

[@Piezzu]

we self mill boys