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How to Win Aatrox vs Nautilus Counter MatchupAatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Aatrox

based on 8,020 Aatrox vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our database, Aatrox engaged Nautilus 8020 times. Including so many games with Aatrox vs Nautilus gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to destroy your enemy. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Aatrox has to counter Nautilus in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Aatrox vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a good job of beating Nautilus. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.4% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Aatrox against Nautilus matches, Aatrox’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Nautilus.

Best Aatrox vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverMaw of MalmortiusSundered Sky

Optional Items

Profane HydraSerylda's GrudgeSterak's GageSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aatrox to level upq
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Second ability for Aatrox to level upe
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Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Aatrox's passive ability p
Aatrox's q ability q
Aatrox's w ability w
Aatrox's e ability e
Aatrox's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Nautilus

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Advice to Win Against Nautilus

If Nautilus uses Riptide right next to you, hold in place until the ripple effect finishes before running. Running early will run straight into the secondary explosions, causing you to take additional damage and slow.

While Nautilus is shielded, he is capable of dealing large amounts of area of effect damage with his basic attacks - consider taking down the shield if you have time.

Aatrox vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Nautilus Image
5.9
< Kills >
2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
6
< Assists >
13
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
0.35
164
< Minions Killed >
34
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,290
< Physical Damage >
2,682
3,791
< Magic Damage >
5,716
440
< True Damage >
930
22,521
< Damage Dealt >
9,328
35,411
< Damage Taken >
21,518
11,279
< Gold Earned >
8,324
2.16
< Towers >
1.47
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,120
< Total Healing >
2,118
14,407
< Experience >
10,102
16
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
23
240
< Time Dealing CC >
447

How to Counter Nautilus with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some vital Aatrox against Nautilus matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nautilus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nautilus. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Aatrox typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nautilus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aatrox and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Nautilus

Who is Better, Aatrox or Nautilus?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when playing against Nautilus, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Aatrox makes a good counter for Nautilus.

While Aatrox does have a higher winrate than Nautilus, when they face off with one another, Aatrox also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Aatrox into Nautilus.

Additionally, Aatrox has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nautilus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Nautilus matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Aatrox is an above average counter for Nautilus. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aatrox against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Aatrox, we analyzed 8,020 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nautilus as Aatrox comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox to counter Nautilus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox often accumulates much more CS as Nautilus. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Aatrox versus Nautilus build include Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, and Sundered Sky. When Aatrox incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Nautilus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Nautilus as Aatrox, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Aatrox vs Nautilus battles, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.

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