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How to Win Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus Counter MatchupAurelion Sol is in the a tier of champions

Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Aurelion Sol in LoLAurelion Sol is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Aurelion Sol

based on 2,577 Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Nautilus as Aurelion Sol resulted from an analysis of 2577 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Aurelion Sol is forced to battle against Nautilus in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Aurelion Sol does a good job of beating Nautilus. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champs battle each other in. In Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus games, Aurelion Sol’s team is 0.3% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Nautilus.

Best Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Aurelion Sol Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearMinion Dematerializer
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Aurelion Sol's passive ability p
Aurelion Sol's q ability q
Aurelion Sol's w ability w
Aurelion Sol's e ability e
Aurelion Sol's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Aurelion Sol

Tips for Playing as Aurelion Sol against Nautilus

You can use Comet of Legend's flight to grow Starsurge to massive proportions.

Comet of Legend allows you to move quickly around the map; use it to put pressure on other lanes.

Save Voice of Light to use as a defense against melee opponents if you need to - otherwise, use its slow to start a fight at long range.

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.

Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Aurelion Sol Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Nautilus Image
7.2
< Kills >
2.1
5.7
< Deaths >
6.6
8.2
< Assists >
13.1
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
181
< Minions Killed >
36
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
325
< Physical Damage >
2,652
22,511
< Magic Damage >
5,820
789
< True Damage >
906
23,626
< Damage Dealt >
9,379
20,392
< Damage Taken >
22,944
12,410
< Gold Earned >
8,670
1.7
< Towers >
1.55
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,412
< Total Healing >
2,301
14,841
< Experience >
10,619
17
< Vision Score >
53
9
< Wards Placed >
23
349
< Time Dealing CC >
475

How to Counter Nautilus with Aurelion Sol in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several valuable Aurelion Sol vs. Nautilus matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Aurelion Sol may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nautilus. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Aurelion Sol typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nautilus. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aurelion Sol and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Aurelion Sol
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aurelion Sol
Nautilus

Who is Better, Aurelion Sol or Nautilus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aurelion Sol usually wins when playing against Nautilus, with a 52.7% win rate. Therefore, Aurelion Sol makes a good counter for Nautilus.

While Aurelion Sol does have a higher win rate than Nautilus, when on opposite teams, Aurelion Sol also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Aurelion Sol into Nautilusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aurelion Sol also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nautilus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Aurelion Sol is an above average counter for Nautilus. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aurelion Sol against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Aurelion Sol Players

How We Calculated Our Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Aurelion Sol, we analyzed 2,577 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 Aurelion Sol 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Aurelion Sol to counter Nautilus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aurelion Sol most often picks up much more CS relative to Nautilus. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Aurelion Sol versus Nautilus build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Liandry's Torment. When Aurelion Sol bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Nautilus than with most other typical builds. In fact, Aurelion Sol had an average win rate of 52.7% when playing against Nautilus with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Nautilus as Aurelion Sol, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Aurelion Sol vs Nautilus clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Aurelion Sol versus Nautilus tips and builds for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are computed using all matches run with both champions.