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How to Win Cho'Gath vs Nautilus Counter MatchupCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions

Cho'Gath vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Cho'Gath

based on 3,722 Cho'Gath vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our database, Cho'Gath did battle with Nautilus in 3722 games. Having so many games with Cho'Gath vs Nautilus gives us faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to wreck your enemy. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Cho'Gath has to counter Nautilus in only 4.3% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a decent job of countering Nautilus. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champions face each other in. In Cho'Gath vs Nautilus rounds, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Nautilus.

Best Cho'Gath vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGiant's Belt

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorThornmailJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upq
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Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upw
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Cho'Gath's passive ability p
Cho'Gath's q ability q
Cho'Gath's w ability w
Cho'Gath's e ability e
Cho'Gath's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Nautilus

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

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.

Cho'Gath vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Nautilus Image
6.2
< Kills >
2.2
5.6
< Deaths >
6.5
6.8
< Assists >
13.7
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
147
< Minions Killed >
35
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.4
3,194
< Physical Damage >
2,914
13,796
< Magic Damage >
6,260
4,028
< True Damage >
970
21,019
< Damage Dealt >
10,145
40,473
< Damage Taken >
22,851
11,359
< Gold Earned >
8,655
2.18
< Towers >
1.51
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,993
< Total Healing >
2,292
14,324
< Experience >
10,558
19
< Vision Score >
51
9
< Wards Placed >
22
763
< Time Dealing CC >
495

How to Counter Nautilus with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several significant Cho'Gath against Nautilus matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath 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.

Cho'Gath typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nautilus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Nautilus

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Nautilus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when playing against Nautilus, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a good counter to Nautilus.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher win rate than Nautilus, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Nautilus.

Furthermore, Cho'Gath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nautilus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Nautilus matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is a decent counter for Nautilus. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

How We Calculated Our Cho'Gath vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,722 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 Cho'Gath 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

To truly master Cho'Gath in order to counter Nautilus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath on average accumulates much more CS relative to Nautilus. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Cho'Gath versus Nautilus build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Nautilus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Nautilus as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Cho'Gath vs Nautilus counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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