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How to Win Jarvan IV vs Nautilus Counter MatchupJarvan IV is in the b tier of champions

Jarvan IV vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Jarvan IV

based on 2,181 Jarvan IV vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
3.08
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Nautilus as Jarvan IV came out of an examination of 2181 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Jarvan IV is forced to battle against Nautilus in only 4.0% of his games.

Jarvan IV vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Jarvan IV has done a ok job of countering Nautilus. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Jarvan IV against Nautilus rounds, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Jarvan IV vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerGlowing Mote

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

BloodsongKaenic RookernTitanic HydraFimbulwinter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Jarvan IV's passive ability p
Jarvan IV's q ability q
Jarvan IV's w ability w
Jarvan IV's e ability e
Jarvan IV'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 Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Nautilus

Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.

You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.

Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.

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.

Jarvan IV vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Nautilus Image
5.6
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6.4
12.9
< Assists >
13.3
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
37
< Minions Killed >
35
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,923
< Physical Damage >
2,689
1,310
< Magic Damage >
5,669
887
< True Damage >
891
15,121
< Damage Dealt >
9,250
31,221
< Damage Taken >
21,757
11,358
< Gold Earned >
8,549
1.91
< Towers >
1.58
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,393
< Total Healing >
2,203
12,982
< Experience >
10,331
24
< Vision Score >
53
7
< Wards Placed >
23
483
< Time Dealing CC >
475

How to Counter Nautilus with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats shown here show some critical Jarvan IV versus Nautilus matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between these two champs. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nautilus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nautilus. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Jarvan IV typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nautilus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Nautilus

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Nautilus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when playing against Nautilus, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter to Nautilus.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate than Nautilus, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Nautilus.

Furthermore, Jarvan IV also has some 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 isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Nautilus matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter for Nautilus. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 2,181 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 Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV to counter Nautilus during both the lane 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 here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Nautilus. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Nautilus build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Nautilus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Nautilus as Jarvan IV, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Jarvan IV vs Nautilus matchups, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

If you need to see Jarvan IV x Nautilus tips and counter stats for a a specific player tier, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using every game run with these champions.