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How to Win Jayce vs Nautilus Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Jayce

based on 2,143 Jayce vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nautilus as Jayce resulted from an examination of 2143 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Jayce encounters Nautilus in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Jayce vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce has done a below average job of countering Nautilus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Jayce versus Nautilus games, Jayce’s side is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Nautilus.

Best Jayce vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaYoumuu's GhostbladeEdge of Night

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusSerylda's GrudgeOpportunityEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jayce to level upq
>
Second ability for Jayce to level upw
>
Last skill for Jayce to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Nautilus

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

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.

Jayce vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Nautilus Image
6.5
< Kills >
2.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
6.7
< Assists >
13.3
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
181
< Minions Killed >
35
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.42
18,977
< Physical Damage >
2,614
4,163
< Magic Damage >
5,549
632
< True Damage >
871
23,773
< Damage Dealt >
9,035
20,980
< Damage Taken >
21,788
12,135
< Gold Earned >
8,480
2.49
< Towers >
1.58
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,635
< Total Healing >
2,184
14,327
< Experience >
10,321
18
< Vision Score >
54
9
< Wards Placed >
24
132
< Time Dealing CC >
460

How to Counter Nautilus with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several critical Jayce vs. Nautilus counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nautilus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nautilus. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Jayce usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nautilus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jayce and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Nautilus

Who is Better, Jayce or Nautilus?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually loses when playing against Nautilus, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a poor counter for Nautilus.

While Jayce does have a lower winrate than Nautilus, when they face off with one another, Jayce also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jayce into Nautilusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Nautilus matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Jayce is a somewhat poor counter for Nautilus. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Jayce, we analyzed 2,143 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 Jayce 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 learn all of the intricacies of Jayce in order to counter Nautilus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce most often accumulates much more CS relative to Nautilus. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Jayce versus Nautilus build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. When Jayce used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Nautilus than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Nautilus as Jayce, Jayce players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Jayce vs Nautilus counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

If you want to get Jayce versus Nautilus tips and builds for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using all matches with data with these champs.