Master Yi vs Nautilus
How to Beat Nautilus as Master Yi
based on 8,137 Master Yi vs Nautilus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Nautilus Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Nautilus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Nautilus
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
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.
Master Yi vs Nautilus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nautilus with Master Yi in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some valuable Master Yi versus Nautilus matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nautilus. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Master Yi often has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nautilus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Nautilus
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Nautilus?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when playing against Nautilus, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes an ok counter for Nautilus.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate than Nautilus, when they face off with one another, Master Yi also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Nautilus.
Furthermore, Master Yi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nautilus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Nautilus matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Master Yi is a decent counter for Nautilus. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Nautilus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to counter Nautilus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nautilus. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Master Yi versus Nautilus build include Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Nautilus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 50.5% battling Nautilus with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing Nautilus as Master Yi, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Treasure Hunter, and Eyeball Collection runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Master Yi vs Nautilus counters, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.
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