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How to Win Nautilus vs Akali Counter MatchupNautilus is in the a tier of champions

Nautilus vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Nautilus

based on 9,678 Nautilus vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Akali as Nautilus came out of an analysis of 9678 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Nautilus fights Akali in only 6.0% of his games.

Nautilus vs Akali Matchup Summary

Nautilus has done a average job of beating Akali. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Nautilus versus Akali rounds, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Akali.

Best Nautilus vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleKindlegem

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernForce of NatureHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorMagic Resist
Nautilus's passive ability p
Nautilus's q ability q
Nautilus's w ability w
Nautilus's e ability e
Nautilus's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akali as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Akali

While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.

Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.

Advice to Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Nautilus vs Akali Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Akali Image
2.2
< Kills >
8.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6
13.5
< Assists >
5.6
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
35
< Minions Killed >
151
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.36
2,779
< Physical Damage >
1,320
6,058
< Magic Damage >
20,634
922
< True Damage >
760
9,759
< Damage Dealt >
22,714
21,913
< Damage Taken >
25,973
8,567
< Gold Earned >
11,543
1.57
< Towers >
1.51
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,150
< Total Healing >
3,124
10,510
< Experience >
14,039
52
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
476
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Akali with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some strategic Nautilus versus Akali counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Akali. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nautilus often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Akali. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Akali

Who is Better, Nautilus or Akali?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when taking on Akali, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes an ok counter for Akali.

While Nautilus does have a higher winrate compared to Akali, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Akali.

Moreover, Nautilus also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Akali matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nautilus is a decent counter to Akali. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nautilus against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nautilus

Nautilus Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateTaricTaric42.6% winrateSwainSwain43.7% winrateBraumBraum44.5% winrate

Nautilus Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee56% winrateZoeZoe53.2% winrateLuluLulu53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SennaSenna+ 52.9% 2292 GamesZileanZilean+ 53.5% 275 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.6% 22115 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.8% 10266 Games

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Nautilus, we analyzed 9,678 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 Akali as Nautilus 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.

Other Useful Resources

Nautilus Build Akali Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep 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 will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus often racks up a lot less CS as Akali. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Nautilus versus Akali build include Thornmail, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Akali than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Akali with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Akali as Nautilus, you should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Nautilus vs Akali LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.

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