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

Nautilus vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the a tier of champions
TankSupport
Marksman

How to Beat Aphelios as Nautilus

based on 3,762 Nautilus vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Nautilus faced Aphelios 3762 times. Using so many games with Nautilus versus Aphelios gives us faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a solid build to wreck your opposition. This matchup is somewhat rare. Nautilus has to counter Aphelios in only 2.3% of his games.

Nautilus vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Nautilus does a average job of countering Aphelios. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Nautilus versus Aphelios matches, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Nautilus vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

BloodsongKaenic RookernKnight's VowTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
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
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Aphelios

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 Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Nautilus vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Aphelios Image
2.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.6
13.7
< Assists >
6.7
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
35
< Minions Killed >
170
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,615
< Physical Damage >
20,040
5,557
< Magic Damage >
1,266
885
< True Damage >
496
9,058
< Damage Dealt >
21,803
21,640
< Damage Taken >
18,089
8,556
< Gold Earned >
11,886
1.62
< Towers >
2.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,226
< Total Healing >
4,786
10,439
< Experience >
12,332
53
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
470
< Time Dealing CC >
140

How to Counter Aphelios with Nautilus in LoL

The stats shown here feature several influential Nautilus versus Aphelios counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aphelios. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nautilus normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Aphelios

Who is Better, Nautilus or Aphelios?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when taking on Aphelios, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes an ok counter to Aphelios.

While Nautilus does have a higher winrate than Aphelios, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Aphelios.

Additionally, Nautilus also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Aphelios matchups, Nautilus is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Nautilus is a decent counter for Aphelios. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nautilus

Nautilus Loses Against

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Nautilus Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Nautilus, we analyzed 3,762 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 Aphelios 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 Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus to counter Aphelios during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus often gets a lot less CS compared to Aphelios. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Nautilus versus Aphelios build consist of Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Celestial Opposition. When Nautilus combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Aphelios than with many other typical builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 50.5% battling Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Aphelios as Nautilus, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Nautilus vs Aphelios fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.

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