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

Nautilus vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Nautilus

based on 6,747 Nautilus vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Nautilus battled Blitzcrank in 6747 matches. Using so many games with Nautilus vs Blitzcrank provides us faith in our ability to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to defeat Blitzcrank. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Nautilus has to counter Blitzcrank in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus does a dismal job of beating Blitzcrank. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champions face one another in. In Nautilus vs Blitzcrank matches, Nautilus’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Nautilus vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNull-Magic Mantle

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureUnending DespairHeartsteel

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 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
3
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 Blitzcrank as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Nautilus vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Blitzcrank Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.3
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
13.7
< Assists >
14.3
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
34
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,725
< Physical Damage >
2,668
6,225
< Magic Damage >
5,964
905
< True Damage >
955
9,856
< Damage Dealt >
9,587
21,981
< Damage Taken >
22,430
8,521
< Gold Earned >
8,459
1.52
< Towers >
1.42
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,084
< Total Healing >
2,085
10,302
< Experience >
10,239
51
< Vision Score >
54
22
< Wards Placed >
24
503
< Time Dealing CC >
329

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some vital Nautilus vs. Blitzcrank matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank..

Nautilus often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Nautilus or Blitzcrank?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when facing off against Blitzcrank, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.

While Nautilus does have a lower winrate than Blitzcrank, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nautilus into Blitzcrank.

Additionally, Nautilus also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Nautilus is a terribly counter to Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nautilus against Blitzcrank.

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

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Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Nautilus, we analyzed 6,747 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 Blitzcrank 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, 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 exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Nautilus versus Blitzcrank build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Blitzcrank than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 48.0% battling Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Nautilus, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Nautilus vs Blitzcrank counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

If you want to get Nautilus versus Blitzcrank tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides given are calculated using every game played with both champions.