Nautilus vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Nautilus
based on 7,003 Nautilus vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nautilus vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Nautilus vs Briar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Briar as Nautilus
Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Briar
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.
Nautilus vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Nautilus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Nautilus against Briar matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Briar. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Nautilus usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Briar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nautilus and Briar
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Who is Better, Nautilus or Briar?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when playing against Briar, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes a poor counter to Briar.
While Nautilus does have a lower winrate compared to Briar, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Briar.
Moreover, Nautilus has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter to Briar. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Briar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus in order to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nautilus most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Briar. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Nautilus versus Briar build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Nautilus included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Briar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when countering Briar with this build.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Briar as Nautilus, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Nautilus vs Briar counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.
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