Nautilus vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Nautilus
based on 2,273 Nautilus vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nautilus vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Nautilus vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Nautilus
Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Gangplank
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 Gangplank
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Nautilus vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Nautilus in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize several important Nautilus vs. Gangplank matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Nautilus typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gangplank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nautilus and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Nautilus or Gangplank?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Nautilus makes an ok counter to Gangplank.
While Nautilus does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Gangplank.
Moreover, Nautilus also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Gangplank 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 for Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Gangplank.
Other Champion Matchups Against Nautilus
Additional Information for Nautilus Players
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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 Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nautilus often gets a lot less CS relative to Gangplank. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Nautilus versus Gangplank build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Gangplank than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Gangplank with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Gangplank as Nautilus, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nautilus vs Gangplank counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.
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