Nautilus vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Nautilus
based on 3,394 Nautilus vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nautilus vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Nautilus vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Nautilus
Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Gwen
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 Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Nautilus vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Nautilus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several important Nautilus against Gwen matchup statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gwen. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Nautilus normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Gwen. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nautilus and Gwen
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Who is Better, Nautilus or Gwen?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when playing against Gwen, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes an ok counter for Gwen.
While Nautilus does have a higher winrate compared to Gwen, when on opposite teams, Nautilus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Gwen.
Additionally, Nautilus also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Gwen matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Nautilus is a decent counter for Gwen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nautilus against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nautilus to counter Gwen 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 suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nautilus typically gets a lot less CS as Gwen. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Gwen build include Zeke's Convergence, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Gwen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Gwen with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating Gwen as Nautilus, you should use 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 combinations that we analyzed for Nautilus vs Gwen counters, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.
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