Nautilus vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Nautilus
based on 2,446 Nautilus vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nautilus vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Nautilus vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Nautilus
Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Heimerdinger
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 Heimerdinger
Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!
It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.
Nautilus vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Nautilus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Nautilus versus Heimerdinger matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Nautilus often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nautilus and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Nautilus or Heimerdinger?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes an ok counter for Heimerdinger.
While Nautilus does have a higher win rate than Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Heimerdinger.
Furthermore, Nautilus has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. 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 Heimerdinger 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 teamfights.
Nautilus is a decent counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Heimerdinger.
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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 Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nautilus often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Heimerdinger. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Nautilus versus Heimerdinger build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Heimerdinger than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating Heimerdinger as Nautilus, Nautilus players 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 used for Nautilus vs Heimerdinger fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
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