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

Nautilus vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Nautilus

based on 3,101 Nautilus vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Illaoi as Nautilus came out of an analysis of 3101 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Nautilus is forced to battle against Illaoi in only 1.9% of his games.

Nautilus vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a dismal job of countering Illaoi. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Nautilus against Illaoi games, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Nautilus vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernThornmailSunfire Aegis

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nautilus to level upq
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Second ability for Nautilus to level upw
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Last skill for Nautilus to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Nautilus vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Illaoi Image
2.2
< Kills >
5.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
13.3
< Assists >
4.9
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
35
< Minions Killed >
186
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.6
2,728
< Physical Damage >
25,036
6,051
< Magic Damage >
818
932
< True Damage >
447
9,712
< Damage Dealt >
26,302
22,796
< Damage Taken >
35,165
8,585
< Gold Earned >
11,918
1.46
< Towers >
2.84
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,488
< Total Healing >
8,895
10,669
< Experience >
15,055
50
< Vision Score >
16
22
< Wards Placed >
8
489
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Counter Illaoi with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some valuable Nautilus vs. Illaoi counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between these two champs. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nautilus usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Illaoi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Illaoi

Who is Better, Nautilus or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Nautilus makes an ok counter to Illaoi.

While Nautilus does have a lower winrate than Illaoi, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Illaoi.

Moreover, Nautilus also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter to Illaoi. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Illaoi.

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

SennaSenna+ 52.9% 2292 GamesZileanZilean+ 53.5% 275 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.6% 22115 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.8% 10266 Games

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Nautilus, we analyzed 3,101 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 Illaoi 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

To truly master Nautilus to counter Illaoi 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus most often gets a lot less CS relative to Illaoi. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Nautilus versus Illaoi build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Illaoi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nautilus had an average win rate of 49.0% when countering Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Illaoi 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Nautilus vs Illaoi fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

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