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

Nautilus vs Katarina

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

based on 5,450 Nautilus vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Nautilus came out of an analysis of 5450 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Nautilus is forced to battle against Katarina in only 3.4% of his games.

Nautilus vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Nautilus has done a decent job of beating Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champs face each other in. In Nautilus versus Katarina matches, Nautilus’s side is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Nautilus vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNull-Magic Mantle

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureFrozen HeartThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Nautilus vs Katarina Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Katarina Image
2.2
< Kills >
9.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.9
13.6
< Assists >
6.3
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
2.1
35
< Minions Killed >
153
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.35
2,774
< Physical Damage >
2,148
5,900
< Magic Damage >
20,340
872
< True Damage >
963
9,546
< Damage Dealt >
23,452
21,736
< Damage Taken >
24,302
8,535
< Gold Earned >
12,057
1.56
< Towers >
1.52
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,034
< Total Healing >
3,248
10,439
< Experience >
13,801
52
< Vision Score >
16
22
< Wards Placed >
8
460
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Nautilus in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several valuable Nautilus vs. Katarina counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nautilus usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Katarina

Who is Better, Nautilus or Katarina?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually wins when facing off against Katarina, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Nautilus does have a higher win rate than Katarina, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Katarina.

Furthermore, Nautilus has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Katarina matchups, Nautilus is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nautilus is a decent counter for Katarina. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Katarina.

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

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Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Nautilus, we analyzed 5,450 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 Katarina 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

Nautilus Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus in order to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Katarina. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, 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 displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Katarina build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Nautilus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Katarina than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 51.1% when playing against Katarina with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Katarina as Nautilus, you should take 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 runes players used for Nautilus vs Katarina counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.

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