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Nautilus vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Nautilus

based on 4,229 Nautilus vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Kha'Zix as Nautilus resulted from an analysis of 4229 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Nautilus fights Kha'Zix in only 2.6% of his matches.

Nautilus vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Nautilus has done a decent job of beating Kha'Zix. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Nautilus vs Kha'Zix games, Nautilus’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Kha'Zix.

Best Nautilus vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Unending DespairTrailblazerForce of NatureKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

ResolveAftershockShield BashConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Nautilus vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Kha'Zix Image
2.2
< Kills >
8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
13.4
< Assists >
6.6
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
36
< Minions Killed >
26
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.32
2,717
< Physical Damage >
16,690
5,905
< Magic Damage >
1,049
903
< True Damage >
1,001
9,526
< Damage Dealt >
18,741
21,772
< Damage Taken >
32,679
8,625
< Gold Earned >
12,599
1.65
< Towers >
1.04
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
2,234
< Total Healing >
16,015
10,589
< Experience >
13,632
54
< Vision Score >
23
24
< Wards Placed >
6
470
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Nautilus against Kha'Zix counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kha'Zix. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nautilus often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Kha'Zix. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Nautilus or Kha'Zix?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually wins when trying to fight Kha'Zix, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes a good counter for Kha'Zix.

While Nautilus does have a higher winrate than Kha'Zix, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Kha'Zix.

Additionally, Nautilus also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Kha'Zix matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nautilus is a decent counter for Kha'Zix. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Kha'Zix.

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 Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Nautilus, we analyzed 4,229 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus in order to counter Kha'Zix during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Kha'Zix. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot 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 most crucial items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Kha'Zix build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Celestial Opposition. When Nautilus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Kha'Zix than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average win rate of 51.7% when countering Kha'Zix with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Kha'Zix as Nautilus, you should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nautilus vs Kha'Zix LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.

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