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How to Win Nautilus vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupNautilus is in the a tier of champions

Nautilus vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Nautilus

based on 1,288 Nautilus vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our data, Nautilus fought Kog'Maw 1288 times. Including so many games with Nautilus vs Kog'Maw gives us confidence in our capability to prepare useful stats and a pro build to wreck Kog'Maw. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Nautilus fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Nautilus does a decent job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Nautilus vs Kog'Maw rounds, Nautilus’s side is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Nautilus vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Nautilus Items

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

Optional Items

Frozen HeartTrailblazerThornmailForce of Nature

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
>
Last skill for Nautilus to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorHealth 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 Kog'Maw as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Nautilus vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Kog'Maw Image
2.4
< Kills >
7.7
6.5
< Deaths >
7.3
14.1
< Assists >
7.8
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
36
< Minions Killed >
160
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,794
< Physical Damage >
9,997
6,025
< Magic Damage >
12,954
941
< True Damage >
3,226
9,760
< Damage Dealt >
26,179
23,215
< Damage Taken >
21,479
8,867
< Gold Earned >
12,297
1.57
< Towers >
2.11
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,525
< Total Healing >
4,978
10,913
< Experience >
12,813
52
< Vision Score >
18
22
< Wards Placed >
9
494
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Nautilus in LoL

The stats provided here feature some vital Nautilus vs. Kog'Maw matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences between this pair of champions. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nautilus usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Nautilus or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually wins when playing against Kog'Maw, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Nautilus does have a higher winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Nautilus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Kog'Maw.

Moreover, Nautilus has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Kog'Maw matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Nautilus is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Kog'Maw.

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 Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Nautilus, we analyzed 1,288 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 Kog'Maw 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 Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus usually gets a lot less CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nautilus versus Kog'Maw build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Kog'Maw than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Kog'Maw as Nautilus, you should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Nautilus vs Kog'Maw counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.5% winrate overall.

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