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

Nautilus vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Leona as Nautilus

based on 7,110 Nautilus vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Leona as Nautilus came out of an examination of 7110 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Nautilus encounters Leona in only 4.4% of his matches.

Nautilus vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a terrible job of countering Leona. On average, he wins a lowly 44.5% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Nautilus against Leona rounds, Nautilus’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Leona.

Best Nautilus vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsMercury's Treads

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailFrozen Heart

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureUnending DespairBloodsong

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

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
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Leona as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Leona

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 Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Nautilus vs Leona Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
44.5 %
VS
Win Rate
55.5 %
Leona Image
2.2
< Kills >
2.3
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
13.6
< Assists >
15
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
35
< Minions Killed >
31
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,706
< Physical Damage >
2,896
5,956
< Magic Damage >
7,044
937
< True Damage >
977
9,600
< Damage Dealt >
10,918
21,876
< Damage Taken >
22,286
8,499
< Gold Earned >
8,679
1.47
< Towers >
1.69
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,078
< Total Healing >
2,742
10,255
< Experience >
10,411
50
< Vision Score >
55
22
< Wards Placed >
23
512
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Leona with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some influential Nautilus vs. Leona counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Leona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Leona..

Nautilus typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Leona. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Leona

Who is Better, Nautilus or Leona?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when trying to fight Leona, with a 44.5% win rate. As a result, Nautilus makes a bad counter to Leona.

While Nautilus does have a much lower win rate than Leona, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Nautilus into Leona.

Furthermore, Nautilus has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Leona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nautilus is a bad counter to Leona. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nautilus against Leona.

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 Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Nautilus, we analyzed 7,110 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 Leona 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 Leona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nautilus in order to counter Leona 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 tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Leona. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Leona build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Nautilus used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Leona than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average win rate of 44.5% when playing against Leona with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Leona as Nautilus, Nautilus players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Nautilus vs Leona clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.5% winrate overall.

If you want to see Nautilus vs Leona tips and counter stats for a a specific rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every round with data with both champs.