Nautilus vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Nautilus
based on 16,528 Nautilus vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nautilus vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Nautilus vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Nautilus
Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Nautilus vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Nautilus in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several vital Nautilus vs. Lux counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lux..
Nautilus often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Lux. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nautilus and Lux
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Who is Better, Nautilus or Lux?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lux, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes an ok counter to Lux.
While Nautilus does have a lower winrate than Lux, when on opposite teams, Nautilus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Lux.
Additionally, Nautilus also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter for Lux. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nautilus against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nautilus in order to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips 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 less CS as Lux. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Nautilus versus Lux build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Force of Nature. When Nautilus bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Lux than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Lux with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Lux as Nautilus, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Nautilus vs Lux counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.6% winrate overall.
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