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

Nautilus vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the s tier of champions
TankSupport
Fighter

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Nautilus

based on 11,197 Nautilus vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
44.6 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
6.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. Within our database, Nautilus engaged Mordekaiser 11197 times. Including so many matchups for Nautilus vs Mordekaiser gives us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a solid build to wreck your opposition. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Nautilus fights Mordekaiser in only 6.9% of his games.

Nautilus vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a terrible job of countering Mordekaiser. On average, he wins a lowly 44.6% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Nautilus versus Mordekaiser matches, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Nautilus vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNull-Magic Mantle

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskForce of NatureHollow RadianceBloodsong

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
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Nautilus vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
44.6 %
VS
Win Rate
55.4 %
Mordekaiser Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.5
6.7
< Deaths >
5.8
13
< Assists >
5.4
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
35
< Minions Killed >
151
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.49
2,654
< Physical Damage >
2,731
5,763
< Magic Damage >
21,544
890
< True Damage >
644
9,308
< Damage Dealt >
24,920
22,432
< Damage Taken >
31,158
8,485
< Gold Earned >
11,918
1.4
< Towers >
2.19
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,192
< Total Healing >
9,464
10,417
< Experience >
15,011
51
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
8
475
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Nautilus in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some valuable Nautilus against Mordekaiser matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Mordekaiser. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nautilus normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Mordekaiser. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Nautilus or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when taking on Mordekaiser, with a 44.6% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes a poor counter for Mordekaiser.

While Nautilus does have a much lower winrate compared to Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nautilus into Mordekaiser.

Furthermore, Nautilus also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser 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 garbage counter for Mordekaiser. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Nautilus, we analyzed 11,197 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 Mordekaiser 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus to counter Mordekaiser during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus most often racks up a lot less CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Mordekaiser build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Mordekaiser than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 44.6% when countering Mordekaiser with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Mordekaiser as Nautilus, Nautilus players 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 players used for Nautilus vs Mordekaiser fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 44.6% winrate overall.

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