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

Nautilus vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Nautilus

based on 2,058 Nautilus vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Nautilus came out of an evaluation of 2058 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Nautilus encounters Naafiri in only 1.3% of his matches.

Nautilus vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a poor job of countering Naafiri. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Nautilus vs Naafiri rounds, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Nautilus vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowBloodsongTrailblazerFrozen Heart

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

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Naafiri

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.

Nautilus vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Naafiri Image
2.2
< Kills >
8.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
13.4
< Assists >
6.5
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
35
< Minions Killed >
150
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.36
2,698
< Physical Damage >
22,061
5,676
< Magic Damage >
96
898
< True Damage >
1,275
9,273
< Damage Dealt >
23,432
22,104
< Damage Taken >
25,047
8,561
< Gold Earned >
12,549
1.54
< Towers >
1.62
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,158
< Total Healing >
6,210
10,475
< Experience >
13,947
51
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
8
574
< Time Dealing CC >
62

How to Counter Naafiri with Nautilus in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some strategic Nautilus versus Naafiri counter stats that may help you explain the differences between this set of champions. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nautilus typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Naafiri

Who is Better, Nautilus or Naafiri?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Nautilus makes an ok counter for Naafiri.

While Nautilus does have a lower win rate compared to Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Nautilus also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Naafiri.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter for Naafiri. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Naafiri.

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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Nautilus, we analyzed 2,058 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nautilus in order to counter Naafiri during both the lane 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 stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Naafiri. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nautilus versus Naafiri build include Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Naafiri than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Naafiri as Nautilus, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Nautilus vs Naafiri LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Naafiri as Nautilus are given for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.