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

Nautilus vs Nilah

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

based on 2,669 Nautilus vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
44.8 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Nautilus came out of an analysis of 2669 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Nautilus is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a pathetic job of beating Nilah. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.8% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Nautilus versus Nilah matches, Nautilus’s side is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Nautilus vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

BloodsongFrozen HeartForce of NatureTrailblazer

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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Nilah

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 Nilah Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
44.8 %
VS
Win Rate
55.2 %
Nilah Image
2.2
< Kills >
8.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.7
13.3
< Assists >
6.7
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
35
< Minions Killed >
165
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.55
2,679
< Physical Damage >
18,635
5,890
< Magic Damage >
183
895
< True Damage >
439
9,465
< Damage Dealt >
19,257
20,958
< Damage Taken >
23,077
8,370
< Gold Earned >
12,664
1.5
< Towers >
2.75
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,108
< Total Healing >
8,346
10,277
< Experience >
12,846
50
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
8
490
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Nilah with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Nautilus against Nilah matchup stats that can help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nilah. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nautilus often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Nilah

Who is Better, Nautilus or Nilah?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when playing against Nilah, with a 44.8% win rate. As a result, Nautilus makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Nautilus does have a much lower win rate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nautilus into Nilah.

Moreover, Nautilus has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nautilus is a trash counter for Nilah. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Nautilus, we analyzed 2,669 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 Nilah 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 Nilah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nautilus to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus often gets a lot less CS compared to Nilah. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Nilah build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Nilah than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 44.8% when playing against Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Nilah as Nautilus, Nautilus players should take 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 used for Nautilus vs Nilah fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 44.8% win rate overall.

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