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

Nautilus vs Sion

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

based on 4,449 Nautilus vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Sion as Nautilus resulted from an examination of 4449 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Nautilus has to counter Sion in only 2.8% of his games.

Nautilus vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus does a below average job of countering Sion. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Nautilus vs Sion rounds, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Sion.

Best Nautilus vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernBloodsongTrailblazer

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 FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Sion as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Sion

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 Sion

Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.

Nautilus vs Sion Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Sion Image
2.2
< Kills >
4.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
13.9
< Assists >
7.5
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
36
< Minions Killed >
181
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.56
2,993
< Physical Damage >
12,817
6,278
< Magic Damage >
8,448
966
< True Damage >
685
10,237
< Damage Dealt >
21,951
22,930
< Damage Taken >
46,039
8,705
< Gold Earned >
11,999
1.48
< Towers >
3.05
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,567
< Total Healing >
8,507
10,839
< Experience >
15,096
52
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
8
521
< Time Dealing CC >
671

How to Counter Sion with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Nautilus vs. Sion counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sion. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nautilus usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sion. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Sion

Who is Better, Nautilus or Sion?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when facing off against Sion, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes a poor counter to Sion.

While Nautilus does have a lower win rate compared to Sion, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Sion.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter for Sion. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Sion.

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 Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Nautilus, we analyzed 4,449 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 Sion 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 Sion Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Sion. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nautilus versus Sion build consist of Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Nautilus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Sion than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Sion with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Sion as Nautilus, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Nautilus vs Sion counters, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Nautilus x Sion tips and builds for a a specific division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are computed using every match completed with these champs.