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

Nautilus vs Sona

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

based on 3,586 Nautilus vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Nautilus faced off against Sona 3586 times. With so many games with Nautilus vs Sona gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to crush Sona. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Nautilus encounters Sona in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Sona Matchup Summary

Nautilus does a decent job of beating Sona. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Nautilus against Sona matches, Nautilus’s side is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Sona.

Best Nautilus vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalKindlegem

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernBloodsongForce 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
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W
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Guide to Countering Sona as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Nautilus vs Sona Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Sona Image
2
< Kills >
2.2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
13.1
< Assists >
14.8
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.44
35
< Minions Killed >
28
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.58
2,634
< Physical Damage >
1,642
5,453
< Magic Damage >
8,071
831
< True Damage >
541
8,919
< Damage Dealt >
10,254
20,770
< Damage Taken >
17,806
8,431
< Gold Earned >
8,512
1.67
< Towers >
2.35
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,188
< Total Healing >
11,294
10,187
< Experience >
10,436
51
< Vision Score >
52
22
< Wards Placed >
23
466
< Time Dealing CC >
50

How to Counter Sona with Nautilus in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several influential Nautilus against Sona counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sona..

Nautilus normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Sona

Who is Better, Nautilus or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually wins when taking on Sona, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Nautilus makes a good counter for Sona.

While Nautilus does have a higher winrate compared to Sona, when on opposite teams, Nautilus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Sona.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Sona matchups, Nautilus is the better champ with a higher 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 decent counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Sona.

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 Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Nautilus, we analyzed 3,586 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 Sona 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus in order to counter Sona during both the laning 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 mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Sona. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Sona build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Sona than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Sona with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Sona as Nautilus, you should use 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 combinations that we analyzed for Nautilus vs Sona battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sona as Nautilus are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.