Nautilus vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Nautilus
based on 3,528 Nautilus vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nautilus vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Nautilus vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Nautilus
Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Soraka
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 Soraka
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.
Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
Nautilus vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Nautilus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some critical Nautilus against Soraka matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Soraka..
Nautilus often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Soraka. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nautilus and Soraka
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Who is Better, Nautilus or Soraka?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when playing against Soraka, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Nautilus makes an ok counter to Soraka.
While Nautilus does have a higher win rate compared to Soraka, when on opposite teams, Nautilus also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Soraka.
Moreover, Nautilus has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Soraka matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Nautilus is a decent counter for Soraka. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Soraka.
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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 Soraka during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nautilus typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Soraka. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Soraka build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Soraka than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Soraka with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Soraka as Nautilus, Nautilus players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Nautilus vs Soraka matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.
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