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

Nautilus vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the b tier of champions
TankSupport
Mage

How to Beat Veigar as Nautilus

based on 5,756 Nautilus vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Nautilus resulted from an examination of 5756 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Nautilus fights Veigar in only 3.6% of his matches.

Nautilus vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a below average job of beating Veigar. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Nautilus against Veigar games, Nautilus’s team is 0.3% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Veigar.

Best Nautilus vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureFrozen HeartHeartsteel

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

ResolveAftershockShield BashConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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
7
Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Veigar as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Nautilus vs Veigar Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Veigar Image
2.3
< Kills >
7.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
12.9
< Assists >
7
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
36
< Minions Killed >
164
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.52
2,692
< Physical Damage >
683
5,963
< Magic Damage >
22,464
903
< True Damage >
636
9,559
< Damage Dealt >
23,784
22,853
< Damage Taken >
18,360
8,689
< Gold Earned >
12,090
1.54
< Towers >
2.15
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,341
< Total Healing >
1,723
10,678
< Experience >
14,249
51
< Vision Score >
21
22
< Wards Placed >
10
484
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Veigar with Nautilus in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important Nautilus vs. Veigar matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nautilus normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Veigar

Who is Better, Nautilus or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when trying to fight Veigar, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes a bad counter for Veigar.

While Nautilus does have a lower win rate than Veigar, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nautilus into Veigar.

Furthermore, Nautilus has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nautilus is a trash counter to Veigar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nautilus against Veigar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nautilus

Nautilus Loses Against

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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 Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Nautilus, we analyzed 5,756 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 Veigar 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 Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus to counter Veigar during both the lane 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 stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Veigar. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Nautilus versus Veigar build consist of Thornmail, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Veigar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Veigar with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Veigar as Nautilus, Nautilus players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nautilus vs Veigar matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.9% winrate overall.

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