Nautilus vs Vex
How to Beat Vex as Nautilus
based on 3,013 Nautilus vs Vex matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nautilus vs Vex Matchup Summary
Best Nautilus vs Vex Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vex as Nautilus
Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Vex
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 Vex Counter Stats
How to Counter Vex with Nautilus in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Nautilus versus Vex matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Nautilus usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Vex. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, 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 Vex
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Who is Better, Nautilus or Vex?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vex, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes an ok counter to Vex.
While Nautilus does have a lower win rate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Nautilus also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Vex.
Furthermore, Nautilus also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Vex.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Nautilus to counter Vex during both the lane 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 presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nautilus usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Vex. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Nautilus versus Vex build include Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Vex than with many other common builds. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Vex with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Vex as Nautilus, Nautilus players should take 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 Vex matchups, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vex as Nautilus are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.