Nautilus vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Nautilus
based on 6,350 Nautilus vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nautilus vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Nautilus vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Nautilus
Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Nautilus vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Nautilus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several significant Nautilus against Xerath counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..
Nautilus normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nautilus and Xerath
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Who is Better, Nautilus or Xerath?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Xerath, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes an ok counter to Xerath.
While Nautilus does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Xerath.
Moreover, Nautilus also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nautilus against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Nautilus to counter Xerath during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nautilus on average accumulates less CS compared to Xerath. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Nautilus versus Xerath build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Xerath than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 49.9% battling Xerath with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Xerath as Nautilus, Nautilus players should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Nautilus vs Xerath face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.
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