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

Nautilus vs Ziggs

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

How to Beat Ziggs as Nautilus

based on 2,266 Nautilus vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Ziggs as Nautilus resulted from an examination of 2266 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Nautilus fights Ziggs in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Nautilus has done a ok job of countering Ziggs. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Nautilus vs Ziggs rounds, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Nautilus vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorNull-Magic Mantle

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernTrailblazerBloodsong

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 BashBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Nautilus vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Ziggs Image
2.2
< Kills >
5.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.9
13.5
< Assists >
8.7
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
36
< Minions Killed >
165
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.59
2,814
< Physical Damage >
873
5,978
< Magic Damage >
24,046
965
< True Damage >
406
9,759
< Damage Dealt >
25,325
23,408
< Damage Taken >
17,237
8,768
< Gold Earned >
11,507
1.54
< Towers >
2.95
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,606
< Total Healing >
1,428
10,918
< Experience >
13,423
53
< Vision Score >
21
23
< Wards Placed >
10
479
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Ziggs with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Nautilus against Ziggs matchup stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ziggs. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nautilus typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Ziggs. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Ziggs

Who is Better, Nautilus or Ziggs?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when playing against Ziggs, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes an ok counter to Ziggs.

While Nautilus does have a higher winrate compared to Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Nautilus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Ziggs.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Ziggs matchups, Nautilus is the better champ 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 decent counter for Ziggs. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Nautilus, we analyzed 2,266 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus to counter Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus on average gets a lot less CS relative to Ziggs. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Nautilus versus Ziggs build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Ziggs than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Ziggs as Nautilus, you should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nautilus vs Ziggs face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.

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