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Rengar vs Nautilus

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How to Beat Nautilus as Rengar

based on 5,494 Rengar vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Nautilus as Rengar came out of an evaluation of 5494 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Rengar is forced to battle against Nautilus in only 4.1% of his matches.

Rengar vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a below average job of beating Nautilus. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Rengar against Nautilus rounds, Rengar’s side is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Rengar vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsEdge of NightThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rengar to level upq
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Second ability for Rengar to level upe
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Last skill for Rengar to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Nautilus

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

Advice to Win Against Nautilus

If Nautilus uses Riptide right next to you, hold in place until the ripple effect finishes before running. Running early will run straight into the secondary explosions, causing you to take additional damage and slow.

While Nautilus is shielded, he is capable of dealing large amounts of area of effect damage with his basic attacks - consider taking down the shield if you have time.

Rengar vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Nautilus Image
7.7
< Kills >
2.2
7
< Deaths >
6.2
6.8
< Assists >
13.7
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
41
< Minions Killed >
34
1.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,422
< Physical Damage >
2,759
1,269
< Magic Damage >
5,852
1,107
< True Damage >
873
18,800
< Damage Dealt >
9,486
33,311
< Damage Taken >
21,504
12,737
< Gold Earned >
8,625
1.31
< Towers >
1.66
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
15,955
< Total Healing >
2,249
13,840
< Experience >
10,622
21
< Vision Score >
54
5
< Wards Placed >
24
235
< Time Dealing CC >
471

How to Counter Nautilus with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some significant Rengar vs. Nautilus matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between these two champions. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nautilus. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Rengar typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Nautilus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Nautilus

Who is Better, Rengar or Nautilus?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when playing against Nautilus, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Rengar makes a poor counter for Nautilus.

While Rengar does have a lower winrate compared to Nautilus, when facing one another, Rengar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rengar into Nautilusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rengar also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nautilus. 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 in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Nautilus matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rengar is a bad counter to Nautilus. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Rengar, we analyzed 5,494 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 Nautilus as Rengar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rengar to counter Nautilus 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar on average gets a similar amount of CS as Nautilus. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Rengar versus Nautilus build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Nautilus than with many other common builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Nautilus with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Nautilus as Rengar, Rengar players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Rengar vs Nautilus face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.0% win rate overall.

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