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How to Win Ryze vs Nautilus Counter MatchupRyze is in the a tier of champions

Ryze vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Ryze

based on 1,452 Ryze vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Nautilus as Ryze came out of an analysis of 1452 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Ryze encounters Nautilus in only 4.2% of his games.

Ryze vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Ryze does a ok job of beating Nautilus. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Ryze versus Nautilus rounds, Ryze’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Ryze vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandSapphire Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassCosmic DriveStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ryze's passive ability p
Ryze's q ability q
Ryze's w ability w
Ryze's e ability e
Ryze's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Nautilus

Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.

Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.

Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.

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.

Ryze vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Nautilus Image
5.9
< Kills >
2.1
5.5
< Deaths >
6.2
6.8
< Assists >
13.3
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
184
< Minions Killed >
34
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,035
< Physical Damage >
2,728
21,547
< Magic Damage >
5,738
313
< True Damage >
861
22,897
< Damage Dealt >
9,326
24,978
< Damage Taken >
21,690
11,742
< Gold Earned >
8,409
2.21
< Towers >
1.51
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,989
< Total Healing >
2,211
15,428
< Experience >
10,275
18
< Vision Score >
52
9
< Wards Placed >
22
87
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Counter Nautilus with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several critical Ryze versus Nautilus counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nautilus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nautilus. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Ryze usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Nautilus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Nautilus

Who is Better, Ryze or Nautilus?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nautilus, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes an ok counter to Nautilus.

While Ryze does have a higher win rate compared to Nautilus, when facing one another, Ryze also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Nautilusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ryze also has some 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 ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Nautilus matchups, Ryze is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ryze is a decent counter to Nautilus. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Ryze, we analyzed 1,452 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 Ryze 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ryze in order to counter Nautilus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze on average accumulates much more CS compared to Nautilus. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Ryze versus Nautilus build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Nautilus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Nautilus with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Nautilus as Ryze, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Ryze vs Nautilus counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

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