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How to Win Samira vs Nautilus Counter MatchupSamira is in the a tier of champions

Samira vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Samira in LoLSamira is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Samira

based on 6,733 Samira vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Nautilus as Samira resulted from an examination of 6733 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Samira encounters Nautilus in only 3.8% of her games.

Samira vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Samira has done a good job of countering Nautilus. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.1% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Samira vs Nautilus rounds, Samira’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Samira vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterOpportunityVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Samira's passive ability p
Samira's q ability q
Samira's w ability w
Samira's e ability e
Samira's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Samira

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.

Samira vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Nautilus Image
9.7
< Kills >
2.3
7.1
< Deaths >
6.8
6.1
< Assists >
13.8
2.21
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
163
< Minions Killed >
34
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,962
< Physical Damage >
2,779
2,530
< Magic Damage >
6,018
616
< True Damage >
877
22,109
< Damage Dealt >
9,675
23,045
< Damage Taken >
21,827
12,918
< Gold Earned >
8,481
2.18
< Towers >
1.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,223
< Total Healing >
2,129
11,997
< Experience >
10,255
16
< Vision Score >
50
8
< Wards Placed >
22
27
< Time Dealing CC >
478

How to Counter Nautilus with Samira in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some influential Samira against Nautilus matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nautilus. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Samira usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Nautilus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Nautilus

Who is Better, Samira or Nautilus?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually wins when trying to fight Nautilus, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a good counter to Nautilus.

While Samira does have a higher win rate compared to Nautilus, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Samira into Nautilus.

Moreover, Samira has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nautilus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Samira vs Nautilus matchups, Samira is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Samira is a good counter to Nautilus. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Nautilus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Samira

Samira Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateTaricTaric44.7% winrateLeonaLeona44.8% winrateZyraZyra44.9% winrate

Samira Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.7% winrateAkshanAkshan53.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LeonaLeona+ 52.6% 12646 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10849 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.1% 1902 GamesKalistaKalista+ 59.1% 115 Games

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Samira, we analyzed 6,733 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 Samira 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Samira in order to counter Nautilus 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 suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira usually accumulates much more CS as Nautilus. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Samira versus Nautilus build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Nautilus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Nautilus with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Nautilus as Samira, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Samira vs Nautilus fights, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

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