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How to Win Zeri vs Nautilus Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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TankSupport

How to Beat Nautilus as Zeri

based on 1,644 Zeri vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Zeri faced Nautilus 1644 times. Having so many games with Zeri vs Nautilus provides us confidence in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to defeat your foe. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Zeri has to counter Nautilus in only 4.2% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a dismal job of countering Nautilus. Normally, they wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs fight one another in. In Zeri vs Nautilus rounds, Zeri’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that they probably won't get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Zeri vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateStormrazorNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterTitanic HydraLord Dominik's RegardsPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
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Q
9
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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W

Guide to Countering Nautilus as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Nautilus Image
7.6
< Kills >
2.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
7.6
< Assists >
14
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
185
< Minions Killed >
36
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.45
14,461
< Physical Damage >
2,789
6,575
< Magic Damage >
6,063
637
< True Damage >
919
21,674
< Damage Dealt >
9,771
22,799
< Damage Taken >
22,324
12,821
< Gold Earned >
8,696
2.4
< Towers >
1.65
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,251
< Total Healing >
2,255
12,721
< Experience >
10,634
18
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
23
122
< Time Dealing CC >
486

How to Counter Nautilus with Zeri in LoL

The stats shown here show some important Zeri versus Nautilus counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nautilus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Nautilus. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Zeri typically has a much larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Nautilus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Nautilus

Who is Better, Zeri or Nautilus?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when playing against Nautilus, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a poor counter for Nautilus.

While Zeri does have a lower win rate compared to Nautilus, when on opposite teams, Zeri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zeri into Nautilus.

Furthermore, Zeri also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nautilus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Nautilus matchups, Nautilus is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zeri is a somewhat poor counter to Nautilus. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zeri against Nautilus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Zeri, we analyzed 1,644 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Nautilus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zeri in order to counter Nautilus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri typically racks up much more CS compared to Nautilus. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zeri versus Nautilus build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Stormrazor, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri bought at least these three items in their build, they did much better when facing Nautilus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zeri had an average winrate of 48.6% when playing against Nautilus with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Nautilus as Zeri, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Zeri vs Nautilus LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nautilus as Zeri are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.