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How to Win Zilean vs Nautilus Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Zilean

based on 1,749 Zilean vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
3.15
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our dataset, Zilean faced off against Nautilus in 1749 rounds. Including so many matchups for Zilean versus Nautilus gives us confidence in our capability to prepare informative stats and a pro build to smash your rival. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Zilean has to counter Nautilus in only 4.0% of his rounds.

Zilean vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Zilean has done a good job of countering Nautilus. On average, he wins a terrific 52.7% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Zilean versus Nautilus games, Zilean’s team is 0.3% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Zilean vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongMorellonomiconImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionCosmic DriveShadowflameSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Nautilus

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.

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.

Zilean vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Nautilus Image
2.6
< Kills >
2.1
5.2
< Deaths >
6.2
13.8
< Assists >
12.5
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
58
< Minions Killed >
35
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,100
< Physical Damage >
2,812
10,600
< Magic Damage >
6,094
724
< True Damage >
920
12,425
< Damage Dealt >
9,826
18,025
< Damage Taken >
22,222
9,064
< Gold Earned >
8,490
2.07
< Towers >
1.5
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,716
< Total Healing >
2,365
11,949
< Experience >
10,458
51
< Vision Score >
54
22
< Wards Placed >
23
185
< Time Dealing CC >
462

How to Counter Nautilus with Zilean in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several critical Zilean versus Nautilus matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nautilus..

Zilean typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nautilus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zilean and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Nautilus

Who is Better, Zilean or Nautilus?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when trying to fight Nautilus, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes a good counter to Nautilus.

While Zilean does have a higher winrate compared to Nautilus, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zilean into Nautilus.

Additionally, Zilean has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nautilus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Nautilus matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zilean is a good counter to Nautilus. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Nautilus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zilean

Zilean Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.8% winrateViVi47% winrateJayceJayce47% winrate

Zilean Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner58.2% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc57.3% winrateYuumiYuumi56.8% winrateSivirSivir56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Zilean, we analyzed 1,749 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 Zilean 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean most often picks up more CS as Nautilus. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Zilean versus Nautilus build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Nautilus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 52.7% battling Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Nautilus as Zilean, Zilean players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Zilean vs Nautilus matchups, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.7% winrate overall.

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