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How to Synergize Nautilus with Illaoi on the Same TeamNautilus is in the a tier of champions

Nautilus with Illaoi

How to Win With Nautilus and Illaoi Paired TogetherNautilus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nautilus and Illaoi

based on 2,696 Nautilus with Illaoi pairs
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Nautilus has fought alongside Illaoi in 2696 recently played, competitive games. By pooling so much great data straight from the creators of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Nautilus play with Illaoi. It is relatively rare for Nautilus to play with Illaoi on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.7% of games with Nautilus.

Nautilus Illaoi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a dismal job of teaming up with Illaoi. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Nautilus when fighting on the same team as Illaoi by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nautilus vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

BloodsongKaenic RookernFrozen HeartTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nautilus to level upq
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Second ability for Nautilus to level upw
>
Last skill for Nautilus to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Nautilus's passive ability p
Nautilus's q ability q
Nautilus's w ability w
Nautilus's e ability e
Nautilus's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
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4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Nautilus and Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Nautilus with Illaoi

While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.

Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.

Advice to Understand How Illaoi Will Play

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Nautilus Illaoi Synergy Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Illaoi Image
2.2
< Kills >
2.2
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
12.7
< Assists >
13.3
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
34
< Minions Killed >
35
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,656
< Physical Damage >
2,702
5,857
< Magic Damage >
5,843
927
< True Damage >
905
9,442
< Damage Dealt >
9,451
22,361
< Damage Taken >
22,077
8,573
< Gold Earned >
8,550
1.51
< Towers >
1.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,226
< Total Healing >
2,240
10,464
< Experience >
10,466
51
< Vision Score >
52
22
< Wards Placed >
23
492
< Time Dealing CC >
480

How to Play with Illaoi as Nautilus in LoL

The Nautilus Illaoi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Illaoi, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Nautilus sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Illaoi. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Illaoi helps Nautilus perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nautilus is paired with Illaoi, he gets a little drop in his total damage dealt. This may indicate that Illaoi does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Nautilus is played with Illaoi on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Illaoi. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Illaoi.

Moreover, when Nautilus plays with Illaoi on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Illaoi does a poor job of covering Nautilus during teamfights.

Synergies between Nautilus and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nautilus
Illaoi

Is Nautilus better when played alongside Illaoi?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Nautilus that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Illaoi is a below average teammate for Nautilus. By locking into the same team as Nautilus, she lowers their win rate by -1.1% to 47.7%. This proves that there is a harmful bond between Nautilus and Illaoi that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Illaoi has a lower difficulty than Nautilus. That means Nautilus players don't need to be careful when lining up Illaoi allies to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Nautilus players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by grouping Nautilus and Illaoi together, you will not be giving your team much support. We recommend you include other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Illaoi ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus Illaoi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nautilus and Illaoi, we analyzed 2,696 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Nautilus with Illaoi comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus in order to pair well with Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to focus on in your Nautilus and Illaoi synergy build include Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Nautilus included at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Illaoi than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when playing alongside Illaoi with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, Nautilus players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

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