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How to Synergize Nautilus with Rek'Sai on the Same TeamNautilus is in the a tier of champions

Nautilus with Rek'Sai

How to Win With Nautilus and Rek'Sai Paired TogetherNautilus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nautilus and Rek'Sai

based on 780 Nautilus with Rek'Sai pairs
Win Rate
43.6 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nautilus has been on the same team as Rek'Sai in 780 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much great data from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Nautilus play with Rek'Sai. It is very rare for Nautilus to play with Rek'Sai on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 0.5% of rounds with Nautilus.

Nautilus Rek'Sai Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus does a awful job of teaming up with Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a poor 43.6% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Nautilus when playing with Rek'Sai by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nautilus vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartThornmailKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Nautilus and Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Nautilus with Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai Will Play

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

Nautilus Rek'Sai Synergy Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
43.6 %
VS
Win Rate
56.4 %
Rek'Sai Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
13.1
< Assists >
13.3
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
36
< Minions Killed >
35
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,666
< Physical Damage >
2,702
5,763
< Magic Damage >
5,843
904
< True Damage >
905
9,333
< Damage Dealt >
9,451
21,671
< Damage Taken >
22,077
8,396
< Gold Earned >
8,550
1.47
< Towers >
1.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,139
< Total Healing >
2,240
10,132
< Experience >
10,466
53
< Vision Score >
52
23
< Wards Placed >
23
462
< Time Dealing CC >
480

How to Play with Rek'Sai as Nautilus in LoL

The Nautilus Rek'Sai synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rek'Sai, 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 Rek'Sai. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Rek'Sai helps Nautilus perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nautilus is paired with Rek'Sai, he gets a small decrease in his complete damage output. This difference could indicate that Rek'Sai does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nautilus is played with Rek'Sai on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Rek'Sai.

Additionally, when Nautilus plays with Rek'Sai on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Rek'Sai does a decent job of covering Nautilus during teamfights.

Synergies between Nautilus and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nautilus
Rek'Sai

Is Nautilus better when played alongside Rek'Sai?

There is no top ally for Nautilus that will no matter what be his best teammate. Yet, Rek'Sai is a terrible ally for Nautilus. By playing on the same team as Nautilus, he decreases their win rate by -5.2% to 43.6%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Nautilus and Rek'Sai that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Rek'Sai has a much lower diffuclty than Nautilus. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Rek'Sai teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing on the same side, Nautilus players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by bringing Nautilus and Rek'Sai together, you will not be providing your other teammates a great deal of magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Rek'Sai ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus Rek'Sai Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nautilus and Rek'Sai, we analyzed 780 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 Rek'Sai 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

To truly master Nautilus in order to pair well with Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to get in your Nautilus and Rek'Sai synergy build include Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Rek'Sai than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 43.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should take 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 used for Nautilus and Rek'Sai pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 43.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Nautilus and Rek'Sai cooperations tips and stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all rounds finished with both champs.