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

Nautilus with Tristana

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

based on 6,278 Nautilus with Tristana pairs
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nautilus has been on the same team as Tristana in 6278 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much great data directly from the publishers of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Nautilus synergize with Tristana. It is relatively rare for Nautilus to play with Tristana as teammates. This has only happened in about 3.9% of rounds with Nautilus.

Nautilus Tristana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Tristana. Normally, he wins a dismal 48.0% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Nautilus when fighting on the same team as Tristana by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nautilus vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernForce of NatureBloodsong

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

ResolveAftershockShield BashBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth 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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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Guide to Synergizing Nautilus and Tristana

Tips for Playing as Nautilus with Tristana

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 Tristana Will Play

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

Nautilus Tristana Synergy Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Tristana Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
12.5
< Assists >
13.3
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
34
< Minions Killed >
35
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,626
< Physical Damage >
2,702
5,702
< Magic Damage >
5,843
863
< True Damage >
905
9,192
< Damage Dealt >
9,451
21,626
< Damage Taken >
22,077
8,416
< Gold Earned >
8,550
1.45
< Towers >
1.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,107
< Total Healing >
2,240
10,203
< Experience >
10,466
50
< Vision Score >
52
22
< Wards Placed >
23
476
< Time Dealing CC >
480

How to Play with Tristana as Nautilus in LoL

The Nautilus Tristana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tristana, 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 Tristana. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Tristana helps Nautilus perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nautilus is paired with Tristana, he gets a small decrease in his complete damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Tristana does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Nautilus is played with Tristana on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Tristana.

Additionally, when Nautilus plays with Tristana on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Tristana does a decent job of covering Nautilus in teamfights.

Synergies between Nautilus and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nautilus
Tristana

Is Nautilus better when played alongside Tristana?

There is no perfect companion for Nautilus that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Tristana is a very typical ally for Nautilus. By playing on the same side as Nautilus, she decreases their win rate by -0.8% to 48.0%. This shows that there is a weak strategic relationship between Nautilus and Tristana that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Tristana has a lower difficulty than Nautilus. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Tristana comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Nautilus players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Nautilus and Tristana together, you probably will not be providing your team very much support. Plan to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Tristana ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus Tristana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nautilus and Tristana, we analyzed 6,278 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 Tristana 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 to synergize with Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to have in your Nautilus and Tristana synergy build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Tristana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average win rate of 48.0% helping carry Tristana with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.

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