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How to Synergize Xayah with Nautilus on the Same TeamXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah with Nautilus

How to Win With Xayah and Nautilus Paired TogetherXayah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Xayah and Nautilus

based on 2,034 Xayah with Nautilus pairs
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Xayah has gone into battle with Nautilus in 2034 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the hosts of League, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Xayah play with Nautilus. It is relatively rare for Xayah to play alongside Nautilus as allies. This has only happened in approximately 3.4% of games with Xayah.

Xayah Nautilus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah does a awful job of playing alongside Nautilus. On average, she wins a poor 45.8% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Xayah when fighting on the same team as Nautilus by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Xayah vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Xayah and Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Xayah with Nautilus

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Advice to Understand How Nautilus Will Play

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.

Xayah Nautilus Synergy Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Nautilus Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.9
< Assists >
6.6
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
182
< Minions Killed >
181
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
21,055
< Physical Damage >
19,629
312
< Magic Damage >
381
381
< True Damage >
383
21,748
< Damage Dealt >
20,394
20,165
< Damage Taken >
20,546
12,220
< Gold Earned >
11,987
2.37
< Towers >
2.33
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
4,937
< Total Healing >
4,812
12,699
< Experience >
12,760
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
57
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Play with Nautilus as Xayah in LoL

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

Overall, Xayah sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nautilus. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nautilus helps Xayah perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Xayah is paired with Nautilus, she observes a marginal improvement in her total damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Nautilus helps provide cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Xayah is played with Nautilus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Nautilus.

Additionally, when Xayah plays with Nautilus on the same side, she typically takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Nautilus does a decent job of protecting Xayah in teamfights.

Synergies between Xayah and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Xayah
Nautilus

Is Xayah better when played alongside Nautilus?

There is no top ally for Xayah that will 100% of the time be her ideal synergy. However, overall, Nautilus is a not very good companion for Xayah. By locking into the same side as Xayah, he lowers their win rate by -1.9% to 45.8%. This proves that there is a harmful bond between Xayah and Nautilus that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Nautilus has a greater difficulty than Xayah. That means you need to be cautious when lining up Nautilus comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Working alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by grouping Xayah and Nautilus together, you probably will not be granting your side a great deal of AP. Plan to include other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Nautilus teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah Nautilus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Xayah and Nautilus, we analyzed 2,034 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 Xayah with Nautilus 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 truly master Xayah to pair well with Nautilus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to get in your Xayah and Nautilus synergy build consist of Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Nautilus than with most other common builds. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 45.8% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Nautilus with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Xayah and Nautilus pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Nautilus with Xayah are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.