Gangplank vs Nautilus
How to Beat Nautilus as Gangplank
based on 2,273 Gangplank vs Nautilus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Nautilus Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Nautilus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Nautilus
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
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.
Gangplank vs Nautilus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nautilus with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some strategic Gangplank against Nautilus matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between this set of champs. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nautilus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nautilus. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Gangplank typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nautilus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Nautilus
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Nautilus?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nautilus, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes an ok counter for Nautilus.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate compared to Nautilus, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Nautilusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nautilus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Nautilus matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a somewhat poor counter for Nautilus. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Nautilus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Nautilus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually racks up much more CS compared to Nautilus. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Gangplank versus Nautilus build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Nautilus than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Nautilus with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Nautilus as Gangplank, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gangplank vs Nautilus fights, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.
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