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Graves vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Graves in LoLGraves is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
TankSupport

How to Beat Nautilus as Graves

based on 7,066 Graves vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Nautilus as Graves came out of an evaluation of 7066 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Graves has to counter Nautilus in only 4.2% of his matches.

Graves vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Graves has done a decent job of countering Nautilus. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Graves versus Nautilus matches, Graves’s side is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Graves vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeOpportunityImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
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Second ability for Graves to level upe
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Last skill for Graves to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Nautilus

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

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.

Graves vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Nautilus Image
7.4
< Kills >
2.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6.3
7.7
< Assists >
13
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
53
< Minions Killed >
35
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.41
17,426
< Physical Damage >
2,614
795
< Magic Damage >
5,640
1,626
< True Damage >
892
19,848
< Damage Dealt >
9,147
28,996
< Damage Taken >
21,768
12,723
< Gold Earned >
8,465
1.78
< Towers >
1.51
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
13,498
< Total Healing >
2,208
14,185
< Experience >
10,330
23
< Vision Score >
54
6
< Wards Placed >
24
493
< Time Dealing CC >
459

How to Counter Nautilus with Graves in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several vital Graves against Nautilus matchup stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nautilus. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Graves often has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nautilus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Nautilus

Who is Better, Graves or Nautilus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when trying to fight Nautilus, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Graves makes a good counter for Nautilus.

While Graves does have a higher winrate than Nautilus, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Graves into Nautilus.

Additionally, Graves also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nautilus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs Nautilus matchups, Graves is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Graves is a decent counter for Nautilus. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Graves against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Graves, we analyzed 7,066 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nautilus as Graves comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to counter Nautilus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves on average picks up more CS relative to Nautilus. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Graves versus Nautilus build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Graves combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Nautilus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 51.8% battling Nautilus with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Nautilus as Graves, Graves players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Graves vs Nautilus clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nautilus as Graves are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.