Nautilus vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Nautilus
based on 15,813 Nautilus vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nautilus vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Nautilus vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Nautilus
Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Caitlyn
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 Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Nautilus vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Nautilus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several valuable Nautilus vs. Caitlyn matchup stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Nautilus typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nautilus and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Nautilus or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually wins when facing off against Caitlyn, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes a good counter to Caitlyn.
While Nautilus does have a higher win rate compared to Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Caitlyn.
Additionally, Nautilus also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Caitlyn matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Nautilus is a decent counter for Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nautilus against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nautilus in order to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nautilus on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nautilus versus Caitlyn build consist of Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Caitlyn than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Caitlyn with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Caitlyn as Nautilus, Nautilus players should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nautilus vs Caitlyn counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.
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