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How to Win Nautilus vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupNautilus is in the a tier of champions

Nautilus vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the s tier of champions
TankSupport
Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Nautilus

based on 1,597 Nautilus vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Nautilus engaged Cassiopeia in 1597 rounds. Using so many matchups for Nautilus versus Cassiopeia provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare useful data and a supported build to crush Cassiopeia. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Nautilus fights Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a pathetic job of countering Cassiopeia. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Nautilus vs Cassiopeia rounds, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Nautilus vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowZeke's ConvergenceTrailblazerForce of Nature

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

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Nautilus vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Cassiopeia Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
13.3
< Assists >
7
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
35
< Minions Killed >
172
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,757
< Physical Damage >
653
5,868
< Magic Damage >
22,785
953
< True Damage >
369
9,579
< Damage Dealt >
23,808
22,092
< Damage Taken >
26,289
8,510
< Gold Earned >
11,777
1.42
< Towers >
1.97
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,249
< Total Healing >
6,890
10,475
< Experience >
15,025
53
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
9
455
< Time Dealing CC >
447

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Nautilus in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several critical Nautilus against Cassiopeia matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Cassiopeia. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nautilus often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Cassiopeia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Nautilus or Cassiopeia?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when taking on Cassiopeia, with a 46.1% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes a bad counter to Cassiopeia.

While Nautilus does have a lower winrate compared to Cassiopeia, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nautilus into Cassiopeia.

Furthermore, Nautilus also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nautilus is a terribly counter to Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Nautilus, we analyzed 1,597 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 Cassiopeia as Nautilus 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 Nautilus to counter Cassiopeia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus usually picks up a lot less CS as Cassiopeia. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nautilus versus Cassiopeia build include Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Cassiopeia than with many other common builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 46.1% when countering Cassiopeia with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Cassiopeia as Nautilus, Nautilus players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Nautilus vs Cassiopeia counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.1% winrate overall.

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