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

Nautilus vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Nautilus

based on 5,855 Nautilus vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Nautilus resulted from an examination of 5855 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Nautilus fights Darius in only 3.6% of his games.

Nautilus vs Darius Matchup Summary

Nautilus has done a ok job of beating Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Nautilus versus Darius matches, Nautilus’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Darius.

Best Nautilus vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

ThornmailKaenic RookernHeartsteelSunfire Aegis

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

ResolveAftershockShield BashConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Darius as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Nautilus vs Darius Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Darius Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
13.4
< Assists >
4.8
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
34
< Minions Killed >
165
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,689
< Physical Damage >
16,493
5,824
< Magic Damage >
105
913
< True Damage >
4,072
9,427
< Damage Dealt >
20,671
22,174
< Damage Taken >
31,487
8,500
< Gold Earned >
11,907
1.52
< Towers >
2.35
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,154
< Total Healing >
7,738
10,386
< Experience >
14,412
52
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
465
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Darius with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Nautilus vs. Darius matchup statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champs. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nautilus often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Darius

Who is Better, Nautilus or Darius?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes an ok counter for Darius.

While Nautilus does have a lower win rate than Darius, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Darius.

Furthermore, Nautilus has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Darius.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Nautilus, we analyzed 5,855 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 Darius 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 in order to counter Darius during both the early game 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 suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus usually gets a lot less CS as Darius. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, 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 case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Nautilus versus Darius build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Celestial Opposition. When Nautilus included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Darius than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Darius with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Darius as Nautilus, you should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Nautilus vs Darius fights, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.

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