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

Nautilus vs Maokai

How to Beat Maokai as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Maokai as Nautilus

based on 6,639 Nautilus vs Maokai matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Maokai as Nautilus came out of an examination of 6639 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Nautilus is forced to battle against Maokai in only 4.1% of his games.

Nautilus vs Maokai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a terrible job of countering Maokai. On average, he wins a lowly 45.6% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Nautilus versus Maokai rounds, Nautilus’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Maokai.

Best Nautilus vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleKindlegem

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Unending DespairForce of NatureThornmailKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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
Attack SpeedArmorHealth 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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Maokai as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Maokai

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 Maokai

The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.

Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.

Nautilus vs Maokai Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Maokai Image
2.2
< Kills >
3
6.5
< Deaths >
6
13.5
< Assists >
13.6
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.62
35
< Minions Killed >
47
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,868
< Physical Damage >
1,736
6,248
< Magic Damage >
11,226
968
< True Damage >
1,008
10,085
< Damage Dealt >
13,970
22,347
< Damage Taken >
28,721
8,532
< Gold Earned >
9,341
1.45
< Towers >
1.53
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
2,214
< Total Healing >
9,295
10,340
< Experience >
11,247
53
< Vision Score >
45
23
< Wards Placed >
18
490
< Time Dealing CC >
429

How to Counter Maokai with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some influential Nautilus versus Maokai matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Maokai’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Maokai..

Nautilus often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Maokai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Maokai

Who is Better, Nautilus or Maokai?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when taking on Maokai, with a 45.6% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes a bad counter to Maokai.

While Nautilus does have a much lower win rate compared to Maokai, when on opposite teams, Nautilus also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nautilus into Maokai.

Furthermore, Nautilus has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Maokai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Nautilus is a terribly counter for Maokai. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Maokai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nautilus

Nautilus Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateTaricTaric42.6% winrateSwainSwain43.7% winrateBraumBraum44.5% winrate

Nautilus Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee56% winrateZoeZoe53.2% winrateLuluLulu53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SennaSenna+ 52.9% 2292 GamesZileanZilean+ 53.5% 275 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.6% 22115 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.8% 10266 Games

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Maokai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Maokai as Nautilus, we analyzed 6,639 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 Maokai 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.

Other Useful Resources

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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 Maokai during both the lane 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Maokai. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Maokai build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Maokai than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average winrate of 45.6% when countering Maokai with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Maokai as Nautilus, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Nautilus vs Maokai counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.6% winrate overall.

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