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

Nautilus vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Nautilus

based on 8,556 Nautilus vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our data, Nautilus fought Nocturne in 8556 games. Having so many matchups for Nautilus vs Nocturne gives us faith in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to smash your rival. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Nautilus has to counter Nocturne in only 5.3% of his matches.

Nautilus vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a below average job of countering Nocturne. On average, he wins a lowly 47.4% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Nautilus against Nocturne games, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Nautilus vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanTrailblazer

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
Ability HasteArmorArmor
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 Nocturne as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Nocturne

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 Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Nautilus vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Nocturne Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
13.3
< Assists >
8.5
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
36
< Minions Killed >
32
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,764
< Physical Damage >
15,356
5,961
< Magic Damage >
1,244
917
< True Damage >
1,276
9,643
< Damage Dealt >
17,877
22,242
< Damage Taken >
34,660
8,631
< Gold Earned >
12,057
1.56
< Towers >
1.34
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
2,245
< Total Healing >
16,196
10,662
< Experience >
13,561
51
< Vision Score >
21
22
< Wards Placed >
6
499
< Time Dealing CC >
525

How to Counter Nocturne with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some strategic Nautilus versus Nocturne counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nautilus typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Nocturne

Who is Better, Nautilus or Nocturne?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Nautilus makes a poor counter to Nocturne.

While Nautilus does have a lower winrate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nautilus into Nocturne.

Moreover, Nautilus also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Nautilus is a bad counter to Nocturne. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nautilus against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Nautilus, we analyzed 8,556 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Nocturne. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nautilus versus Nocturne build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Nocturne than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average win rate of 47.4% when countering Nocturne with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Nocturne as Nautilus, you should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Nautilus vs Nocturne fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.4% winrate overall.

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