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

Nautilus vs Rakan

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

based on 5,101 Nautilus vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Rakan as Nautilus came out of an examination of 5101 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Nautilus encounters Rakan in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a poor job of beating Rakan. On average, he wins a lowly 48.2% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Nautilus vs Rakan rounds, Nautilus’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Nautilus vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Unending DespairFrozen HeartBloodsongTrailblazer

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 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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Nautilus vs Rakan Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Rakan Image
2
< Kills >
1.5
6
< Deaths >
5.6
13.2
< Assists >
15.2
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.24
36
< Minions Killed >
31
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.49
2,625
< Physical Damage >
1,278
5,653
< Magic Damage >
4,776
861
< True Damage >
733
9,140
< Damage Dealt >
6,789
20,715
< Damage Taken >
19,454
8,330
< Gold Earned >
8,189
1.6
< Towers >
1.84
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,031
< Total Healing >
5,623
10,068
< Experience >
10,083
53
< Vision Score >
63
23
< Wards Placed >
30
485
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Rakan with Nautilus in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Nautilus against Rakan matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between the two. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rakan..

Nautilus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rakan. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Rakan

Who is Better, Nautilus or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when playing against Rakan, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes a bad counter to Rakan.

While Nautilus does have a lower win rate compared to Rakan, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Rakan.

Moreover, Nautilus also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rakan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Rakan matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a lower 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 Rakan. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Rakan.

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

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Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Nautilus, we analyzed 5,101 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 Rakan 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

Nautilus Build Rakan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nautilus to counter Rakan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Rakan. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nautilus versus Rakan build consist of Thornmail, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Rakan than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nautilus had an average win rate of 48.2% when playing against Rakan with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Rakan as Nautilus, Nautilus players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Nautilus vs Rakan face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.

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