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

Nautilus vs Taliyah

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

based on 1,806 Nautilus vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Nautilus came out of an analysis of 1806 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Nautilus fights Taliyah in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus does a poor job of beating Taliyah. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Nautilus vs Taliyah games, Nautilus’s side is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Nautilus vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernTrailblazerThornmail

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
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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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Nautilus vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Taliyah Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
13.2
< Assists >
9.3
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
34
< Minions Killed >
120
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.58
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,516
< Physical Damage >
806
5,526
< Magic Damage >
21,527
857
< True Damage >
1,155
8,900
< Damage Dealt >
23,488
22,345
< Damage Taken >
20,880
8,466
< Gold Earned >
12,249
1.43
< Towers >
1.78
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
2,181
< Total Healing >
4,262
10,357
< Experience >
14,124
54
< Vision Score >
22
23
< Wards Placed >
9
438
< Time Dealing CC >
553

How to Counter Taliyah with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Nautilus vs. Taliyah counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Taliyah..

Nautilus often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Taliyah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Taliyah

Who is Better, Nautilus or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when trying to fight Taliyah, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes a bad counter to Taliyah.

While Nautilus does have a lower win rate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Taliyah.

Moreover, Nautilus also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. 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 in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Taliyah matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter to Taliyah. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Nautilus, we analyzed 1,806 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 Taliyah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus in order to counter Taliyah during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus typically gets a lot less CS as Taliyah. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nautilus versus Taliyah build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Taliyah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average win rate of 48.6% battling Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Taliyah as Nautilus, you should equip 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 sets players used for Nautilus vs Taliyah face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

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