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

Nautilus vs Varus

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

based on 6,345 Nautilus vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our data, Nautilus engaged Varus in 6345 games. Having so many matchups for Nautilus vs Varus gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce informative stats and a recommended build to obliterate Varus. This matchup is somewhat rare. Nautilus fights Varus in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Varus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus does a below average job of beating Varus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Nautilus against Varus games, Nautilus’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Varus.

Best Nautilus vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorNull-Magic Mantle

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureUnending DespairKaenic RookernTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nautilus to level upq
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Second ability for Nautilus to level upw
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Last skill for Nautilus to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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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Guide to Countering Varus as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Nautilus vs Varus Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Varus Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.6
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
13.3
< Assists >
7.6
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
35
< Minions Killed >
172
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.5
2,663
< Physical Damage >
14,468
5,708
< Magic Damage >
6,735
911
< True Damage >
410
9,283
< Damage Dealt >
21,613
22,164
< Damage Taken >
19,059
8,557
< Gold Earned >
12,337
1.52
< Towers >
2.39
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,220
< Total Healing >
4,418
10,512
< Experience >
12,642
54
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
9
478
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Varus with Nautilus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Nautilus against Varus counter statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Varus. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nautilus usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Varus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Varus

Who is Better, Nautilus or Varus?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when playing against Varus, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes an ok counter for Varus.

While Nautilus does have a lower winrate than Varus, when facing one another, Nautilus also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Varus.

Additionally, Nautilus has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champ with a similar 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 Varus. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Varus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nautilus

Nautilus Loses Against

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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 Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Nautilus, we analyzed 6,345 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 Varus 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 truly master Nautilus in order to counter Varus 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 mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Varus. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Nautilus versus Varus build include Thornmail, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Varus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average win rate of 49.0% when playing against Varus with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Varus as Nautilus, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Nautilus vs Varus LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

If you need to get Nautilus x Varus tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using all rounds with data with both champs.