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

Nautilus vs Viego

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

based on 6,386 Nautilus vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Viego as Nautilus came out of an examination of 6386 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Nautilus encounters Viego in only 4.0% of his games.

Nautilus vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus does a poor job of countering Viego. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champs face each other in. In Nautilus versus Viego matches, Nautilus’s team is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Viego.

Best Nautilus vs Viego 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

BloodsongKaenic RookernUnending DespairForce of Nature

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
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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10
W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Viego as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Viego

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.

Nautilus vs Viego Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Viego Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
13.2
< Assists >
7.2
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
35
< Minions Killed >
34
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,649
< Physical Damage >
14,983
5,735
< Magic Damage >
1,998
887
< True Damage >
879
9,272
< Damage Dealt >
17,860
21,611
< Damage Taken >
32,138
8,502
< Gold Earned >
12,090
1.55
< Towers >
1.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
2,120
< Total Healing >
15,858
10,398
< Experience >
13,456
52
< Vision Score >
21
23
< Wards Placed >
5
474
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Viego with Nautilus in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some critical Nautilus against Viego counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viego’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viego. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nautilus normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Viego. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Viego

Who is Better, Nautilus or Viego?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually loses when playing against Viego, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Nautilus makes a poor counter to Viego.

While Nautilus does have a lower winrate compared to Viego, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nautilus into Viego.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nautilus is a bad counter for Viego. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Viego.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Nautilus, we analyzed 6,386 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 Viego 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 truly master Nautilus to counter Viego during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Viego. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nautilus versus Viego build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Viego than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when countering Viego with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Viego as Nautilus, you 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 that we analyzed for Nautilus vs Viego counters, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

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