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

Nautilus vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Nautilus in LoLNautilus is in the s tier of champions
TankSupport
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Nautilus

based on 2,294 Nautilus vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Viktor as Nautilus came out of an examination of 2294 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Nautilus encounters Viktor in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus does a dismal job of countering Viktor. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champs face one another in. In Nautilus against Viktor matches, Nautilus’s team is 0.3% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Nautilus vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorNull-Magic Mantle

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureFrozen HeartTrailblazer

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 FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic 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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Nautilus vs Viktor Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Viktor Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.4
6.3
< Deaths >
5.9
13.4
< Assists >
7.7
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
34
< Minions Killed >
180
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,592
< Physical Damage >
650
5,575
< Magic Damage >
24,786
900
< True Damage >
721
9,068
< Damage Dealt >
26,158
22,454
< Damage Taken >
18,396
8,595
< Gold Earned >
11,998
1.51
< Towers >
2
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,332
< Total Healing >
1,491
10,507
< Experience >
14,751
56
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
9
457
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Viktor with Nautilus in LoL

The stats shown here show several valuable Nautilus versus Viktor counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between the pair. Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viktor. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nautilus often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nautilus and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Viktor

Who is Better, Nautilus or Viktor?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when taking on Viktor, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Nautilus makes an ok counter to Viktor.

While Nautilus does have a lower win rate compared to Viktor, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nautilus into Viktor.

Additionally, Nautilus has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nautilus vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Viktor.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nautilus

Nautilus Loses Against

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Nautilus Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Nautilus, we analyzed 2,294 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 Viktor 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus to counter Viktor 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 displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus often picks up a lot less CS relative to Viktor. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Nautilus versus Viktor build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Nautilus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Viktor than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nautilus had an average win rate of 49.2% battling Viktor with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Viktor as Nautilus, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Nautilus vs Viktor fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.2% winrate overall.

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