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

Nautilus vs Yorick

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

based on 3,669 Nautilus vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Yorick as Nautilus resulted from an analysis of 3669 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Nautilus has to counter Yorick in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Nautilus vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus does a dismal job of countering Yorick. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Nautilus versus Yorick matches, Nautilus’s side is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Yorick.

Best Nautilus vs Yorick 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 VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Force of NatureThornmailFrozen HeartBloodsong

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
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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W
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Nautilus

Tips for Playing as Nautilus against Yorick

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 Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Nautilus vs Yorick Counter Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
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2.1
< Kills >
4.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.4
12.9
< Assists >
4.7
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.04
37
< Minions Killed >
186
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.83
2,626
< Physical Damage >
13,889
5,732
< Magic Damage >
7,303
881
< True Damage >
506
9,240
< Damage Dealt >
21,699
21,436
< Damage Taken >
27,198
8,561
< Gold Earned >
12,409
1.54
< Towers >
3.65
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,316
< Total Healing >
7,002
10,668
< Experience >
15,376
50
< Vision Score >
16
22
< Wards Placed >
8
536
< Time Dealing CC >
216

How to Counter Yorick with Nautilus in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some strategic Nautilus versus Yorick counter stats that can help you realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Nautilus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nautilus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Yorick. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nautilus usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Yorick. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nautilus and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nautilus
Yorick

Who is Better, Nautilus or Yorick?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nautilus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yorick, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Nautilus makes an ok counter for Yorick.

While Nautilus does have a lower winrate than Yorick, when they face off with one another, Nautilus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Nautilus into Yorick.

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

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

Nautilus is a somewhat poor counter for Yorick. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nautilus against Yorick.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Nautilus, we analyzed 3,669 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 Yorick 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 to counter Yorick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nautilus on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Yorick. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nautilus versus Yorick build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Yorick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average win rate of 49.0% when playing against Yorick with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Yorick as Nautilus, you should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Nautilus vs Yorick LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

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