Qiyana vs Nautilus
How to Beat Nautilus as Qiyana
based on 2,059 Qiyana vs Nautilus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Qiyana vs Nautilus Matchup Summary
Best Qiyana vs Nautilus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Qiyana
Advice to Win Against Nautilus
If Nautilus uses Riptide right next to you, hold in place until the ripple effect finishes before running. Running early will run straight into the secondary explosions, causing you to take additional damage and slow.
While Nautilus is shielded, he is capable of dealing large amounts of area of effect damage with his basic attacks - consider taking down the shield if you have time.
Qiyana vs Nautilus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nautilus with Qiyana in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some important Qiyana vs. Nautilus counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nautilus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nautilus. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Qiyana normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Nautilus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Qiyana and Nautilus
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Who is Better, Qiyana or Nautilus?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Qiyana usually fairs equally well when taking on Nautilus, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Qiyana makes an ok counter to Nautilus.
While Qiyana does have a lower winrate than Nautilus, when on opposite teams, Qiyana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Qiyana into Nautilusas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Qiyana has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nautilus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Nautilus matchups, Nautilus is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Qiyana is a somewhat poor counter for Nautilus. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Qiyana against Nautilus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Qiyana to counter Nautilus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Qiyana often accumulates much more CS compared to Nautilus. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Qiyana versus Nautilus build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Qiyana included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Nautilus than with many other typical builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Nautilus with these items in her kit.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Nautilus as Qiyana, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Qiyana vs Nautilus counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.
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