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Sett vs Nautilus

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How to Beat Nautilus as Sett

based on 4,835 Sett vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Nautilus as Sett came out of an analysis of 4835 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Sett encounters Nautilus in only 4.5% of his games.

Sett vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Sett has done a good job of countering Nautilus. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.3% of games the champs battle one another in. In Sett versus Nautilus matches, Sett’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Nautilus.

Best Sett vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceSpear of ShojinDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Sett

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.

Sett vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Nautilus Image
6.2
< Kills >
2.2
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
6.1
< Assists >
13.5
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
148
< Minions Killed >
35
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,597
< Physical Damage >
2,772
280
< Magic Damage >
6,174
5,422
< True Damage >
890
23,299
< Damage Dealt >
9,837
34,825
< Damage Taken >
22,494
11,601
< Gold Earned >
8,543
2.66
< Towers >
1.5
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,161
< Total Healing >
2,310
14,178
< Experience >
10,476
18
< Vision Score >
50
9
< Wards Placed >
22
174
< Time Dealing CC >
500

How to Counter Nautilus with Sett in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several important Sett versus Nautilus matchup stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nautilus. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Sett typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nautilus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sett and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Nautilus

Who is Better, Sett or Nautilus?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sett usually wins when taking on Nautilus, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Sett makes a good counter to Nautilus.

While Sett does have a higher win rate compared to Nautilus, when facing one another, Sett also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sett into Nautilus.

Moreover, Sett has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nautilus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sett vs Nautilus matchups, Sett is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Sett is an above average counter to Nautilus. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sett against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Sett, we analyzed 4,835 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 Nautilus as Sett 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sett in order to counter Nautilus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett on average accumulates much more CS compared to Nautilus. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sett versus Nautilus build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Titanic Hydra. When Sett bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Nautilus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sett had an average win rate of 52.3% when countering Nautilus with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Nautilus as Sett, Sett players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Sett vs Nautilus clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.3% winrate overall.

If you need to see Sett x Nautilus tips and builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using all rounds played with these champions.