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How to Win Warwick vs Nautilus Counter MatchupWarwick is in the a tier of champions

Warwick vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Warwick

based on 7,014 Warwick vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Nautilus as Warwick came out of an evaluation of 7014 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Warwick is forced to battle against Nautilus in only 4.2% of his matches.

Warwick vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Warwick has done a average job of beating Nautilus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Warwick vs Nautilus matches, Warwick’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Warwick vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateDeath's DanceTerminusSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Nautilus as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Nautilus

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

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.

Warwick vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Nautilus Image
7.4
< Kills >
2.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
7.6
< Assists >
13.6
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
52
< Minions Killed >
35
1.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.42
7,539
< Physical Damage >
2,750
8,794
< Magic Damage >
6,018
846
< True Damage >
922
17,179
< Damage Dealt >
9,691
38,928
< Damage Taken >
21,726
11,526
< Gold Earned >
8,509
1.4
< Towers >
1.55
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
20,971
< Total Healing >
2,095
13,001
< Experience >
10,394
19
< Vision Score >
49
6
< Wards Placed >
21
288
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Nautilus with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Warwick vs. Nautilus counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nautilus. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Warwick usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nautilus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Nautilus

Who is Better, Warwick or Nautilus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Warwick usually fairs equally well when playing against Nautilus, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Warwick makes an ok counter for Nautilus.

While Warwick does have a higher win rate than Nautilus, when they face off with one another, Warwick also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Nautilus.

Additionally, Warwick also 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 isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Nautilus matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Warwick is a decent counter for Nautilus. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Warwick against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Warwick, we analyzed 7,014 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 Warwick 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 Warwick to counter Nautilus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Nautilus. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Warwick versus Nautilus build include Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Warwick incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Nautilus than with many other common builds. In fact, Warwick boasted an average win rate of 50.9% battling Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Nautilus as Warwick, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Warwick vs Nautilus counters, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nautilus as Warwick are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.