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How to Win Yorick vs Nautilus Counter MatchupYorick is in the b tier of champions

Yorick vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Yorick

based on 3,669 Yorick vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our dataset, Yorick faced off against Nautilus 3669 times. Using so many matchups for Yorick versus Nautilus provides us faith in our capability to produce enlightening data and a solid build to counter your enemy. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Yorick has to counter Nautilus in only 4.1% of his games.

Yorick vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Yorick does a decent job of countering Nautilus. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Yorick vs Nautilus games, Yorick’s team is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Nautilus.

Best Yorick vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeJak'Sho, The ProteanThe CollectorSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yorick to level upq
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Second ability for Yorick to level upe
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Last skill for Yorick to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Yorick's passive ability p
Yorick's q ability q
Yorick's w ability w
Yorick's e ability e
Yorick'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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R
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Nautilus

You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.

You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.

The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.

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.

Yorick vs Nautilus Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Nautilus with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several significant Yorick versus Nautilus counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nautilus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nautilus..

Yorick often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nautilus. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yorick and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Nautilus

Who is Better, Yorick or Nautilus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when facing off against Nautilus, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a good counter to Nautilus.

While Yorick does have a higher win rate than Nautilus, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Yorick into Nautilus.

Moreover, Yorick also has almost no 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 ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Nautilus matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Yorick is a decent counter for Nautilus. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Nautilus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yorick

Yorick Loses Against

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Yorick Wins Against

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Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Yorick, 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 Nautilus as Yorick 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick to counter Nautilus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick most often picks up much more CS relative to Nautilus. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Nautilus build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Nautilus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when playing against Nautilus with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Nautilus as Yorick, Yorick players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Bloodline, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Yorick vs Nautilus counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

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