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How to Win Zyra vs Nautilus Counter MatchupZyra is in the s tier of champions

Zyra vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Zyra

based on 6,131 Zyra vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
55.1 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nautilus as Zyra resulted from an evaluation of 6131 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Zyra has to counter Nautilus in only 3.8% of her games.

Zyra vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Zyra does a great job of beating Nautilus. On average, she wins a terrific 55.1% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Zyra versus Nautilus rounds, Zyra’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood against Nautilus.

Best Zyra vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterSolstice SleighStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Zyra's passive ability p
Zyra's q ability q
Zyra's w ability w
Zyra's e ability e
Zyra's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Nautilus

Seeds grant vision to your team.

Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.

Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.

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.

Zyra vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
55.1 %
VS
Win Rate
44.9 %
Nautilus Image
3.9
< Kills >
2.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
11.8
< Assists >
12.7
0.85
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
57
< Minions Killed >
37
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,097
< Physical Damage >
2,618
19,574
< Magic Damage >
5,831
1,087
< True Damage >
934
21,759
< Damage Dealt >
9,383
17,912
< Damage Taken >
23,799
9,856
< Gold Earned >
8,668
1.9
< Towers >
1.36
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,865
< Total Healing >
2,489
11,505
< Experience >
10,892
58
< Vision Score >
52
24
< Wards Placed >
23
288
< Time Dealing CC >
488

How to Counter Nautilus with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several critical Zyra vs. Nautilus counter stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nautilus..

Zyra normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Nautilus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zyra and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Nautilus

Who is Better, Zyra or Nautilus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Nautilus, with a 55.1% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a fantastic counter to Nautilus.

While Zyra does have a much higher win rate than Nautilus, when facing one another, Zyra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Nautilusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zyra also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nautilus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Zyra is a great counter for Nautilus. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Zyra, we analyzed 6,131 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 Zyra 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 truly master Zyra to counter Nautilus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra usually racks up more CS compared to Nautilus. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Zyra versus Nautilus build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Nautilus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 55.1% battling Nautilus with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Nautilus as Zyra, Zyra players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Zyra vs Nautilus LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.1% winrate overall.

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