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How to Synergize Nautilus with Akshan on the Same TeamNautilus is in the a tier of champions

Nautilus with Akshan

How to Win With Nautilus and Akshan Paired TogetherNautilus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nautilus and Akshan

based on 2,803 Nautilus with Akshan pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Nautilus has fought alongside Akshan in 2803 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Nautilus play with Akshan. It is relatively rare for Nautilus to play with Akshan on the same team. This has only happened in about 1.7% of games with Nautilus.

Nautilus Akshan Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nautilus has done a awful job of playing alongside Akshan. Usually, he wins a poor 46.7% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Nautilus when fighting on the same team as Akshan by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with them, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nautilus vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Nautilus Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Force of NatureTrailblazerThornmailKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Nautilus's passive ability p
Nautilus's q ability q
Nautilus's w ability w
Nautilus's e ability e
Nautilus's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Nautilus and Akshan

Tips for Playing as Nautilus with Akshan

While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.

Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.

Advice to Understand How Akshan Will Play

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Nautilus Akshan Synergy Stats

Nautilus Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Akshan Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.2
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
13.2
< Assists >
13.3
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
35
< Minions Killed >
35
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,629
< Physical Damage >
2,702
5,932
< Magic Damage >
5,843
888
< True Damage >
905
9,450
< Damage Dealt >
9,451
22,420
< Damage Taken >
22,077
8,538
< Gold Earned >
8,550
1.5
< Towers >
1.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,233
< Total Healing >
2,240
10,423
< Experience >
10,466
52
< Vision Score >
52
23
< Wards Placed >
23
472
< Time Dealing CC >
480

How to Play with Akshan as Nautilus in LoL

The Nautilus Akshan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akshan, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Nautilus sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akshan. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Akshan helps Nautilus perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nautilus plays on the same team as Akshan, he observes a small decrease in his full damage output. This difference could signal that Akshan doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that their support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Nautilus is played alongside Akshan on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Akshan. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Akshan.

Moreover, when Nautilus plays with Akshan on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Akshan does a poor job of protecting Nautilus in teamfights.

Synergies between Nautilus and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Nautilus
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nautilus
Akshan

Is Nautilus better when played alongside Akshan?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Nautilus that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Akshan is a relatively poor teammate for Nautilus. By locking into the same team as Nautilus, they decreases their win rate by -2.1% to 46.7%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful synergy between Nautilus and Akshan that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Akshan has a much lower diffuclty than Nautilus. That means Nautilus players don't need to be cautious when arranging Akshan teammates to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting together, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to buff allies and debuff enemies. Together, these two may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

Although, by bringing Nautilus and Akshan together, you will not be providing your team very much AD. Make sure to have other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Akshan ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nautilus Players

How We Calculated Our Nautilus Akshan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nautilus and Akshan, we analyzed 2,803 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Nautilus with Akshan comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus to pair well with Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to include in your Nautilus and Akshan synergy build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Nautilus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Akshan than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nautilus boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Akshan with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Nautilus players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Akshan with Nautilus are given for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.