Nautilus with Xerath
How to Synergize Nautilus and Xerath
based on 2,959 Nautilus with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Nautilus Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Nautilus vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Nautilus and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Nautilus with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Nautilus Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Nautilus in LoL
The Nautilus Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xerath. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Xerath helps Nautilus perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Nautilus is paired with Xerath, he observes a small increase in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Xerath supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Nautilus is played together with Xerath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Xerath. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xerath.
Moreover, when Nautilus plays with Xerath on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Xerath does a poor job of covering Nautilus in team fights.
Synergies between Nautilus and Xerath
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Is Nautilus better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no top companion for Nautilus that will always be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Xerath is a very typical ally for Nautilus. By locking into the same team as Nautilus, he raises their win rate by 0.3% to 49.1%. This demonstrates that there is a weak bond between Nautilus and Xerath that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.
Xerath has a greater difficulty than Nautilus. That means Nautilus players must be careful when finding Xerath allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Playing together, Nautilus players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Conversely, by pairing Nautilus and Xerath together, you may not be granting your other allies a great deal of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to have other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nautilus to synergize with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to use in your Nautilus and Xerath synergy build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Nautilus used at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Xerath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nautilus had an average win rate of 49.1% helping carry Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Nautilus players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.
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