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Yasuo vs Nautilus

How to Beat Nautilus as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nautilus as Yasuo

based on 10,911 Yasuo vs Nautilus matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nautilus as Yasuo resulted from an examination of 10911 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Yasuo encounters Nautilus in only 4.1% of his games.

Yasuo vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a good job of countering Nautilus. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.5% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Yasuo against Nautilus matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Nautilus.

Best Yasuo vs Nautilus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanImmortal ShieldbowBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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E
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Guide to Countering Nautilus as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Nautilus

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Nautilus Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Nautilus Image
7.1
< Kills >
2.3
7.1
< Deaths >
6.3
6
< Assists >
13.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
180
< Minions Killed >
35
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,647
< Physical Damage >
2,723
1,802
< Magic Damage >
5,851
984
< True Damage >
913
21,434
< Damage Dealt >
9,488
23,970
< Damage Taken >
21,982
12,490
< Gold Earned >
8,559
2.38
< Towers >
1.5
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,432
< Total Healing >
2,247
14,156
< Experience >
10,550
17
< Vision Score >
50
8
< Wards Placed >
22
205
< Time Dealing CC >
521

How to Counter Nautilus with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several important Yasuo against Nautilus matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nautilus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nautilus. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Yasuo often has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nautilus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Nautilus

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Nautilus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Nautilus

Who is Better, Yasuo or Nautilus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when facing off against Nautilus, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a good counter to Nautilus.

While Yasuo does have a higher win rate compared to Nautilus, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yasuo into Nautilusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nautilus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Nautilus matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Yasuo is a good counter to Nautilus. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Nautilus.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Nautilus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nautilus as Yasuo, we analyzed 10,911 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 Yasuo 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 truly master Yasuo in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo on average picks up much more CS compared to Nautilus. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Nautilus build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Nautilus than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average winrate of 52.5% when playing against Nautilus with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Nautilus as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Yasuo vs Nautilus fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nautilus as Yasuo are presented for all ranked divisions. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.