Is nautilus viable jg in s9?
Im planning on playing him in jungle more so im asking you who play him if he is viable on any role right now or he is just crap. If u think its viable just be sure to describe builds, runes, etc. Thanks.
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Nautilus is in a rough spot, as are most tank junglers. With slow(er) clear speeds than most and the fact that he doesn't bring much to the table outside of one skillshot hook and a knock up that people will group up to defend the target of he's just not very good.
I've been playing him exclusively in jungle since preseason. I currently have a 45% win rate at 11 games playing at Plat IV, I will probably level off at around 50%-60% if I keep playing. I typically run Aftershock, but I think Conqueror and Press the Attack are viable if not better. I max W and activate it before each camp to reduce it's cool down and cycle my passive between creeps for bonus damage. Your first clear is slow, but you can gank as soon as you get your hook and can clear raptors, wolfs and krugs easily.
Biggest drawbacks are speed and damage. Your damage is tied to your shield, so when it's on cool down or gets destroyed your auto attacking and dealing no damage, which is why Conqueror and Press the Attack are great options IMO. You typically want to stack HP and resists, but it doesn't hurt to have one or two attack speed items if you get ahead and your team is doing well. Mobility boots help tons and Knights Vow is a great support/tank item that most meta jungler's cannot utilize.
Be sure to ward and don't get too cheeky trying to fight for early scuttle crabs/ buffs against stronger early game champions. I like ganking through lane and try to walk up and stun champions with my passive so I can bait their dashes/flashes into my hook.