Riot will nerf Nautilus soon, calling it now

Cloud273··1 votes·1,137 views

If you watch LCS lately it's pretty much the same 3 tanks 24/7. Nautilus, Maokai, and Poppy. Poppy and Maokai already received some pretty significant nerfs in the past though, so there really isn't much else you can do without completely ruining them. What makes Nautilus strong is the shield he gets from his 'w' (in addition to the shield he gets from COTC). But unlike other tanks with shields, Nautilus has access to his shield exactly when he wants it. Unlike Poppy, who only has 4 seconds to pick up her buckler after she throws it (and the buckler can be destroyed, so there's significantly more counterplay). Also, unlike Poppy and Maokai, who actually need to dive the backline in order to cc you, Nautilus can ult you or hook you miles away (exaggeration but you get the point). Anyways, what do you think? Is Nautilus too strong right now? And it's not just LCS btw. If you look at champion.gg, he actually is the best tank right now.

http://champion.gg/statistics/#?sortBy=general.winPercent&order=descend

6 Comments

Bultz1 votes

lol I posted asking for nerfs for all three of them ages ago. They finally got poppy, but naut has been on the needs nerf list for so long its crazy.

awdaf1 votes

His base damage is just way to high, he Auto Attacks you, resets auto animation with W, gets giant shield to reduce any trading damage taken, does more damage to you, Es, and then you walk away behind your minion wave crying because you're at 20-30% health from one small combo from him.

MadManApocalypse1 votes

Honestly I doubt naut will receive nerfs, he's been like this for a very long time and has been just fine. Nerfing him at this point would just be hurting his solo que experience as well.

The Lost Marbles1 votes

That shield is also the only actual tanking ability Nautilus has.

Poppy has bonus Armor/MR on her W, which increases when she's at critical health, in addition to her passive's shield. Maokai has sustain from his passive plus damage reduction on his ultimate.

Lugg1 votes

Poppy needs more nerfs way before Naut needs any. She does way more damage than Mao or Naut while being just as tanky.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

well they have all gotten nerfs due to the constant nerfs of CoC keystone...

but they all can be beaten.... they have weakness...

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