Nautilus vs Galio Counter Pick

Galio’s health growth is the figure that stands out: 600 at level 1 climbing to 2,742 by 18, a gain of 2,142 points against the 646 to 2,346 curve Nautilus follows. Combine that with magic damage, which ignores the 39 base armor Nautilus is built around and meets only 32 magic resist, and the losing record makes sense at 45.3% over 554 games on patch 16.13.1.

• Shield of Durand charges while slowing him, then taunts and damages nearby enemies, cancelling a committed engage after it has started.
• Justice Punch steps back before charging and knocks up the first champion in its way, contesting the initiation directly.
• Colossal Smash adds area magic damage to a periodic attack, so Galio threatens from 150 range without moving.
• Hero’s Entrance shields allies in an area and lands with a knock-up, turning a lost skirmish even from off-screen.

There is still a route through. Dredge Line pulls Nautilus to terrain when it collides with a wall, which is one way to close on a champion moving at 340 to his 325, and Depth Charge selects a target instead of an area, so an enemy carry stays reachable even when Galio stands in front. Magic resist bought early does more than armor here. Galio.