Nautilus

Nautilus

Support Build, Runes, Items · Patch 26.12

S Tier Win Rate 51.1% Pick Rate 10.0% Ban Rate 9.9% Role Support Games 885 Patch 26.12
No significant changes in this patch.
Build ARAM Arena
Patch: 26.12
Tier S
Win Rate 51.1%
Pick Rate 10.0%
Ban Rate 9.9%
Matches 885
RUNES
WR 51.14% PR 94.12% Games 833
Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Inspiration
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Adaptive Force
Movement Speed
Health
Health
Slow Resist & Tenacity
Scaling Health
WR 52.78% PR 4.07% Games 36
Inspiration
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Unsealed Spellbook
First Strike
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Resolve
Resolve
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Adaptive Force
Movement Speed
Health
Health
Slow Resist & Tenacity
Scaling Health
Items

Starting Items

Games 88 PR 10%
Item 2003
Item 1001
Item 1028
Item 3067
Games 57 PR 6%
Item 2003
Item 1001
Item 1029
Item 1028

Build Order

Item 1001
Item 1028
Item 3067
Item 1029
Item 1033
Item 3190
Item 3869
Item 3109

Completed Items

Item 3190
Item 3869
Item 3109
Item 3067
Item 2525
Item 3877

Situational Items

Item 2022
Item 1031
Item 1011
Item 1006
Item 2524
Item 3050
Item 1057
Item 3076
Ability Max Order Q > W > E
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
R
R
R
Power Spike Nautilus — Support
PEAK
0–5 min 6–10 min 11–15 min 16–20 min 21–25 min 26+ min
WEAK · 0–10 min
Play safe early.
PEAK · 16–22 min
First two items complete, look to fight.
LATE · 30+ min
Engage as frontline, peel for carries.
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Overview

Nautilus is a tank support who excels at starting fights, locking down priority targets, and creating guaranteed engage opportunities for his team. With multiple crowd control abilities and strong frontline durability, he is one of the most reliable engage supports in the game.

Strengths

  • Very reliable engage tools
  • Multiple crowd control abilities
  • Excellent pick potential
  • Strong frontline durability
  • Great synergy with aggressive bot lanes

Weaknesses

  • Very slow movement speed
  • Hook missing can punish him heavily
  • Low personal damage
  • Relies on team follow-up
  • Can be kited by high mobility champions

Early Game

In the early game Nautilus should look for strong engage opportunities in the bot lane using his hook and passive root. Coordinating with his ADC can create very high kill pressure early.

Mid Game

Mid game is where Nautilus becomes extremely valuable around roams and objective fights. His ability to instantly lock down a carry can decide skirmishes quickly.

Late Game

In late game fights Nautilus should focus on engaging the correct target and disrupting enemy carries. Even if he does not deal much damage, his crowd control can completely decide fights.

Tips & Tricks

  • Your ultimate guarantees engage on priority targets.
  • Do not hook blindly without team follow-up.
  • Roaming mid after pushing bot can create huge pressure.
  • Vision control makes hooks much more dangerous.
  • Your job is to control enemies, not deal damage.

For official ability details and lore, visit the official Nautilus page and the Nautilus Wiki.