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Nautilus Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Nautilus we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Nautilus, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Nautilus this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 13.1. However, if you are a new Nautilus player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Nautilus!

Patch 13.1: 713444 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Inspiration

Resolve

Second Best

46%

Win Rate 18580 Games

Inspiration

Resolve

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 9797 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

47%

Win Rate 12804 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 801 Games

Second Best

47%

Win Rate 12553 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 4838 Games

Second Best

37%

Win Rate 7277 Games

Third Best

41%

Win Rate 459 Games

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Second Best

75%

Win Rate 56 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

66%

Win Rate 110 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 13.1: 713448 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Inspiration

Resolve

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 864 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 918 Games

Inspiration

Resolve

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 1081 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 59 Games

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 1086 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 514 Games

Second Best

42%

Win Rate 761 Games

Third Best

42%

Win Rate 69 Games

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Passive Ability

Patch 12.22: 171956 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Inspiration

Resolve

Second Best

46%

Win Rate 79 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

Win Rate Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 384 Games

! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Second Best

38%

Win Rate 182 Games

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Passive Ability

Nautilus Counters

Learn Nautilus' counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Nautilus guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Nautilus Support in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Nautilus. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Nautilus Nautilus Support

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Nautilus Skins

Find Nautilus's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Nautilus skins and chromas on Nautilus's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Fright Night Nautilus

September 22, 2022

+ Wishlist

1350

Shan Hai Scrolls Nautilus

January 28, 2021

+ Wishlist

1350

Conqueror Nautilus

Special Events

July 9, 2020

+ Wishlist

975

Worldbreaker Nautilus

November 10, 2016

+ Wishlist

750

Warden Nautilus

February 17, 2015

+ Wishlist

750

AstroNautilus

September 4, 2012

+ Wishlist

1350

Subterranean Nautilus

February 14, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Classic Nautilus

Original

Wishlist

Abyssal Nautilus

February 14, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Nautilus' Abilities

Staggering Blow Nautilus's Passive

Self

Nautilus' basic attacks deal an additional 2 + (6 × level) physical damage and immobilize his target for 0.75 / 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 seconds. The duration increases every 5 levels. This effect cannot trigger on the same target more than once every 6 seconds.

Dredge Line Nautilus's Q Ability

950

14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10

Nautilus throws his anchor forward. If he hits an enemy, he'll drag himself to his target and his target to him dealing 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 (+90% of ability power). If he hits terrain, he'll drag himself to the terrain and, refunding half the cooldown and mana cost.

Titan's Wrath Nautilus's W Ability

350

Nautilus surrounds himself with dark energies shielding himself from the next 45 / 55 / 65 / 75 / 85 + (9/10/11/12/13% of his maximum health) damage for up to 6 seconds.

While the shield persists, Nautilus' basic attacks apply a damage over time effect to all units around his target. The effect deals 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 (+40% of ability power) magic damage over 2 seconds.

Riptide Nautilus's E Ability

Self

50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90

7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5

Nautilus creates three exploding waves around himself, each dealing 55 / 85 / 115 / 145 / 175 (+30% of ability power) magic damage to enemies in the area and slows them by 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% decaying over 1.5 seconds.

Depth Charge Nautilus's Ultimate (R) Ability

850

100

120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80

Nautilus fires a shockwave that chases an enemy champion. This deals 125 / 175 / 225 (+40% of ability power) magic damage to enemies it passes through and 150 / 275 / 400 (+80% of ability power) magic damage to its target, knocking each enemy hit into the air for 1 second before stunning them for 1 / 1.5 / 2 seconds.

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