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Nautilus Support build & stats

TankSupport S 477 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
52.4%
Pick rate
11.4%
Ban rate
16.6%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Bandlepipes
Bandlepipes
2,300 gold
Thornmail
Thornmail
2,450 gold
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,200 gold
6,950 gold
75.0% WR 8 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
52.9% 153 games

Runes

Inspiration Inspiration + Resolve Resolve
58.5% WR
41 games · 9% pick
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies.

Inspiration Inspiration
Glacial Augment Unsealed Spellbook First Strike
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Heal
57.1% 70 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Nautilus

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Nautilus wins 52.4% of games as Support on patch 16.18 (477 games).
  • Most common core: Bandlepipes → Knight's Vow → Locket of the Iron Solari — 60% win rate over 42 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 86% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Brand (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Seraphine (20% over 20 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 17% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Bandlepipes
Bandlepipes
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
59.5% WR
42 games · 9% pick
Thornmail
Thornmail
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
50.0% WR
24 games · 5% pick
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Thornmail
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
66.7% WR
15 games · 3% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
52.7% WR
264 games · 55% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
52.9% WR
153 games · 32% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
50.0% WR
30 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
71.4% 3% (14)
61.8% 12% (55)
60.0% 2% (10)
58.6% 6% (29)
57.9% 42% (202)
57.1% 1% (7)
55.6% 30% (144)
54.7% 25% (117)
53.8% 3% (13)
53.3% 86% (409)
46.2% 3% (13)
28.6% 1% (7)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
53.6% WR
209 games · 44% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
53.2% WR
79 games · 17% pick
Aftershock Shield Bash Conditioning Revitalize Legend: Haste Triumph
Inspiration Inspiration + Resolve Resolve
58.5% WR
41 games · 9% pick
Glacial Augment Hextech Flashtraption Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight Bone Plating Unflinching

Keystones

  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 51.2%86% pick
  • Glacial Augment Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies. 62.3%11% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 51.2%67% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 54.2%17% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 57.1%15% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PStaggering Blow

    Nautilus' first Attack against a target deals increased physical damage and roots them briefly.

  • QDredge Line

    Nautilus hurls his anchor forward. Colliding with an enemy pulls them and Nautilus together, dealing magic damage. Colliding with terrain pulls Nautilus towards it.

  • WTitan's Wrath

    Nautilus gains a temporary Shield. While it persists, his Attacks deal damage over time to his target and surrounding enemies.

  • ERiptide

    Nautilus creates three exploding waves around himself. Each explosion damages and slows enemies.

  • RDepth Charge

    Nautilus fires a shockwave into the earth that chases an opponent. This shockwave rips up the earth above it, knocking enemies into the air. When it reaches the opponent, the shockwave erupts, knocking his target into th...