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Nautilus Top build & stats

TankSupport 30 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
46.7%
Pick rate
0.1%
Ban rate
11.1%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Riftmaker
Riftmaker
3,100 gold
Thornmail
Thornmail
2,450 gold
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
2,700 gold
8,250 gold
33.3% WR each item separately

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
42.9% 7 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Sorcery Sorcery
40.0% WR
5 games · 17% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Teleport Ignite
33.3% 6 games

Max order

Riptide E Titan's Wrath W Dredge Line Q
0.0% 3 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Nautilus

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Nautilus wins 46.7% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (30 games).
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 80% of games with a 50% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
0.0% WR
2 games · 7% pick

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
42.9% WR
7 games · 23% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
16.7% WR
6 games · 20% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
50.0% 13% (4)
33.3% 10% (3)
33.3% 10% (3)
33.3% 10% (3)
25.0% 13% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Sorcery Sorcery
40.0% WR
5 games · 17% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Keystones

  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 33.3%40% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 33.3%10% pick

Summoner spells

  • Teleport Ignite Teleport + Ignite 33.3%20% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 20.0%17% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 50.0%13% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Riptide E Titan's Wrath W Dredge Line Q 0.0%3 games
  • 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...