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Nautilus Support build & stats

TankSupport A 3,010 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.4%
Pick rate
11.2%
Ban rate
13.3%
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 16.18

Solid sample

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
80.0% 5 games

Finish these three

Protoplasm Harness
Protoplasm Harness
2,600 gold
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
2,300 gold
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,200 gold
7,100 gold
62.5% WR 24 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
52.4% 84 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
62.5% WR
16 games · 1% 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

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
49.5% 311 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 49.4% of games as Support on patch 16.18 (3,010 games).
  • Most common core: Bandlepipes → Knight's Vow → Locket of the Iron Solari — 58% win rate over 146 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 88% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Zoe (78% over 18 games). Hardest: Hwei (12% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

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
50.0% WR
24 games · 1% pick
Protoplasm Harness
Protoplasm Harness
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
62.5% WR
24 games · 1% pick
Bandlepipes
Bandlepipes
Protoplasm Harness
Protoplasm Harness
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
42.9% WR
7 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
80.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
51.0% WR
314 games · 10% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
45.6% WR
147 games · 5% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
52.4% WR
84 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 0% (4)
63.6% 1% (22)
56.1% 3% (98)
54.5% 0% (11)
53.8% 8% (251)
53.5% 4% (114)
51.8% 16% (490)
50.0% 1% (20)
38.8% 2% (49)
38.5% 0% (13)
25.0% 0% (12)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
44.8% WR
87 games · 3% 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 + Inspiration Inspiration
51.9% WR
52 games · 2% pick
Aftershock Shield Bash Bone Plating Unflinching Hextech Flashtraption Cosmic Insight
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
55.8% WR
43 games · 1% pick
Aftershock Shield Bash Bone Plating Unflinching Cosmic Insight Hextech Flashtraption

Keystones

  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 48.9%19% 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. 55.6%1% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 20.0%0% pick
  • Unsealed Spellbook Unsealed Spellbook Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps. 25.0%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 49.5%10% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 49.3%9% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 41.5%1% 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...