Gragas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.3%
Pick Rate
1.5%

Gragasvs Nautilus

DFighterMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Gragas vs Nautilus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Nautilus wins with a 61.5% win rate (+23.1%) over Gragas based on 13 games. Nautilus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gragas vs Nautilus matchup.

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Gragas Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gragas performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Gragas - 38.5% win rate in this matchup
Gragas
38.5% WR
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Nautilus vs Gragas matchup - 61.5% win rate
Nautilus
61.5% WR

Who Wins the Gragas vs Nautilus Matchup?

Nautilus wins the Gragas vs Nautilus matchup
Winner
Nautilus
Matches: 13
38.5%
Win Rate
61.5%
2.8
CS / min
2.5
617
DMG / min
468
9,623
Gold / game
9,107
317
Heal / min
129
788
DMG Mitigated / min
1,518
1.8
CC / min
2.4
42.9%
Early Game WR
57.1%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Gragas vs Nautilus Matchup Summary

The Gragas vs Nautilus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 13 recent matches analyzed, Nautilus wins with a 61.5% win rate compared to Gragas's 38.5%, giving Nautilus a 23.1 percentage point advantage. Nautilus dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Gragas players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Nautilus leads by 542 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nautilus has a strong advantage in this matchup. Gragas players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Nautilus overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Gragas vs Nautilus Laning Phase Breakdown

Gragas wins the laning phase against Nautilus in League of Legends

Gragas is favored during the laning phase against Nautilus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Gragas holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
2.8Gragas
2.5Nautilus
Gragas and Nautilus farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
617Gragas
468Nautilus
Gragas heavily out-damages Nautilus by 149 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Nautilus should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Gragas's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,623Gragas
9,107Nautilus
Gragas earns 516 more gold per game than Nautilus, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Gragas slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.8Gragas
2.4Nautilus
Nautilus provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Gragas, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Nautilus coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,104Gragas
1,646Nautilus
Nautilus vastly out-sustains Gragas, healing and mitigating 542 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nautilus can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Gragas is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Gragas, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Gragas Build Against Nautilus

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Nautilus, providing the mobility and stats Gragas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gragas against Nautilus are Luden's Echo, Lich Bane and Rabadon's Deathcap. This combination gives Gragas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nautilus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gragas vs Nautilus matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Nautilus
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Gragas early game win rateGragas42.9%
Nautilus early game win rateNautilus57.1%
Late Game
Nautilus
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Gragas late game win rateGragas33.3%
Nautilus late game win rateNautilus66.7%

Nautilus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Gragas. This lopsided early game means Nautilus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Nautilus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Gragas. Extended games heavily favor Nautilus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Nautilus holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Gragas players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Gragas Runes Against Nautilus

Sorcery rune tree - Gragas primary runes vs NautilusSorcery
Stormraider's Surge - best Gragas rune vs NautilusManaflow Band - best Gragas rune vs NautilusTranscendence - best Gragas rune vs NautilusGathering Storm - best Gragas rune vs Nautilus
Precision rune tree - Gragas secondary runes vs NautilusPrecision
Legend: Haste - best Gragas rune vs NautilusCut Down - best Gragas rune vs Nautilus
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Gragas the best tools to compete against Nautilus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Gragas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Gragas's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Gragas matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
36.51%636.780310,64245.2%28.1%
54.24%596.075110,93144.0%61.8%
33.96%535.677411,09726.1%40.0%
49.06%536.184211,68137.9%62.5%
53.85%525.887810,69051.9%56.0%
54.90%514.981512,13660.9%50.0%
55.56%456.088211,94258.3%54.5%
34.15%416.481110,76023.8%45.0%
51.22%416.174910,55958.8%45.8%
41.03%396.31,04710,61840.0%42.1%
38.24%346.380411,36738.5%38.1%
45.45%335.979910,28650.0%36.4%
48.39%316.478711,42255.6%38.5%
63.33%305.371210,97168.8%57.1%
56.67%301.774413,84366.7%54.2%
46.67%305.987312,17944.4%47.6%
41.38%296.18609,64358.3%29.4%
58.62%296.487611,62966.7%52.9%
37.93%295.57589,87335.7%40.0%
41.38%295.287812,46066.7%23.5%
44.83%296.881911,88045.5%44.4%
37.04%275.674210,82745.5%31.3%
59.26%275.768910,58553.9%64.3%
51.85%274.979512,69962.5%47.4%
55.56%275.488111,44960.0%50.0%
61.54%266.480411,51866.7%57.1%
53.85%262.072211,74266.7%42.9%
52.00%252.879311,33633.3%62.5%
56.00%255.682011,22150.0%61.5%
50.00%241.171412,99463.6%38.5%
58.33%241.380914,53466.7%55.6%
37.50%244.979911,02428.6%41.2%
50.00%244.385112,43171.4%41.2%
58.33%245.982010,83969.2%45.5%
52.17%231.572412,25461.5%40.0%
28.57%216.07539,48720.0%36.4%
52.38%213.490514,27260.0%50.0%
15.00%202.962611,47328.6%7.7%
36.84%195.676411,64050.0%27.3%
52.63%196.577010,45544.4%60.0%
42.11%195.490211,73150.0%38.5%
57.89%196.173810,63745.5%75.0%
63.16%195.484711,99140.0%71.4%
42.11%195.982711,06233.3%46.1%
57.89%196.076712,20662.5%54.5%
55.56%185.972210,93644.4%66.7%
50.00%186.476510,49750.0%50.0%
55.56%185.872610,89050.0%66.7%
61.11%186.187312,56350.0%66.7%
44.44%186.776711,85357.1%36.4%
50.00%186.088311,54366.7%41.7%
58.82%173.371412,7950.0%66.7%
41.18%175.65679,47960.0%14.3%
37.50%161.367311,72125.0%50.0%
68.75%161.288613,899100.0%58.3%
56.25%165.669911,39542.9%66.7%
37.50%165.391910,99544.4%28.6%
37.50%162.882411,16971.4%11.1%
50.00%161.565712,41362.5%37.5%
46.67%151.35387,80257.1%37.5%
26.67%151.773111,73325.0%27.3%
40.00%151.654510,51825.0%45.5%
28.57%141.265711,09842.9%14.3%
42.86%143.856710,63850.0%40.0%
64.29%145.584910,94760.0%66.7%
71.43%144.569310,42185.7%57.1%
57.14%145.385711,43350.0%62.5%
46.15%135.883510,37557.1%33.3%
61.54%133.276511,11762.5%60.0%
38.46%132.86179,62342.9%33.3%
46.15%136.190112,03950.0%42.9%
76.92%132.676512,32185.7%66.7%
46.15%133.582113,27825.0%55.6%
58.33%124.372412,13475.0%50.0%
33.33%125.46149,93550.0%16.7%
58.33%121.083413,98766.7%55.6%
25.00%121.66127,91437.5%0.0%
41.67%126.176610,57728.6%60.0%
75.00%121.073212,50066.7%77.8%
63.64%112.283711,57833.3%100.0%
54.55%116.491311,84475.0%42.9%
45.45%114.076410,58483.3%0.0%
60.00%101.452610,31733.3%71.4%
30.00%100.964511,7160.0%50.0%
50.00%105.372410,90760.0%40.0%
60.00%103.26589,91250.0%66.7%
22.22%91.971210,62825.0%20.0%
44.44%93.572410,83340.0%50.0%
55.56%91.94988,64225.0%80.0%
33.33%95.266610,7330.0%50.0%
55.56%91.775312,82425.0%80.0%
44.44%95.46038,49016.7%100.0%
44.44%94.981411,1520.0%57.1%
62.50%86.076013,875100.0%50.0%
75.00%85.51,02812,09950.0%83.3%
50.00%80.976413,25075.0%25.0%
75.00%86.36619,28680.0%66.7%
87.50%85.27559,98980.0%100.0%
50.00%81.74859,0680.0%80.0%
28.57%74.387814,530100.0%16.7%
71.43%70.969512,43450.0%80.0%
42.86%73.96879,54025.0%66.7%
28.57%71.653610,1380.0%40.0%
14.29%76.36299,44625.0%0.0%
42.86%71.681912,37666.7%25.0%
57.14%73.466710,06966.7%50.0%
42.86%76.16488,37240.0%50.0%
71.43%76.488512,29850.0%100.0%
57.14%75.487711,30375.0%33.3%
71.43%75.978711,74650.0%80.0%
57.14%76.090410,41460.0%50.0%
50.00%66.292911,884100.0%25.0%
83.33%64.85578,82966.7%100.0%
33.33%60.980713,6640.0%50.0%
50.00%66.078914,3240.0%50.0%
50.00%61.83616,16660.0%0.0%
50.00%61.446410,15850.0%50.0%
66.67%61.661313,62550.0%75.0%
66.67%66.08129,65466.7%66.7%
33.33%61.35208,8040.0%66.7%
100.00%54.95728,651100.0%100.0%
40.00%51.352610,07750.0%0.0%
40.00%53.595011,19650.0%33.3%
40.00%52.962010,16850.0%33.3%
60.00%53.073712,5840.0%75.0%
40.00%56.41,02013,953100.0%25.0%

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Gragas vs Nautilus - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Gragas do against Nautilus in League of Legends?

Nautilus wins the Gragas vs Nautilus matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to Gragas's 38.5%, a 23.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 13 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Gragas do against Nautilus in the early game?

In the early game, Nautilus has the advantage against Gragas with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Nautilus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Gragas do against Nautilus in the late game?

In the late game, Nautilus takes over the Gragas vs Nautilus matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Nautilus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Gragas vs Nautilus matchup?

Nautilus wins the matchup against Gragas with a 61.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 23.1 percentage point advantage means Nautilus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 13 games analyzed.

What is the best Gragas build against Nautilus?

The best Gragas build against Nautilus includes Luden's Echo, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Gragas runes against Nautilus?

The best Gragas runes against Nautilus use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gragas vs Nautilus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Gragas counter Nautilus?

No, Gragas struggles against Nautilus with only a 38.5% win rate. Nautilus has the advantage in this matchup. Gragas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nautilus's lead.

How do I play Gragas against Nautilus?

When playing Gragas against Nautilus, play cautiously and avoid Nautilus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Nautilus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.