Leonavs Nautilus
Leona vs Nautilus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Leona wins with a 53.1% win rate (+6.2%) over Nautilus based on 211 games. Nautilus wins the early laning phase while Leona scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Leona build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Leona vs Nautilus matchup.
Leona Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Leona 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.
Who wins Leona vs Nautilus?
Leona wins 56.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 51.9% and 61.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.1% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +3.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 433 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- −2.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Leona consistently wins this matchup across a large current-patch sample: Leona wins 56.6% of 433 games (95% range 51.9–61.2%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 53.1% for Leona; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 39, within the margin of error (427 games).
- Nautilus gets stronger as the game goes on: Leona wins 66.7% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 53.6% of longer ones.
- Leona players pick the Q > E > W skill order far more often against Nautilus: under 0.5% of their other Support games, 5.8% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Leona and Nautilus played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Leona's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Leona vs Nautilus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Leona vs Nautilus Win Rate by Game Length
Leona's win rate against Nautilus by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
Nautilus gets stronger as the game goes on: Leona wins 66.7% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 53.6% of longer ones.
Leona vs Nautilus Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenLeona gold at 15: +39
- First itemEvenLeona: 12.4 min · Nautilus: 12.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesLeonaLeona wins 58.6% of 198 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenLeona wins 53.7% of 201 games
What Leona Changes Against Nautilus
Choices Leona players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Nautilus5.8%+5.8 pts44.0% WR here
Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually55.3%vs Nautilus49.8%−5.5 pts55.0% WR here
Best Leona Build vs Nautilus
Usual Leona build (Support)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Nautilus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 14 of 169 Leona games against Nautilus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Leona's standard build instead.
- Leona usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.4 min (median of 283 games).
- Nautilus usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.5 min (median of 283 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Leona Runes vs Nautilus
Usual Leona runes (Support)
Aftershock
53.1% win rate · 2,490 games
Against Nautilus
Aftershock
58.9% win rate · 90 games
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Leona matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Leona'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 Leona build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Leona vs Nautilus FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Leona vs Nautilus?
Leona consistently wins this matchup across a large current-patch sample: Leona wins 56.6% of 433 games (95% range 51.9–61.2%).
What is Leona's win rate against Nautilus?
Leona wins 56.6% of 433 Support games against Nautilus on patch 26.19 (95% range 51.9–61.2%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 53.1% would be expected.
Does Leona counter Nautilus?
Yes. Leona wins 56.6% of 433 games against Nautilus on patch 26.19, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Leona or Nautilus?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 39, within the margin of error (427 games).
Does Leona outscale Nautilus?
Nautilus gets stronger as the game goes on: Leona wins 66.7% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 53.6% of longer ones.
When is Nautilus strongest against Leona?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nautilus is ahead of Leona beyond the margin of error.
What should Leona build against Nautilus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Leona's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Frozen Heart, Heartsteel. The biggest change against Nautilus: Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (55.3% usually, 49.8% here).
What runes should Leona use against Nautilus?
Aftershock with Resolve and Inspiration — 58.9% over 90 games against Nautilus.