Maokaivs Nautilus
Maokai vs Nautilus is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Maokai wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Nautilus based on 78 games. Nautilus wins the early laning phase while Maokai scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Maokai vs Nautilus matchup.
Maokai Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Maokai 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 the Maokai vs Nautilus Matchup?
Maokai vs Nautilus Matchup Summary
The Maokai vs Nautilus matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 78 recent matches analyzed, Maokai wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Nautilus's 50.0%, giving Maokai a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nautilus controls the early laning stage, but Maokai outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nautilus needs to press advantages before Maokai reaches their power spikes, while Maokai should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Maokai leads by 0.3 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Maokai has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Nautilus's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Maokai vs Nautilus Laning Phase Breakdown
Maokai is favored during the laning phase against Nautilus, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Maokai holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Maokai Build Against Nautilus
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Nautilus, providing the mobility and stats Maokai needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Maokai against Nautilus are Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Maokai an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Nautilus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Maokai vs Nautilus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Maokai44.4%
Nautilus55.6%Maokai54.8%Nautilus45.2%Nautilus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Maokai. This lopsided early game means Nautilus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Maokai is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.8% win rate — 9.5 points above Nautilus. Extended games heavily favor Maokai, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Nautilus must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Maokai reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Maokai survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Maokai Runes Against Nautilus
Resolve
Precision
The Resolve primary with Precision secondary combination helps Maokai maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Nautilus.
Maokai matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Maokai'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 Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.00% | 120 | 1.4 | 463 | 9,163 | 47.2% | 52.2% | |
| 51.79% | 112 | 1.3 | 455 | 9,219 | 47.9% | 54.7% | |
| 53.21% | 109 | 1.3 | 471 | 8,617 | 44.4% | 61.8% | |
| 39.42% | 104 | 1.3 | 507 | 8,861 | 41.2% | 37.7% | |
| 50.00% | 78 | 1.3 | 471 | 9,134 | 44.4% | 54.8% | |
| 44.87% | 78 | 1.3 | 496 | 8,932 | 48.5% | 42.2% | |
| 44.78% | 67 | 1.4 | 528 | 9,105 | 43.8% | 45.7% | |
| 56.92% | 65 | 1.3 | 558 | 9,184 | 51.4% | 63.3% | |
| 44.44% | 63 | 1.4 | 482 | 9,144 | 40.9% | 46.3% | |
| 46.43% | 56 | 1.3 | 418 | 8,927 | 44.0% | 48.4% | |
| 63.27% | 49 | 1.4 | 494 | 8,662 | 67.9% | 57.1% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 1.4 | 574 | 9,032 | 45.5% | 61.5% | |
| 44.68% | 47 | 1.8 | 592 | 8,870 | 28.0% | 63.6% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 1.4 | 487 | 8,807 | 42.1% | 53.9% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 1.1 | 464 | 9,325 | 55.0% | 60.0% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 2.0 | 626 | 9,978 | 40.0% | 58.6% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 1.2 | 463 | 8,546 | 52.0% | 50.0% | |
| 39.02% | 41 | 1.4 | 466 | 9,330 | 58.8% | 25.0% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 1.4 | 539 | 9,580 | 73.3% | 45.8% | |
| 73.68% | 38 | 1.4 | 461 | 9,200 | 79.0% | 68.4% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 1.3 | 455 | 9,138 | 46.7% | 47.8% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 1.2 | 411 | 8,230 | 57.1% | 37.5% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 1.3 | 495 | 8,932 | 66.7% | 56.3% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 1.4 | 509 | 9,571 | 46.7% | 56.3% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 1.4 | 566 | 9,262 | 50.0% | 31.6% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 1.2 | 451 | 9,112 | 54.5% | 68.8% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 1.4 | 424 | 8,035 | 76.9% | 38.5% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 4.0 | 693 | 10,143 | 60.0% | 56.3% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 3.5 | 633 | 11,876 | 83.3% | 47.4% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 453 | 9,029 | 60.0% | 26.7% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 6.4 | 725 | 8,320 | 30.8% | 45.5% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.4 | 551 | 10,563 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 1.4 | 509 | 10,063 | 60.0% | 61.5% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 2.0 | 594 | 9,662 | 63.6% | 75.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.3 | 471 | 9,834 | 100.0% | 46.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.3 | 446 | 8,395 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.5 | 541 | 10,559 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 0.7 | 659 | 11,196 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 4.0 | 817 | 10,191 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 2.1 | 593 | 10,013 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 4.5 | 934 | 9,749 | 0.0% | 87.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.1 | 600 | 8,404 | 87.5% | 40.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 0.9 | 595 | 9,651 | 14.3% | 66.7% | |
| 7.69% | 13 | 4.8 | 737 | 8,656 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.7 | 620 | 12,149 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 2.7 | 632 | 10,782 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 2.0 | 602 | 12,178 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.9 | 619 | 11,294 | 20.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 4.8 | 627 | 9,707 | 85.7% | 40.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.2 | 447 | 10,014 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.9 | 658 | 11,115 | 80.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 0.9 | 690 | 10,763 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.0 | 629 | 11,701 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.0 | 593 | 11,547 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 2.9 | 741 | 12,058 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 3.0 | 680 | 11,187 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.4 | 661 | 11,597 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.3 | 671 | 10,941 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 542 | 9,416 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 10.00% | 10 | 5.0 | 1,037 | 10,683 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 579 | 10,577 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.4 | 676 | 11,141 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.8 | 639 | 9,488 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.4 | 441 | 10,941 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.5 | 578 | 9,568 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.3 | 748 | 8,794 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 0.8 | 639 | 11,356 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 557 | 10,100 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.2 | 783 | 11,372 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 373 | 8,160 | 85.7% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.1 | 813 | 10,182 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 939 | 11,559 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.6 | 563 | 10,683 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.3 | 774 | 12,564 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.6 | 486 | 9,628 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 1.0 | 626 | 11,578 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.5 | 620 | 12,975 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.3 | 624 | 10,631 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.3 | 524 | 9,554 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.2 | 674 | 9,985 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.5 | 589 | 9,807 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.6 | 732 | 10,321 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.5 | 440 | 8,942 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.2 | 432 | 8,589 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.2 | 844 | 9,188 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.5 | 462 | 9,733 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.3 | 615 | 10,573 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.2 | 462 | 5,709 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.1 | 474 | 9,255 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.3 | 642 | 7,940 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.9 | 622 | 11,693 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.0 | 624 | 11,833 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 468 | 10,317 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 671 | 8,006 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 594 | 9,955 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.9 | 548 | 11,088 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 718 | 11,813 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 592 | 10,152 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 666 | 9,082 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 465 | 8,121 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.8 | 604 | 11,820 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.7 | 488 | 11,627 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 589 | 10,910 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 701 | 13,657 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.7 | 665 | 11,344 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
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Maokai vs Nautilus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Maokai do against Nautilus in League of Legends?
Maokai wins the Maokai vs Nautilus matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Nautilus's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 78 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Maokai do against Nautilus in the early game?
In the early game, Nautilus has the advantage against Maokai with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. Nautilus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Maokai do against Nautilus in the late game?
In the late game, Maokai takes over the Maokai vs Nautilus matchup with a 54.8% win rate compared to 45.2%. Maokai scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Maokai vs Nautilus matchup?
Maokai wins the matchup against Nautilus with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Maokai is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 78 games analyzed.
What is the best Maokai build against Nautilus?
The best Maokai build against Nautilus includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Spirit Visage with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Maokai runes against Nautilus?
The best Maokai runes against Nautilus use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 62.5% win rate in the Maokai vs Nautilus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Maokai counter Nautilus?
Yes, Maokai has a favorable matchup against Nautilus with a 50.0% win rate. Maokai slightly edges out Nautilus in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Maokai against Nautilus?
When playing Maokai against Nautilus, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Nautilus. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.