- Win Rate
- 49.1%
- Pick Rate
- 5.0%
- Ban Rate
- 12.1%
Nautilus Support Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 9,929
- Lane
- Support
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 20, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Nautilus build is Mercury's Treads, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Thornmail, Bandlepipes, Frozen Heart, Oracle Lens: 9.52% of games, 59.65% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
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Locket of the Iron Solari
Knight's Vow
Bandlepipes
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Knight's Vow
Thornmail
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Thornmail
- Bandlepipes
Best Nautilus Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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Top Summoner Spells
Ignite + Flash61.4%Win Rate77.5%Pick Rate
Exhaust + Flash56.9%Win Rate15.8%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This Nautilus build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Nautilus build are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Bandlepipes. This item combination achieves a 61.1% win rate across 368 matches analyzed.
At full build, Nautilus gains a total of 1150 Health, 190 Armor, and 130 MR, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.
Best Nautilus Runes
Resolve
Inspiration
Nautilus Abilities
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Nautilus build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage, Physical Damage.
The most popular starting items for Nautilus are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 62.4% win rate and 51.8% pick rate.
- Locket of the Iron Solari S Tier
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,20049.74%Win Rate+0.66%WR Diff70.51%Pick Rate - Knight's Vow S Tier
Knight's Vow
2,30054.95%Win Rate+5.87%WR Diff24.50%Pick Rate - Bandlepipes S Tier
Bandlepipes
2,30057.64%Win Rate+8.56%WR Diff16.55%Pick Rate
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- Win rate by rank & game length
Nautilus players complete Protoplasm Harness first in 1% of games, winning 67.8% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:42 (25th to 75th percentile: 11:36 to 16:30).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 67.8% | 0.6% | 13:42 | 59 |
 | 56.1% | 3.8% | 14:00 | 351 |
 | 49.1% | 67.7% | 12:36 | 6,300 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 73.9% | 0.3% | 24:18 | 23 |
| 54.4% | 18.1% | 22:06 | 1,400 |
 | 63.9% | 0.8% | 23:18 | 61 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 63.3% | 5.9% | 29:12 | 215 |
 | 60.8% | 5.8% | 28:48 | 212 |
| 60.7% | 3.1% | 29:42 | 112 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Nautilus players max Q > W > E in 71% of games, winning 48.8% of the 6,785 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
Q
W
E| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > E > W: 11% of games, 47.6% win rate
- W > Q > E: 9% of games, 48.5% win rate
- Thornmail S Tier
Thornmail
2,45051.38%Win Rate+2.30%WR Diff46.40%Pick Rate - Kaenic Rookern S Tier
Kaenic Rookern
2,90054.70%Win Rate+5.62%WR Diff17.14%Pick Rate
- Plated Steelcaps S Tier
Plated Steelcaps
1,20049.30%Win Rate+0.22%WR Diff57.03%Pick Rate
- Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
049.39%Win Rate+0.31%WR Diff87.34%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Nautilus build.
Armor:190
Movement Speed:45
Health:1150
Magic Resistance:130
Build Comparison
ArmorSpeedHealthMR
This Nautilus durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 61.1% win rate comes from only 368 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, excellent magic damage resistance, and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Nautilus build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. This build's moderate gold investment allows Nautilus to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Bandlepipes to maximize your mid-game impact. For optimal results with this Nautilus build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Strong physical damage mitigation
- Excellent magic damage resistance
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Champions with Similar Builds to Nautilus
Nautilus Support Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
9,516 gamesMost Nautilus Support players rush Locket of the Iron Solari first (68% of games), finished at a median of 12.6 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (59%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (73%). The game usually starts with Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.
Nautilus boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plated SteelcapsMost played | 59.5% | 49.3% | 5,658 |
 Mercury's Treads | 26.2% | 49.9% | 2,497 |
 Boots of Swiftness | 6.0% | 54.7% | 572 |
 Ionian Boots of Lucidity | 0.9% | 59.5% | 84 |
Nautilus starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Health Potion ×2 + Stealth WardMost played | 50.0% | 49.7% | 4,621 |
| Health Potion ×2 | 25.1% | 49.7% | 2,318 |
 Control Ward + Stealth Ward | 3.1% | 48.3% | 286 |
| Control Ward | 3.1% | 46.5% | 286 |
Nautilus summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + IgniteMost played | 73.2% | 49.1% | 6,967 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 20.6% | 47.5% | 1,965 |
 Flash + Heal | 3.7% | 53.7% | 348 |
 Flash + Teleport | 0.6% | 50.9% | 57 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Nautilus First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Nautilus players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Locket of the Iron Solari | 12.6 min 10.9-14.6 min | 67.7% | 49.2% | 6,293 |
 Heartsteel | 14.7 min 12.9-16.4 min | 7.9% | 50.1% | 735 |
 Knight's Vow | 14.0 min 12.3-15.9 min | 3.8% | 56.1% | 351 |
 Bandlepipes | 12.6 min 10.9-15.0 min | 3.1% | 52.1% | 286 |
 Protoplasm Harness | 13.7 min 11.6-16.5 min | 0.6% | 67.8% | 59 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Locket of the Iron Solari → Thornmail → Kaenic Rookern | 31.2 min 28.9-33.4 min | 14.0% | 54.4% | 515 |
| Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Thornmail | 29.2 min 26.6-31.1 min | 5.9% | 63.3% | 215 |
| Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Bandlepipes | 28.8 min 26.7-31.1 min | 5.8% | 60.8% | 212 |
| Locket of the Iron Solari → Bandlepipes → Thornmail | 29.7 min 27.5-31.4 min | 3.0% | 60.4% | 111 |
Every Nautilus Support Item by Win Rate
The completed items Nautilus players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locket of the Iron SolariMost played | 73.5% | 49.8% | 6,994 |
| Thornmail | 48.4% | 51.4% | 4,604 |
| Knight's Vow | 25.6% | 55.0% | 2,432 |
| Kaenic Rookern | 17.9% | 54.7% | 1,702 |
| Bandlepipes | 17.3% | 57.6% | 1,642 |
| Heartsteel | 11.4% | 50.6% | 1,088 |
 Frozen Heart | 7.1% | 54.9% | 677 |
| Protoplasm Harness | 4.7% | 59.3% | 447 |
 Sunfire Aegis | 4.2% | 50.3% | 396 |
 Randuin's Omen | 2.6% | 47.2% | 246 |
 Hollow Radiance | 1.7% | 52.2% | 161 |
 Zeke's Convergence | 1.3% | 56.8% | 125 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 54.4% win rate over 515 games.
- Health
- 750
- Armor
- 130
- Magic Resist
- 110
- Ability Haste
- 10
- Move Speed
- 45
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