Nautilusvs Bard
Nautilus vs Bard is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Nautilus wins with a 57.4% win rate (+14.8%) over Bard based on 54 games. Nautilus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nautilus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nautilus vs Bard matchup.
Nautilus Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nautilus 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 Nautilus vs Bard?
Nautilus wins 55.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 45.3% and 65.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.4% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +5.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 86 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- +3.8 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
- Current data slightly favors Nautilus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nautilus wins 55.8% of 86 games (95% range 45.3–65.8%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.4% for Nautilus; 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 75, within the margin of error (86 games).
- Nautilus players pick Bandlepipes far more often against Bard: 19.2% of their other Support games, 30.2% 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 Nautilus and Bard 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 Nautilus'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.
Nautilus vs Bard Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nautilus vs Bard Win Rate by Game Length
Nautilus's win rate against Bard 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.
No game length stands out: Nautilus's results against Bard in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nautilus vs Bard 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)EvenNautilus gold at 15: −75
- First itemNautilusNautilus: 12.8 min · Bard: 14.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenNautilus wins 50.0% of 46 games
What Nautilus Changes Against Bard
Choices Nautilus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
BandlepipesItemUsually19.2%vs Bard30.2%+11.0 pts57.7% WR here
Best Nautilus Build vs Bard
Usual Nautilus build (Support)
70.6% win rate · 102 games
Against Bard
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 35 Nautilus games against Bard carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nautilus's standard build instead.
- Nautilus usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.8 min (median of 63 games).
- Bard usually completes Dead Man's Plate first, at 14.8 min (median of 38 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Nautilus Runes vs Bard
Usual Nautilus runes (Support)
Aftershock
50.3% win rate · 2,161 games
Against Bard
Aftershock
62.5% win rate · 32 games
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Nautilus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Nautilus'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 Nautilus build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Nautilus Matchups
Hardest for Nautilus
Easiest for Nautilus
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Nautilus vs Bard FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nautilus vs Bard?
Current data slightly favors Nautilus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nautilus wins 55.8% of 86 games (95% range 45.3–65.8%).
What is Nautilus's win rate against Bard?
Nautilus wins 55.8% of 86 Support games against Bard on patch 26.19 (95% range 45.3–65.8%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.4% would be expected.
Does Nautilus counter Bard?
Not clearly. Nautilus wins 55.8% of 86 games against Bard, and the 95% range (45.3–65.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nautilus or Bard?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 75, within the margin of error (86 games).
Does Nautilus outscale Bard?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Bard strongest against Nautilus?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Bard is ahead of Nautilus beyond the margin of error.
What should Nautilus build against Bard?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nautilus's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Kaenic Rookern. The biggest change against Bard: Bandlepipes (19.2% usually, 30.2% here).
What runes should Nautilus use against Bard?
Aftershock with Resolve and Inspiration — 62.5% over 32 games against Bard.