Nautilusvs Caitlyn
Nautilus vs Caitlyn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Caitlyn wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Nautilus based on 6 games. Nautilus wins the early laning phase while Caitlyn scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nautilus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nautilus vs Caitlyn 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.
Caitlyn(33.3%)Who Wins the Nautilus vs Caitlyn Matchup?
Nautilus vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
The Nautilus vs Caitlyn matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Caitlyn wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Nautilus's 33.3%, giving Caitlyn a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nautilus controls the early laning stage, but Caitlyn outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nautilus needs to press advantages before Caitlyn reaches their power spikes, while Caitlyn should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Nautilus leads by 1,048 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Caitlyn has a strong advantage in this matchup. Nautilus players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Caitlyn 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.
Nautilus vs Caitlyn Laning Phase Breakdown
Caitlyn is favored during the laning phase against Nautilus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Caitlyn holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nautilus Build Against Caitlyn
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Caitlyn, providing the mobility and stats Nautilus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nautilus against Caitlyn are Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail and Kaenic Rookern. This combination gives Nautilus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nautilus vs Caitlyn matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nautilus100.0%Caitlyn0.0%Nautilus0.0%Caitlyn100.0%Nautilus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Caitlyn. This lopsided early game means Nautilus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Caitlyn is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Nautilus. Extended games heavily favor Caitlyn, 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 Caitlyn reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Caitlyn 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 Nautilus Runes Against Caitlyn
Resolve
Precision
The Resolve and Precision rune setup gives Nautilus the best tools to compete against Caitlyn in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Nautilus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.14% | 359 | 1.0 | 356 | 8,470 | 53.1% | 47.3% | |
| 39.66% | 358 | 1.1 | 356 | 8,182 | 37.4% | 41.9% | |
| 45.16% | 341 | 1.1 | 365 | 8,240 | 44.3% | 45.9% | |
| 54.91% | 326 | 1.1 | 351 | 8,766 | 50.4% | 57.7% | |
| 45.32% | 278 | 1.1 | 386 | 8,582 | 45.5% | 45.2% | |
| 50.19% | 265 | 1.1 | 370 | 8,743 | 52.0% | 48.6% | |
| 47.20% | 250 | 1.1 | 339 | 8,759 | 44.5% | 49.3% | |
| 53.37% | 193 | 1.1 | 404 | 9,199 | 46.8% | 57.9% | |
| 44.74% | 190 | 1.1 | 361 | 8,129 | 41.2% | 48.4% | |
| 51.96% | 179 | 1.1 | 395 | 9,336 | 42.4% | 56.7% | |
| 45.93% | 172 | 1.1 | 337 | 8,238 | 48.7% | 43.8% | |
| 47.83% | 161 | 1.1 | 389 | 8,913 | 57.4% | 42.0% | |
| 52.90% | 155 | 1.1 | 429 | 8,118 | 50.0% | 56.5% | |
| 59.48% | 154 | 1.1 | 324 | 8,326 | 55.7% | 63.5% | |
| 52.98% | 151 | 1.1 | 360 | 8,593 | 52.9% | 53.1% | |
| 54.97% | 151 | 1.1 | 351 | 8,441 | 47.2% | 62.0% | |
| 54.11% | 146 | 1.1 | 398 | 8,494 | 50.7% | 57.5% | |
| 41.04% | 134 | 1.1 | 439 | 8,664 | 37.1% | 44.4% | |
| 52.67% | 131 | 1.1 | 341 | 8,701 | 49.2% | 56.1% | |
| 51.61% | 124 | 1.1 | 352 | 8,760 | 52.1% | 51.3% | |
| 52.03% | 123 | 1.1 | 368 | 8,888 | 44.9% | 56.8% | |
| 47.41% | 116 | 1.3 | 424 | 9,044 | 43.6% | 50.8% | |
| 55.36% | 112 | 1.1 | 430 | 9,121 | 54.0% | 56.5% | |
| 43.24% | 111 | 1.1 | 357 | 8,694 | 50.0% | 37.3% | |
| 48.51% | 101 | 1.1 | 387 | 8,609 | 40.4% | 55.6% | |
| 57.89% | 95 | 1.2 | 385 | 9,025 | 59.2% | 56.5% | |
| 44.09% | 93 | 1.1 | 333 | 7,854 | 46.8% | 41.3% | |
| 57.89% | 76 | 1.2 | 416 | 9,000 | 54.8% | 61.8% | |
| 47.76% | 67 | 1.1 | 414 | 9,012 | 57.1% | 41.0% | |
| 40.63% | 64 | 1.0 | 388 | 8,520 | 40.0% | 41.0% | |
| 42.37% | 59 | 1.0 | 345 | 8,610 | 42.3% | 42.4% | |
| 50.85% | 59 | 1.2 | 394 | 8,362 | 46.9% | 55.6% | |
| 49.09% | 55 | 1.0 | 381 | 7,609 | 47.1% | 52.4% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 1.1 | 398 | 8,976 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 1.1 | 356 | 7,692 | 37.0% | 57.7% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 1.6 | 475 | 9,686 | 73.3% | 41.7% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 1.1 | 402 | 8,756 | 55.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 1.6 | 442 | 8,835 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.8 | 426 | 8,328 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 0.9 | 372 | 9,098 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 392 | 7,833 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.2 | 416 | 9,320 | 66.7% | 46.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.3 | 427 | 7,656 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 22.22% | 18 | 1.6 | 363 | 9,634 | 37.5% | 10.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.1 | 447 | 10,357 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 0.9 | 350 | 9,159 | 85.7% | 60.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 1.2 | 411 | 9,193 | 70.0% | 66.7% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 1.0 | 381 | 9,466 | 42.9% | 12.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.0 | 361 | 8,859 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 5.1 | 572 | 8,855 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.2 | 395 | 10,089 | 25.0% | 70.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.3 | 444 | 9,331 | 40.0% | 55.6% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.4 | 405 | 9,179 | 83.3% | 37.5% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 2.8 | 548 | 9,541 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.6 | 374 | 8,398 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 0.9 | 337 | 7,464 | 71.4% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.2 | 437 | 9,649 | 16.7% | 60.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 1.7 | 347 | 7,958 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.5 | 493 | 9,885 | 25.0% | 71.4% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 1.4 | 478 | 9,589 | 75.0% | 71.4% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 0.9 | 463 | 9,417 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 0.9 | 455 | 7,932 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.1 | 448 | 10,684 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 416 | 7,870 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.5 | 500 | 9,260 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.9 | 586 | 9,988 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.9 | 550 | 11,647 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 461 | 9,738 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.8 | 553 | 10,183 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.3 | 411 | 9,767 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.3 | 632 | 9,897 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 477 | 10,394 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 0.8 | 566 | 12,037 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.8 | 501 | 9,699 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 4.0 | 458 | 8,859 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.1 | 488 | 10,285 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.9 | 518 | 8,347 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.6 | 626 | 12,425 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.7 | 574 | 10,766 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.3 | 365 | 9,358 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.3 | 545 | 11,651 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.1 | 447 | 9,000 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.4 | 601 | 7,842 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.1 | 567 | 9,437 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.0 | 362 | 10,135 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 495 | 9,630 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 570 | 9,953 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 411 | 8,577 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 496 | 9,190 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 784 | 10,915 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 656 | 10,946 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 648 | 12,110 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 772 | 10,786 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 465 | 10,583 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Nautilus vs Caitlyn - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nautilus do against Caitlyn in League of Legends?
Caitlyn wins the Nautilus vs Caitlyn matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Nautilus's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Nautilus do against Caitlyn in the early game?
In the early game, Nautilus has the advantage against Caitlyn with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Nautilus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nautilus do against Caitlyn in the late game?
In the late game, Caitlyn takes over the Nautilus vs Caitlyn matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Caitlyn scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nautilus vs Caitlyn matchup?
Caitlyn wins the matchup against Nautilus with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Caitlyn is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.
What is the best Nautilus build against Caitlyn?
The best Nautilus build against Caitlyn includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nautilus runes against Caitlyn?
The best Nautilus runes against Caitlyn use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Nautilus vs Caitlyn matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nautilus counter Caitlyn?
No, Nautilus struggles against Caitlyn with only a 33.3% win rate. Caitlyn has the advantage in this matchup. Nautilus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Caitlyn's lead.
How do I play Nautilus against Caitlyn?
When playing Nautilus against Caitlyn, play cautiously and avoid Caitlyn's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Caitlyn has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.