Nautilusvs Heimerdinger
Nautilus vs Heimerdinger is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Heimerdinger wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.7%) over Nautilus based on 15 games. Heimerdinger wins the early laning phase while Nautilus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nautilus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nautilus vs Heimerdinger 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.
Heimerdinger(46.7%)Who Wins the Nautilus vs Heimerdinger Matchup?
Nautilus vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
The Nautilus vs Heimerdinger matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 15 recent matches analyzed, Heimerdinger wins with a 53.3% win rate compared to Nautilus's 46.7%, giving Heimerdinger a 6.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Heimerdinger controls the early laning stage, but Nautilus outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Heimerdinger needs to press advantages before Nautilus reaches their power spikes, while Nautilus should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Nautilus leads by 1,106 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger Laning Phase Breakdown
Heimerdinger is favored during the laning phase against Nautilus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Heimerdinger holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nautilus Build Against Heimerdinger
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Heimerdinger, providing the mobility and stats Nautilus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nautilus against Heimerdinger are Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail and Bandlepipes. This combination gives Nautilus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Heimerdinger. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nautilus vs Heimerdinger matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nautilus20.0%Heimerdinger80.0%Nautilus60.0%Heimerdinger40.0%Heimerdinger dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Nautilus. This lopsided early game means Heimerdinger can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Nautilus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Heimerdinger. Extended games heavily favor Nautilus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Heimerdinger must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Nautilus reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Nautilus 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 Heimerdinger
Resolve
Precision
The Resolve and Precision rune setup gives Nautilus the best tools to compete against Heimerdinger in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Nautilus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.60% | 419 | 1.1 | 366 | 8,779 | 53.9% | 47.8% | |
| 47.92% | 361 | 1.1 | 366 | 8,805 | 48.9% | 47.1% | |
| 45.71% | 361 | 1.1 | 393 | 9,038 | 48.1% | 43.8% | |
| 50.86% | 350 | 1.1 | 362 | 8,884 | 48.5% | 52.9% | |
| 49.56% | 343 | 1.1 | 350 | 8,844 | 48.0% | 50.8% | |
| 47.24% | 326 | 1.1 | 357 | 8,588 | 47.3% | 47.1% | |
| 47.77% | 291 | 1.1 | 363 | 8,790 | 45.7% | 49.4% | |
| 47.76% | 245 | 1.1 | 368 | 8,932 | 47.5% | 48.0% | |
| 52.85% | 193 | 1.1 | 395 | 9,420 | 55.1% | 51.3% | |
| 50.00% | 182 | 1.0 | 353 | 8,387 | 50.5% | 49.4% | |
| 55.56% | 180 | 1.1 | 321 | 8,264 | 59.4% | 50.6% | |
| 50.29% | 175 | 1.1 | 383 | 9,120 | 55.9% | 46.7% | |
| 44.58% | 166 | 1.1 | 346 | 8,506 | 45.0% | 44.0% | |
| 54.27% | 164 | 1.1 | 384 | 8,729 | 52.3% | 56.4% | |
| 49.38% | 162 | 1.1 | 379 | 8,493 | 46.1% | 52.4% | |
| 48.15% | 162 | 1.0 | 386 | 8,613 | 42.3% | 53.6% | |
| 43.40% | 159 | 1.1 | 425 | 8,617 | 39.1% | 48.6% | |
| 51.27% | 158 | 1.1 | 351 | 8,618 | 50.6% | 52.0% | |
| 52.41% | 145 | 1.1 | 368 | 8,925 | 53.0% | 51.9% | |
| 55.86% | 145 | 1.1 | 441 | 8,832 | 52.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 134 | 1.0 | 398 | 8,909 | 40.0% | 60.9% | |
| 44.27% | 131 | 1.1 | 411 | 8,475 | 40.9% | 48.3% | |
| 57.89% | 114 | 1.1 | 380 | 8,859 | 53.9% | 61.3% | |
| 56.25% | 112 | 1.0 | 361 | 9,056 | 50.0% | 61.3% | |
| 50.96% | 104 | 1.1 | 406 | 9,148 | 55.3% | 47.4% | |
| 48.54% | 103 | 1.2 | 416 | 9,451 | 46.8% | 50.0% | |
| 60.78% | 102 | 1.1 | 350 | 8,609 | 62.8% | 58.8% | |
| 53.54% | 99 | 1.2 | 377 | 8,316 | 49.2% | 61.1% | |
| 53.26% | 92 | 1.1 | 369 | 8,726 | 56.9% | 48.8% | |
| 45.05% | 91 | 1.1 | 369 | 8,336 | 48.0% | 41.5% | |
| 45.45% | 88 | 1.0 | 424 | 8,903 | 51.2% | 40.0% | |
| 47.67% | 86 | 1.1 | 374 | 9,252 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 58.14% | 86 | 1.1 | 373 | 9,354 | 57.1% | 58.8% | |
| 61.11% | 72 | 1.1 | 407 | 8,759 | 56.8% | 65.7% | |
| 37.10% | 62 | 1.1 | 344 | 8,507 | 40.0% | 34.4% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 1.3 | 403 | 9,300 | 47.6% | 46.9% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 1.2 | 403 | 8,868 | 45.5% | 40.0% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 1.2 | 386 | 8,833 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 1.2 | 471 | 9,449 | 50.0% | 70.6% | |
| 36.11% | 36 | 1.2 | 376 | 9,298 | 35.0% | 37.5% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 1.2 | 404 | 9,023 | 55.6% | 61.5% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 2.1 | 448 | 9,026 | 54.5% | 35.7% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.0 | 403 | 9,202 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 1.0 | 395 | 8,906 | 60.0% | 30.8% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.1 | 449 | 9,538 | 33.3% | 38.5% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 0.9 | 377 | 8,843 | 54.5% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.9 | 553 | 10,007 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.0 | 408 | 9,014 | 36.4% | 57.1% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.4 | 429 | 9,048 | 44.4% | 42.9% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 0.9 | 429 | 9,055 | 28.6% | 77.8% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.1 | 289 | 9,011 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 1.1 | 425 | 9,634 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.0 | 359 | 10,281 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.9 | 447 | 10,370 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.9 | 509 | 11,041 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 2.5 | 501 | 10,584 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 4.4 | 627 | 9,239 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.1 | 708 | 11,442 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.9 | 579 | 10,221 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 1.2 | 435 | 8,804 | 85.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.0 | 387 | 7,618 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 0.8 | 380 | 9,514 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.7 | 739 | 11,739 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.3 | 385 | 8,817 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.6 | 438 | 9,038 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.0 | 433 | 9,169 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.8 | 618 | 10,266 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 400 | 6,819 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.0 | 523 | 10,858 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 694 | 10,172 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.0 | 458 | 8,907 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 3.9 | 599 | 10,692 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.6 | 463 | 9,083 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.9 | 593 | 8,485 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.3 | 569 | 8,186 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 0.9 | 591 | 13,221 | 0.0% | 14.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.2 | 588 | 10,107 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.7 | 423 | 9,462 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.0 | 371 | 7,548 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.0 | 686 | 11,166 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.8 | 586 | 12,218 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.0 | 478 | 9,591 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.1 | 538 | 10,355 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.2 | 551 | 11,692 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.1 | 559 | 9,971 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.6 | 421 | 10,035 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 2.7 | 408 | 6,610 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.0 | 712 | 9,954 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.2 | 471 | 9,360 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 461 | 9,141 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 481 | 10,499 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 509 | 10,044 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 473 | 11,314 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 478 | 9,778 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 574 | 8,858 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 563 | 12,591 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 450 | 8,627 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 431 | 9,333 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 510 | 11,096 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 345 | 9,234 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
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Nautilus vs Heimerdinger - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nautilus do against Heimerdinger in League of Legends?
Heimerdinger wins the Nautilus vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 53.3% win rate compared to Nautilus's 46.7%, a 6.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 15 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Nautilus do against Heimerdinger in the early game?
In the early game, Heimerdinger has the advantage against Nautilus with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. Heimerdinger players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nautilus do against Heimerdinger in the late game?
In the late game, Nautilus takes over the Nautilus vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Nautilus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nautilus vs Heimerdinger matchup?
Heimerdinger wins the matchup against Nautilus with a 53.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 6.7 percentage point advantage means Heimerdinger is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 15 games analyzed.
What is the best Nautilus build against Heimerdinger?
The best Nautilus build against Heimerdinger includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Bandlepipes with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nautilus runes against Heimerdinger?
The best Nautilus runes against Heimerdinger use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nautilus vs Heimerdinger matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nautilus counter Heimerdinger?
No, Nautilus struggles against Heimerdinger with only a 46.7% win rate. Heimerdinger has the advantage in this matchup. Nautilus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Heimerdinger's lead.
How do I play Nautilus against Heimerdinger?
When playing Nautilus against Heimerdinger, play cautiously and avoid Heimerdinger's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Heimerdinger in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.