Nautilusvs Irelia
Nautilus vs Irelia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Irelia wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Nautilus based on 6 games. Irelia 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 Irelia 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.
Irelia(33.3%)Who Wins the Nautilus vs Irelia Matchup?
Nautilus vs Irelia Matchup Summary
The Nautilus vs Irelia matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Irelia wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Nautilus's 33.3%, giving Irelia a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Irelia dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nautilus players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nautilus leads by 1.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Irelia 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Laning Phase Breakdown
Irelia is favored during the laning phase against Nautilus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Irelia holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nautilus Build Against Irelia
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Irelia, providing the mobility and stats Nautilus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nautilus against Irelia are Rod of Ages, Liandry's Torment and Thornmail. This combination gives Nautilus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Irelia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nautilus vs Irelia matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nautilus0.0%Irelia100.0%Nautilus40.0%Irelia60.0%Irelia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Nautilus. This lopsided early game means Irelia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Irelia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Nautilus. Extended games heavily favor Irelia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Irelia holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nautilus players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Nautilus Runes Against Irelia
Resolve
Precision
The Resolve and Precision rune setup gives Nautilus the best tools to compete against Irelia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40.96% | 581 | 1.1 | 354 | 8,246 | 37.8% | 44.0% | |
| 47.57% | 534 | 1.1 | 355 | 8,405 | 45.9% | 49.1% | |
| 49.26% | 473 | 1.1 | 353 | 9,025 | 47.6% | 50.4% | |
| 47.21% | 430 | 1.1 | 369 | 8,612 | 47.2% | 47.2% | |
| 47.49% | 419 | 1.1 | 382 | 8,471 | 48.6% | 46.4% | |
| 48.14% | 403 | 1.1 | 378 | 8,691 | 44.1% | 51.6% | |
| 47.75% | 377 | 1.1 | 347 | 8,673 | 43.2% | 51.4% | |
| 52.05% | 292 | 1.1 | 408 | 9,290 | 47.9% | 55.0% | |
| 47.10% | 276 | 1.1 | 378 | 9,084 | 45.7% | 48.0% | |
| 45.83% | 264 | 1.1 | 363 | 8,320 | 47.1% | 44.5% | |
| 50.43% | 232 | 1.1 | 387 | 8,853 | 50.5% | 50.4% | |
| 44.95% | 218 | 1.1 | 330 | 8,294 | 42.7% | 47.0% | |
| 50.24% | 207 | 1.1 | 382 | 8,625 | 50.0% | 50.4% | |
| 52.71% | 203 | 1.0 | 360 | 8,570 | 50.5% | 54.7% | |
| 60.61% | 199 | 1.1 | 327 | 8,551 | 61.5% | 59.6% | |
| 44.16% | 197 | 1.1 | 427 | 8,765 | 42.9% | 45.1% | |
| 52.08% | 192 | 1.1 | 434 | 8,551 | 50.0% | 54.1% | |
| 53.13% | 192 | 1.1 | 349 | 8,634 | 51.5% | 54.8% | |
| 51.83% | 191 | 1.1 | 360 | 8,560 | 54.4% | 49.5% | |
| 51.93% | 181 | 1.0 | 357 | 8,840 | 38.2% | 61.9% | |
| 53.33% | 165 | 1.1 | 357 | 9,019 | 50.0% | 55.3% | |
| 52.17% | 161 | 1.1 | 416 | 8,883 | 46.0% | 57.6% | |
| 49.07% | 161 | 1.1 | 364 | 8,640 | 55.9% | 44.1% | |
| 51.80% | 139 | 1.1 | 399 | 8,824 | 51.6% | 52.0% | |
| 50.37% | 135 | 1.1 | 415 | 8,868 | 42.6% | 56.8% | |
| 56.72% | 134 | 1.2 | 392 | 8,906 | 52.6% | 59.7% | |
| 52.59% | 116 | 1.1 | 380 | 9,074 | 53.6% | 51.7% | |
| 44.74% | 114 | 1.1 | 338 | 8,011 | 44.1% | 45.5% | |
| 39.81% | 108 | 1.1 | 361 | 8,431 | 41.7% | 38.3% | |
| 45.45% | 99 | 1.0 | 402 | 8,768 | 40.5% | 49.1% | |
| 49.45% | 91 | 1.1 | 400 | 8,398 | 43.2% | 55.3% | |
| 50.63% | 79 | 1.0 | 369 | 8,328 | 47.5% | 53.9% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 1.1 | 431 | 9,571 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 1.1 | 389 | 8,944 | 43.8% | 54.8% | |
| 40.91% | 66 | 1.1 | 373 | 8,541 | 33.3% | 47.2% | |
| 37.70% | 61 | 1.4 | 411 | 8,897 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 1.1 | 375 | 8,594 | 43.3% | 55.6% | |
| 57.69% | 52 | 1.2 | 406 | 9,170 | 69.6% | 48.3% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 1.4 | 392 | 8,455 | 39.1% | 54.5% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 1.7 | 452 | 9,169 | 56.3% | 42.3% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 1.2 | 399 | 7,810 | 45.5% | 47.4% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.2 | 456 | 8,868 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 21.88% | 32 | 1.3 | 346 | 8,610 | 35.3% | 6.7% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.6 | 449 | 8,784 | 46.7% | 66.7% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.5 | 433 | 9,248 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 1.0 | 375 | 8,783 | 72.7% | 64.3% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 420 | 9,498 | 54.5% | 71.4% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 1.7 | 400 | 9,907 | 42.9% | 41.2% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 1.2 | 374 | 9,096 | 80.0% | 58.3% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 0.8 | 336 | 8,796 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 2.3 | 530 | 9,770 | 85.7% | 46.1% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 362 | 9,130 | 57.1% | 38.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.1 | 370 | 8,723 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 2.3 | 435 | 8,757 | 45.5% | 37.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.0 | 379 | 8,920 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 1.9 | 507 | 9,919 | 57.1% | 81.8% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 1.2 | 381 | 8,792 | 27.3% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.0 | 446 | 9,995 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.2 | 529 | 9,450 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.6 | 537 | 9,417 | 71.4% | 28.6% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.3 | 342 | 7,885 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.0 | 433 | 8,771 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 1.7 | 438 | 10,770 | 60.0% | 77.8% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.3 | 568 | 10,230 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 4.2 | 573 | 8,914 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 3.7 | 517 | 9,138 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 0.9 | 417 | 9,970 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 91.67% | 12 | 0.8 | 538 | 12,372 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.8 | 566 | 10,729 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.0 | 565 | 11,602 | 100.0% | 12.5% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.0 | 523 | 9,540 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.1 | 612 | 9,169 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.5 | 548 | 9,695 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.3 | 597 | 10,741 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.0 | 396 | 8,183 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 345 | 8,284 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 483 | 8,979 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 848 | 10,231 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.6 | 480 | 10,400 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.7 | 550 | 9,262 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.3 | 482 | 9,237 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.0 | 580 | 8,993 | 80.0% | 25.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.1 | 424 | 8,965 | 75.0% | 80.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.7 | 445 | 7,992 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.7 | 503 | 10,615 | 25.0% | 80.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 514 | 8,972 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.7 | 399 | 9,714 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 2.3 | 613 | 8,158 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.3 | 734 | 12,826 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.6 | 468 | 11,194 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.5 | 547 | 12,013 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.3 | 455 | 10,547 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.0 | 626 | 10,028 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.6 | 553 | 9,704 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.0 | 642 | 12,808 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 813 | 10,661 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.1 | 380 | 8,889 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 4.4 | 553 | 8,987 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 1.6 | 437 | 9,252 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 780 | 12,794 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.5 | 591 | 10,972 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.0 | 358 | 5,721 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.6 | 652 | 10,702 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.2 | 658 | 9,976 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.9 | 537 | 9,504 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 0.9 | 325 | 8,889 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 627 | 11,170 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.4 | 686 | 13,315 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 523 | 9,418 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.6 | 534 | 9,610 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 477 | 10,153 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 408 | 7,721 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 593 | 10,392 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 321 | 6,876 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 376 | 8,795 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 694 | 12,465 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 570 | 9,740 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 473 | 10,022 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 529 | 12,208 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 384 | 6,507 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Nautilus vs Irelia - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nautilus do against Irelia in League of Legends?
Irelia wins the Nautilus vs Irelia 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 Irelia in the early game?
In the early game, Irelia has the advantage against Nautilus with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Irelia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nautilus do against Irelia in the late game?
In the late game, Irelia takes over the Nautilus vs Irelia matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Irelia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nautilus vs Irelia matchup?
Irelia 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 Irelia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.
What is the best Nautilus build against Irelia?
The best Nautilus build against Irelia includes Rod of Ages, Liandry's Torment, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Nautilus runes against Irelia?
The best Nautilus runes against Irelia use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nautilus vs Irelia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nautilus counter Irelia?
No, Nautilus struggles against Irelia with only a 33.3% win rate. Irelia has the advantage in this matchup. Nautilus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Irelia's lead.
How do I play Nautilus against Irelia?
When playing Nautilus against Irelia, play cautiously and avoid Irelia's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Irelia has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.