Nautilusvs Mordekaiser
Nautilus vs Mordekaiser is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Nautilus wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Mordekaiser based on 6 games. Nautilus wins the early laning phase while Mordekaiser scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nautilus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nautilus vs Mordekaiser 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.
Mordekaiser(50.0%)Who Wins the Nautilus vs Mordekaiser Matchup?
Nautilus vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary
The Nautilus vs Mordekaiser matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Nautilus wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 50.0%, giving Nautilus a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nautilus controls the early laning stage, but Mordekaiser outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nautilus needs to press advantages before Mordekaiser reaches their power spikes, while Mordekaiser should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nautilus leads by 2.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nautilus has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Mordekaiser's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Nautilus vs Mordekaiser Laning Phase Breakdown
Mordekaiser is favored during the laning phase against Nautilus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Mordekaiser holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nautilus Build Against Mordekaiser
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Mordekaiser, providing the mobility and stats Nautilus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nautilus against Mordekaiser are Locket of the Iron Solari, Protoplasm Harness 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Mordekaiser. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nautilus vs Mordekaiser matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nautilus66.7%Mordekaiser33.3%Nautilus33.3%Mordekaiser66.7%Nautilus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Mordekaiser. This lopsided early game means Nautilus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Mordekaiser is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Nautilus. Extended games heavily favor Mordekaiser, 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 Mordekaiser reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser
Resolve
Inspiration
The Resolve primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Nautilus maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Mordekaiser.
Nautilus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.21% | 305 | 1.1 | 362 | 8,593 | 44.9% | 49.7% | |
| 50.68% | 292 | 1.1 | 357 | 8,534 | 50.7% | 50.6% | |
| 44.81% | 241 | 1.1 | 379 | 8,717 | 41.6% | 48.3% | |
| 52.70% | 241 | 1.1 | 367 | 9,031 | 50.9% | 54.1% | |
| 55.03% | 189 | 1.1 | 344 | 8,745 | 54.4% | 55.6% | |
| 46.41% | 181 | 1.1 | 353 | 8,694 | 50.6% | 42.5% | |
| 51.28% | 156 | 1.0 | 371 | 8,828 | 44.7% | 57.5% | |
| 50.00% | 146 | 1.1 | 368 | 8,977 | 53.2% | 47.6% | |
| 46.04% | 139 | 1.0 | 372 | 8,744 | 49.3% | 43.1% | |
| 57.25% | 138 | 1.1 | 398 | 9,181 | 50.7% | 63.8% | |
| 46.72% | 137 | 1.1 | 388 | 8,226 | 43.1% | 50.8% | |
| 50.75% | 134 | 1.1 | 414 | 8,649 | 47.1% | 54.7% | |
| 54.96% | 131 | 1.1 | 356 | 8,674 | 52.4% | 57.4% | |
| 62.79% | 129 | 1.1 | 357 | 9,171 | 63.6% | 62.2% | |
| 39.37% | 127 | 1.1 | 393 | 9,213 | 38.2% | 40.3% | |
| 47.58% | 124 | 1.1 | 380 | 8,372 | 52.2% | 41.8% | |
| 48.67% | 113 | 1.0 | 316 | 8,261 | 54.4% | 42.9% | |
| 42.06% | 107 | 1.2 | 407 | 8,658 | 45.3% | 38.9% | |
| 59.00% | 100 | 1.1 | 330 | 8,560 | 63.0% | 54.4% | |
| 42.22% | 90 | 1.0 | 357 | 9,241 | 38.9% | 44.4% | |
| 44.83% | 87 | 1.1 | 369 | 8,850 | 40.4% | 50.0% | |
| 51.72% | 87 | 1.0 | 424 | 8,881 | 52.3% | 51.2% | |
| 44.71% | 85 | 1.0 | 363 | 8,518 | 47.6% | 41.9% | |
| 50.00% | 78 | 1.1 | 395 | 8,700 | 47.4% | 52.5% | |
| 56.58% | 76 | 1.3 | 409 | 9,411 | 46.9% | 63.6% | |
| 57.53% | 73 | 1.1 | 370 | 8,343 | 45.7% | 68.4% | |
| 50.00% | 70 | 1.3 | 416 | 8,820 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.73% | 67 | 1.1 | 356 | 8,803 | 53.3% | 54.0% | |
| 64.18% | 67 | 1.2 | 405 | 9,692 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 53.73% | 67 | 1.1 | 428 | 9,418 | 55.2% | 52.6% | |
| 39.62% | 53 | 1.1 | 348 | 8,247 | 40.9% | 38.7% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 1.2 | 419 | 8,982 | 43.5% | 50.0% | |
| 65.31% | 49 | 1.1 | 398 | 8,986 | 74.1% | 54.5% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 1.0 | 351 | 8,882 | 53.3% | 46.4% | |
| 38.71% | 31 | 1.3 | 445 | 9,211 | 35.7% | 41.2% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 1.0 | 371 | 9,274 | 53.9% | 56.3% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 1.5 | 352 | 8,010 | 46.7% | 83.3% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.0 | 361 | 9,049 | 55.6% | 37.5% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 1.2 | 388 | 9,367 | 57.1% | 62.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.5 | 419 | 8,781 | 40.0% | 45.5% | |
| 76.19% | 21 | 1.4 | 411 | 8,535 | 75.0% | 77.8% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.9 | 502 | 9,498 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.3 | 477 | 8,478 | 62.5% | 20.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.0 | 346 | 8,578 | 42.9% | 70.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 0.9 | 396 | 7,810 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 1.3 | 374 | 8,583 | 44.4% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.1 | 454 | 9,071 | 66.7% | 22.2% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.6 | 438 | 10,120 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 2.0 | 503 | 10,004 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.3 | 342 | 8,980 | 16.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.5 | 439 | 8,755 | 37.5% | 75.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.6 | 425 | 7,428 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.1 | 443 | 8,391 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.9 | 657 | 11,304 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 3.1 | 550 | 8,772 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.5 | 592 | 13,075 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 1.7 | 470 | 9,963 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 0.8 | 542 | 10,171 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 0.8 | 434 | 9,368 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.1 | 341 | 8,244 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.4 | 498 | 10,065 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.3 | 395 | 9,132 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.4 | 439 | 9,820 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.3 | 372 | 8,898 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.2 | 408 | 8,759 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.6 | 485 | 9,087 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.1 | 392 | 9,518 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.1 | 546 | 9,510 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.5 | 544 | 9,580 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 2.4 | 367 | 8,201 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.9 | 508 | 11,284 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.0 | 356 | 9,073 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.7 | 389 | 9,754 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.9 | 545 | 11,391 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 472 | 9,793 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 470 | 9,443 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 440 | 9,044 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 447 | 10,442 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 543 | 10,765 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 440 | 10,817 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 716 | 11,618 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 544 | 11,969 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 455 | 10,128 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Nautilus vs Mordekaiser - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nautilus do against Mordekaiser in League of Legends?
Nautilus wins the Nautilus vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Nautilus do against Mordekaiser in the early game?
In the early game, Nautilus has the advantage against Mordekaiser with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. 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 Mordekaiser in the late game?
In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Nautilus vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nautilus vs Mordekaiser matchup?
Nautilus wins the matchup against Mordekaiser with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Nautilus is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.
What is the best Nautilus build against Mordekaiser?
The best Nautilus build against Mordekaiser includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Protoplasm Harness, Bandlepipes with Boots of Swiftness. 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 Mordekaiser?
The best Nautilus runes against Mordekaiser use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nautilus vs Mordekaiser matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nautilus counter Mordekaiser?
Yes, Nautilus has a favorable matchup against Mordekaiser with a 50.0% win rate. Nautilus slightly edges out Mordekaiser in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Nautilus against Mordekaiser?
When playing Nautilus against Mordekaiser, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.