Nautilus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
5.2%

Nautilusvs Skarner

BTankSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Nautilus vs Skarner is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Skarner wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Nautilus based on 9 games. Skarner 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 Skarner matchup.

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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.

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Nautilus - 33.3% win rate in this matchup
Nautilus
33.3% WR
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Skarner vs Nautilus matchup - 66.7% win rate
Skarner
66.7% WR

Who Wins the Nautilus vs Skarner Matchup?

Skarner wins the Nautilus vs Skarner matchup
Winner
Skarner
Matches: 9
33.3%
Win Rate
66.7%
1.1
CS / min
1.1
550
DMG / min
640
10,954
Gold / game
11,665
153
Heal / min
236
1,950
DMG Mitigated / min
1,440
2.5
CC / min
1.5
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
42.9%
Late Game WR
57.1%

Nautilus vs Skarner Matchup Summary

The Nautilus vs Skarner matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 9 recent matches analyzed, Skarner wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Nautilus's 33.3%, giving Skarner a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Skarner 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 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Skarner 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 Skarner 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 Skarner Laning Phase Breakdown

Nautilus wins the laning phase against Skarner in League of Legends

Nautilus is favored during the laning phase against Skarner, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Nautilus holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.1Nautilus
1.1Skarner
Nautilus and Skarner farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
550Nautilus
640Skarner
Skarner heavily out-damages Nautilus by 89 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Nautilus should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Skarner's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,954Nautilus
11,665Skarner
Skarner earns 711 more gold per game than Nautilus, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Skarner slightly faster item completions.
Utility
2.5Nautilus
1.5Skarner
Nautilus brings significantly more crowd control than Skarner, with 1.0 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Nautilus far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Skarner should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
2,103Nautilus
1,676Skarner
Nautilus vastly out-sustains Skarner, healing and mitigating 428 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nautilus can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Skarner is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Skarner, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Nautilus Build Against Skarner

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Skarner, providing the mobility and stats Nautilus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nautilus against Skarner are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow 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 Skarner matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Skarner
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Nautilus early game win rateNautilus0.0%
Skarner early game win rateSkarner100.0%
Late Game
Skarner
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Nautilus late game win rateNautilus42.9%
Skarner late game win rateSkarner57.1%

Skarner 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 Skarner can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Skarner is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Nautilus. Extended games heavily favor Skarner, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Skarner 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 Skarner

Resolve rune tree - Nautilus primary runes vs SkarnerResolve
Aftershock - best Nautilus rune vs SkarnerShield Bash - best Nautilus rune vs SkarnerConditioning - best Nautilus rune vs SkarnerRevitalize - best Nautilus rune vs Skarner
Precision rune tree - Nautilus secondary runes vs SkarnerPrecision
Legend: Haste - best Nautilus rune vs SkarnerTriumph - best Nautilus rune vs Skarner
100.0% WR

The Resolve and Precision rune setup gives Nautilus the best tools to compete against Skarner in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Nautilus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.

Nautilus matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.55%5481.13678,54548.8%52.0%
51.75%4871.13578,46950.0%53.6%
50.69%4361.13598,97647.9%52.8%
46.39%3881.13928,62744.9%47.9%
50.73%3431.13698,57153.2%48.7%
42.59%3241.13798,94140.3%44.6%
50.93%3221.13479,03950.8%51.0%
46.78%2331.13918,79345.5%47.9%
54.91%2241.13458,53549.0%59.4%
49.54%2181.13628,44151.4%47.8%
46.38%2071.13618,95939.8%50.8%
49.26%2031.13828,30747.4%50.9%
50.77%1951.13278,34553.9%48.1%
42.33%1891.13868,71641.4%43.1%
57.06%1771.13448,73853.2%60.2%
49.71%1711.14388,49547.0%52.3%
45.83%1681.13998,45742.9%48.4%
39.16%1661.14088,40829.6%48.2%
46.91%1621.03978,82845.3%48.3%
51.88%1601.13598,24051.9%51.9%
52.90%1551.13198,39264.9%41.0%
53.47%1441.24339,10748.0%59.4%
45.77%1421.13538,81449.2%43.2%
39.13%1381.13288,31040.3%37.7%
55.12%1271.13899,55546.3%61.6%
56.91%1231.13448,53254.5%58.8%
46.34%1231.03608,57350.0%42.4%
50.85%1181.13738,91367.3%39.1%
61.26%1111.24059,23261.7%60.9%
43.48%921.13908,76946.8%40.0%
48.89%901.13969,47848.8%49.0%
49.41%851.24038,82453.3%45.0%
50.00%781.14028,81255.6%45.2%
59.42%691.03688,46264.7%54.3%
50.98%511.14049,09556.0%46.1%
51.06%471.84269,51447.4%53.6%
44.68%471.23478,86954.5%36.0%
47.73%441.14198,81931.6%60.0%
62.86%351.23739,19557.1%66.7%
48.39%311.13428,99146.1%50.0%
62.07%291.34559,92263.6%61.1%
61.54%261.04279,44454.5%66.7%
57.69%261.84569,55160.0%56.3%
57.69%261.13738,50663.6%53.3%
56.00%250.93798,77858.3%53.9%
60.87%231.13789,19753.9%70.0%
59.09%221.03608,90363.6%54.5%
50.00%182.14729,59833.3%58.3%
47.06%171.44749,30855.6%37.5%
41.18%171.247710,19250.0%38.5%
29.41%171.24749,94330.0%28.6%
46.67%151.64829,54725.0%71.4%
46.67%150.93517,75440.0%60.0%
66.67%150.93518,40871.4%62.5%
60.00%151.74389,25363.6%50.0%
50.00%140.93928,70433.3%62.5%
35.71%141.03918,52357.1%14.3%
38.46%131.94899,99050.0%33.3%
61.54%132.54689,10757.1%66.7%
50.00%121.463111,97420.0%71.4%
33.33%122.04177,84414.3%60.0%
33.33%121.263411,69420.0%42.9%
50.00%120.95019,03840.0%57.1%
63.64%110.94349,49566.7%60.0%
45.45%111.43157,96633.3%60.0%
54.55%113.15119,98625.0%71.4%
50.00%102.44366,93066.7%25.0%
40.00%100.94198,35528.6%66.7%
30.00%101.750110,86766.7%14.3%
50.00%101.24219,45433.3%57.1%
60.00%101.137710,376100.0%42.9%
77.78%91.052110,57575.0%80.0%
33.33%91.155010,9540.0%42.9%
66.67%90.73757,95580.0%50.0%
44.44%91.95129,78275.0%20.0%
55.56%91.65038,90050.0%100.0%
44.44%91.353711,4140.0%66.7%
55.56%91.54619,35150.0%60.0%
55.56%91.44417,35750.0%66.7%
50.00%81.05118,69842.9%100.0%
62.50%81.14109,378100.0%57.1%
50.00%82.24799,53725.0%75.0%
75.00%81.152710,19875.0%75.0%
75.00%80.954910,80775.0%75.0%
50.00%82.04869,61933.3%60.0%
57.14%70.866012,29450.0%60.0%
28.57%73.26769,3040.0%100.0%
28.57%71.243910,20050.0%20.0%
42.86%71.457913,2900.0%50.0%
28.57%71.94609,60750.0%20.0%
33.33%61.54919,6000.0%50.0%
83.33%65.78589,98383.3%0.0%
66.67%61.574413,2380.0%80.0%
50.00%63.657710,30275.0%0.0%
33.33%60.949110,303100.0%0.0%
50.00%60.949210,78550.0%50.0%
40.00%52.167010,3770.0%66.7%
40.00%51.13689,76966.7%0.0%
20.00%54.563010,8570.0%25.0%
0.00%52.455311,7430.0%0.0%
80.00%50.93868,79450.0%100.0%
40.00%51.14509,801100.0%25.0%
40.00%50.743810,58333.3%50.0%
40.00%52.75809,918100.0%25.0%
60.00%53.85359,34750.0%100.0%
20.00%53.652810,8090.0%33.3%
40.00%51.84208,28433.3%50.0%
60.00%53.667712,4280.0%100.0%
40.00%52.74698,29025.0%100.0%

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Nautilus vs Skarner - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Nautilus do against Skarner in League of Legends?

Skarner wins the Nautilus vs Skarner matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Nautilus's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Nautilus do against Skarner in the early game?

In the early game, Skarner has the advantage against Nautilus with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Skarner players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Nautilus do against Skarner in the late game?

In the late game, Skarner takes over the Nautilus vs Skarner matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Skarner scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Nautilus vs Skarner matchup?

Skarner wins the matchup against Nautilus with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Skarner is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.

What is the best Nautilus build against Skarner?

The best Nautilus build against Skarner includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Kaenic Rookern with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Nautilus runes against Skarner?

The best Nautilus runes against Skarner use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nautilus vs Skarner matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Nautilus counter Skarner?

No, Nautilus struggles against Skarner with only a 33.3% win rate. Skarner has the advantage in this matchup. Nautilus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Skarner's lead.

How do I play Nautilus against Skarner?

When playing Nautilus against Skarner, play cautiously and avoid Skarner's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Skarner has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.