Nautilusvs Soraka
Nautilus vs Soraka is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Soraka wins with a 50.5% win rate (+1.0%) over Nautilus based on 97 games. Nautilus wins the early laning phase while Soraka scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nautilus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nautilus vs Soraka 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.
Who Wins the Nautilus vs Soraka Matchup?
Nautilus vs Soraka Matchup Summary
The Nautilus vs Soraka matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 97 recent matches analyzed, Soraka wins with a 50.5% win rate compared to Nautilus's 49.5%, giving Soraka a 1.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nautilus controls the early laning stage, but Soraka outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nautilus needs to press advantages before Soraka reaches their power spikes, while Soraka should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Nautilus leads by 178 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Soraka is slightly favored, Nautilus can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Soraka's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Nautilus vs Soraka Laning Phase Breakdown
Nautilus is favored during the laning phase against Soraka, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Nautilus holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nautilus Build Against Soraka
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Soraka, providing the mobility and stats Nautilus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nautilus against Soraka are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow and Thornmail. This combination gives Nautilus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Soraka. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nautilus vs Soraka matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nautilus53.5%
Soraka46.5%Nautilus46.3%Soraka53.7%Nautilus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.5% win rate — a 7.0 percentage point lead over Soraka. This lopsided early game means Nautilus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Soraka is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.7% win rate — 7.4 points above Nautilus. Extended games heavily favor Soraka, 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 Soraka reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Soraka 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 Soraka
Resolve
Precision
The Resolve primary with Precision secondary combination helps Nautilus maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Soraka.
Nautilus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.48% | 398 | 1.1 | 362 | 8,514 | 49.7% | 42.4% | |
| 50.00% | 302 | 1.2 | 360 | 8,391 | 41.0% | 56.1% | |
| 52.94% | 238 | 1.1 | 350 | 8,478 | 56.4% | 50.4% | |
| 53.04% | 230 | 1.1 | 377 | 8,258 | 48.7% | 57.3% | |
| 46.33% | 218 | 1.1 | 348 | 8,334 | 55.0% | 39.0% | |
| 46.60% | 191 | 1.1 | 389 | 8,762 | 42.7% | 49.1% | |
| 55.00% | 180 | 1.1 | 384 | 8,727 | 48.6% | 59.1% | |
| 52.00% | 175 | 1.1 | 383 | 8,975 | 51.6% | 52.3% | |
| 43.41% | 129 | 1.1 | 356 | 8,181 | 49.1% | 38.9% | |
| 50.39% | 129 | 1.1 | 418 | 8,894 | 47.2% | 52.6% | |
| 48.44% | 128 | 1.0 | 346 | 8,325 | 51.0% | 46.8% | |
| 60.00% | 125 | 1.1 | 355 | 8,455 | 56.5% | 63.5% | |
| 46.79% | 109 | 1.1 | 383 | 9,148 | 50.0% | 44.9% | |
| 50.00% | 104 | 1.1 | 422 | 8,832 | 45.6% | 53.5% | |
| 48.48% | 99 | 1.1 | 447 | 8,589 | 42.2% | 53.7% | |
| 49.48% | 97 | 1.1 | 379 | 7,969 | 53.5% | 46.3% | |
| 53.85% | 91 | 1.1 | 371 | 8,586 | 54.3% | 53.6% | |
| 54.55% | 88 | 1.0 | 382 | 7,723 | 55.6% | 53.5% | |
| 54.02% | 87 | 1.0 | 370 | 8,287 | 51.2% | 56.5% | |
| 44.05% | 84 | 1.1 | 364 | 8,684 | 44.7% | 43.5% | |
| 60.24% | 83 | 1.0 | 319 | 7,933 | 60.9% | 59.5% | |
| 59.26% | 81 | 1.0 | 384 | 8,950 | 53.1% | 63.3% | |
| 48.10% | 79 | 1.1 | 355 | 7,903 | 48.6% | 47.7% | |
| 59.21% | 76 | 1.2 | 451 | 9,542 | 60.7% | 58.3% | |
| 45.95% | 74 | 1.1 | 360 | 8,014 | 38.5% | 54.3% | |
| 52.17% | 69 | 1.0 | 377 | 8,323 | 53.6% | 51.2% | |
| 55.22% | 67 | 1.2 | 408 | 9,120 | 53.1% | 57.1% | |
| 36.92% | 65 | 1.1 | 362 | 9,006 | 42.9% | 32.4% | |
| 45.16% | 62 | 1.1 | 342 | 8,488 | 45.8% | 44.7% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 1.1 | 379 | 7,521 | 51.7% | 48.4% | |
| 38.78% | 49 | 1.4 | 422 | 9,323 | 30.0% | 44.8% | |
| 41.67% | 48 | 1.1 | 375 | 8,579 | 65.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.45% | 47 | 1.0 | 394 | 8,266 | 57.1% | 57.7% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 1.1 | 388 | 8,780 | 42.9% | 51.6% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 1.1 | 376 | 8,380 | 47.6% | 43.5% | |
| 31.58% | 38 | 1.1 | 369 | 7,707 | 18.8% | 40.9% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 1.1 | 334 | 7,308 | 47.4% | 33.3% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 1.1 | 405 | 9,853 | 57.1% | 59.1% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 2.0 | 468 | 9,935 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 1.8 | 463 | 9,396 | 35.7% | 46.1% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 347 | 8,599 | 71.4% | 63.6% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.0 | 456 | 8,152 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 402 | 8,574 | 42.9% | 61.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.1 | 363 | 8,822 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.6 | 470 | 9,605 | 75.0% | 58.3% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.1 | 397 | 8,636 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 2.2 | 530 | 8,998 | 71.4% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.8 | 439 | 9,960 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.2 | 346 | 8,244 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.3 | 572 | 8,842 | 16.7% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.2 | 511 | 11,819 | 0.0% | 54.5% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 0.9 | 446 | 8,226 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 1.8 | 413 | 8,532 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.0 | 411 | 9,424 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 404 | 8,836 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.4 | 462 | 9,423 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.0 | 346 | 8,749 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 368 | 7,460 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.4 | 479 | 11,234 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.1 | 325 | 8,119 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.0 | 309 | 9,527 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 0.4 | 420 | 6,101 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.6 | 394 | 7,735 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.8 | 407 | 7,753 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.8 | 778 | 10,435 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.2 | 379 | 10,568 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.3 | 858 | 14,323 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.9 | 620 | 9,549 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.3 | 510 | 10,766 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 673 | 10,569 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 525 | 10,389 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 616 | 11,098 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 614 | 11,635 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 431 | 9,799 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 536 | 9,572 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 424 | 11,152 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 540 | 10,779 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 448 | 8,654 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 375 | 10,542 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 471 | 10,437 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 517 | 9,720 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
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Nautilus vs Soraka - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nautilus do against Soraka in League of Legends?
Soraka wins the Nautilus vs Soraka matchup with a 50.5% win rate compared to Nautilus's 49.5%, a 1.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 97 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Nautilus do against Soraka in the early game?
In the early game, Nautilus has the advantage against Soraka with a 53.5% win rate versus 46.5%. 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 Soraka in the late game?
In the late game, Soraka takes over the Nautilus vs Soraka matchup with a 53.7% win rate compared to 46.3%. Soraka scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nautilus vs Soraka matchup?
Soraka wins the matchup against Nautilus with a 50.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 1.0 percentage point advantage means Soraka is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 97 games analyzed.
What is the best Nautilus build against Soraka?
The best Nautilus build against Soraka includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Thornmail with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 80.0% 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 Soraka?
The best Nautilus runes against Soraka use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Nautilus vs Soraka matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nautilus counter Soraka?
No, Nautilus struggles against Soraka with only a 49.5% win rate. Soraka has the advantage in this matchup. Nautilus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Soraka's lead.
How do I play Nautilus against Soraka?
When playing Nautilus against Soraka, play cautiously and avoid Soraka's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Soraka has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.