Nautilusvs Talon
Nautilus vs Talon is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.5. Talon wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Nautilus based on 5 games. Talon 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 Talon 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.
Talon(20.0%)Who Wins the Nautilus vs Talon Matchup?
Nautilus vs Talon Matchup Summary
The Nautilus vs Talon matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Talon wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Nautilus's 20.0%, giving Talon a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Talon 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 1.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Talon 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 Talon 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 Talon Laning Phase Breakdown
Talon is favored during the laning phase against Nautilus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Talon holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nautilus Build Against Talon
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Talon, providing the mobility and stats Nautilus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nautilus against Talon 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. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nautilus vs Talon matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nautilus0.0%Talon100.0%Nautilus33.3%Talon66.7%Talon 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 Talon can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Talon is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Nautilus. Extended games heavily favor Talon, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Talon 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 Talon
Sorcery
Domination
The Sorcery and Domination rune setup gives Nautilus the best tools to compete against Talon in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Nautilus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.77% | 314 | 1.1 | 366 | 8,364 | 43.8% | 52.0% | |
| 47.97% | 246 | 1.1 | 356 | 8,458 | 47.1% | 48.8% | |
| 54.59% | 229 | 1.1 | 372 | 8,797 | 50.0% | 59.0% | |
| 42.19% | 192 | 1.1 | 339 | 8,649 | 41.2% | 43.0% | |
| 50.27% | 185 | 1.1 | 364 | 9,064 | 36.7% | 60.4% | |
| 51.59% | 157 | 1.1 | 383 | 9,029 | 37.5% | 63.5% | |
| 47.62% | 147 | 1.0 | 351 | 8,463 | 48.1% | 47.1% | |
| 48.25% | 143 | 1.0 | 377 | 8,820 | 49.3% | 47.2% | |
| 59.42% | 138 | 1.0 | 346 | 8,691 | 62.1% | 56.9% | |
| 47.62% | 126 | 1.0 | 374 | 8,840 | 43.8% | 51.6% | |
| 47.41% | 116 | 1.1 | 399 | 8,744 | 46.7% | 48.2% | |
| 53.98% | 113 | 1.1 | 363 | 8,791 | 56.7% | 50.9% | |
| 46.36% | 110 | 1.1 | 371 | 9,197 | 34.9% | 53.7% | |
| 54.13% | 109 | 1.0 | 336 | 8,457 | 58.3% | 49.0% | |
| 53.21% | 109 | 1.1 | 337 | 8,619 | 52.2% | 54.0% | |
| 58.49% | 106 | 1.0 | 376 | 8,514 | 55.6% | 61.5% | |
| 60.42% | 96 | 1.0 | 371 | 8,769 | 57.5% | 62.5% | |
| 34.44% | 90 | 1.1 | 393 | 8,723 | 30.6% | 39.0% | |
| 47.73% | 88 | 1.1 | 377 | 9,235 | 42.9% | 50.9% | |
| 39.77% | 88 | 1.1 | 415 | 8,515 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 51.22% | 82 | 1.1 | 384 | 9,443 | 51.5% | 51.0% | |
| 53.85% | 78 | 1.0 | 411 | 8,916 | 53.7% | 54.0% | |
| 47.22% | 72 | 1.0 | 327 | 8,352 | 41.2% | 52.6% | |
| 40.85% | 71 | 1.1 | 417 | 8,563 | 46.0% | 35.3% | |
| 51.43% | 70 | 1.0 | 361 | 9,016 | 43.3% | 57.5% | |
| 47.69% | 65 | 1.1 | 419 | 8,795 | 55.2% | 41.7% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 1.0 | 368 | 9,368 | 56.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.54% | 61 | 1.1 | 406 | 9,084 | 33.3% | 58.8% | |
| 47.37% | 57 | 1.1 | 365 | 8,958 | 43.3% | 51.9% | |
| 46.15% | 52 | 1.2 | 396 | 8,669 | 38.5% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 1.0 | 371 | 8,560 | 48.3% | 52.2% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 1.0 | 348 | 9,133 | 31.3% | 48.5% | |
| 36.73% | 49 | 1.1 | 359 | 7,512 | 41.4% | 30.0% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 1.1 | 393 | 9,136 | 52.6% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 40 | 1.1 | 424 | 9,454 | 61.1% | 63.6% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 1.1 | 373 | 8,088 | 45.5% | 42.9% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 1.4 | 418 | 9,477 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.0 | 447 | 9,283 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 0.9 | 386 | 8,812 | 63.6% | 53.9% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 1.7 | 406 | 9,562 | 45.5% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 1.9 | 457 | 10,514 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 76.47% | 17 | 1.1 | 412 | 10,377 | 100.0% | 69.2% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.1 | 371 | 9,997 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.0 | 416 | 9,565 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.3 | 402 | 8,978 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 0.9 | 414 | 9,906 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.0 | 340 | 8,831 | 33.3% | 87.5% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.1 | 349 | 8,247 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.0 | 341 | 8,776 | 42.9% | 71.4% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 0.9 | 438 | 8,913 | 16.7% | 28.6% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.5 | 404 | 9,729 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.0 | 351 | 8,438 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 412 | 9,716 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.2 | 323 | 7,024 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.0 | 659 | 9,668 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 2.5 | 507 | 8,735 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.4 | 413 | 9,560 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.1 | 478 | 9,766 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.4 | 640 | 11,829 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.0 | 423 | 7,501 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 518 | 10,714 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 1.3 | 362 | 7,689 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.8 | 456 | 10,127 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.1 | 494 | 10,379 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.6 | 397 | 8,861 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 0.6 | 456 | 7,987 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.1 | 450 | 9,968 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.0 | 293 | 6,761 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 434 | 8,597 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 589 | 11,211 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 652 | 11,365 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.8 | 452 | 8,506 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 0.7 | 485 | 10,828 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 412 | 10,301 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 567 | 10,428 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 460 | 9,545 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.8 | 656 | 11,858 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 643 | 11,001 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Nautilus vs Talon - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nautilus do against Talon in League of Legends?
Talon wins the Nautilus vs Talon matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Nautilus's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.5.
How does Nautilus do against Talon in the early game?
In the early game, Talon has the advantage against Nautilus with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Talon players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nautilus do against Talon in the late game?
In the late game, Talon takes over the Nautilus vs Talon matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Talon scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nautilus vs Talon matchup?
Talon wins the matchup against Nautilus with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.5. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Talon is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Nautilus build against Talon?
The best Nautilus build against Talon includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nautilus runes against Talon?
The best Nautilus runes against Talon use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nautilus vs Talon matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nautilus counter Talon?
No, Nautilus struggles against Talon with only a 20.0% win rate. Talon has the advantage in this matchup. Nautilus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Talon's lead.
How do I play Nautilus against Talon?
When playing Nautilus against Talon, play cautiously and avoid Talon's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Talon has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.