Nautilusvs Zilean
Nautilus vs Zilean is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Zilean wins with a 56.8% win rate (+13.6%) over Nautilus based on 44 games. Nautilus wins the early laning phase while Zilean scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nautilus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nautilus vs Zilean 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 Nautilus vs Zilean?
Nautilus wins 44.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.4% and 58.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 46.9% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 43 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 26
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nautilus wins 44.2% of 43 games (95% range 30.4–58.9%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 46.9% for Nautilus; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 28, within the margin of error (43 games).
- Nautilus players pick the Q > W > E skill order far more often against Zilean: 75.4% of their other Support games, 90.7% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Nautilus and Zilean played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Nautilus's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Nautilus vs Zilean Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nautilus vs Zilean Win Rate by Game Length
Nautilus's win rate against Zilean by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Nautilus's results against Zilean in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nautilus vs Zilean Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenNautilus gold at 15: −28
- First itemEvenNautilus: 13.1 min · Zilean: 13.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nautilus Changes Against Zilean
Choices Nautilus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually75.4%vs Zilean90.7%+15.3 pts43.6% WR here
Usually74.1%vs Zilean88.4%+14.2 pts47.4% WR here
Health Potion + Health Potion + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsually4.5%vs Zilean14.0%+9.4 pts- W > E > Qthe W > E > Q skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zilean4.7%+4.7 pts
Best Nautilus Build vs Zilean
Usual Nautilus build (Support)
71.9% win rate · 57 games
Against Zilean
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 16 Nautilus games against Zilean carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nautilus's standard build instead.
- Nautilus usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.1 min (median of 34 games).
- Zilean usually completes Shurelya's Battlesong first, at 13.1 min (median of 22 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Nautilus Runes vs Zilean
Usual Nautilus runes (Support)
Aftershock
47.7% win rate · 1,387 games
Against Zilean
Aftershock47.6% win rate · 21 games
Plan your Nautilus draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Nautilus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Nautilus Matchups
Hardest for Nautilus
Easiest for Nautilus
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
Help us maintain accuracy! If you notice incorrect stats, missing data, or any issues, your feedback directly improves the quality of our data for the entire community.
Nautilus vs Zilean FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nautilus vs Zilean?
Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nautilus wins 44.2% of 43 games (95% range 30.4–58.9%).
What is Nautilus's win rate against Zilean?
Nautilus wins 44.2% of 43 Support games against Zilean on patch 26.19 (95% range 30.4–58.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 46.9% would be expected.
Does Nautilus counter Zilean?
Not clearly. Nautilus wins 44.2% of 43 games against Zilean, and the 95% range (30.4–58.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nautilus or Zilean?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 28, within the margin of error (43 games).
Does Nautilus outscale Zilean?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zilean strongest against Nautilus?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zilean is ahead of Nautilus beyond the margin of error.
What should Nautilus build against Zilean?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nautilus's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Kaenic Rookern. The biggest change against Zilean: Locket of the Iron Solari (74.1% usually, 88.4% here).
What runes should Nautilus use against Zilean?
Aftershock with Resolve and Inspiration — 47.6% over 21 games against Zilean.