- Win Rate
- 0%
- Pick Rate
- 0%
- Ban Rate
- 11.7%
Nautilus How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes
- Patch
- 26.20
- Matches
- 654,440
- Lane
- Bot
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
How to play Nautilus in Patch 26.20, built from ranked games: power spikes, the lane plan, how leads convert, and the habits that separate Nautilus wins from losses.
Nautilus Mid and Late Game
What Nautilus does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.
Play to these strengths
- Nautilus brings crowd control (percentile 98): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.
- Nautilus soaks damage well (percentile 90): stand between the enemy and your carries.
- Nautilus out-wards most champions (percentile 90): keep owning vision around the next objective.
- Nautilus wins 50.0 points more in short games than long ones: group, take objectives and end before the enemy scales.
Mistakes to avoid
- Nautilus is not a damage carry (9/100): don't take fights expecting Nautilus to win them alone.
- Nautilus falls behind in CS (15/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.
Playing Nautilus
- While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.
- Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.
Playing Against Nautilus
- If Nautilus uses Riptide right next to you, hold in place until the ripple effect finishes before running. Running early will run straight into the secondary explosions, causing you to take additional
- While Nautilus is shielded, he is capable of dealing large amounts of area of effect damage with his basic attacks - consider taking down the shield if you have time.
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How to Play Nautilus FAQ - Patch 26.20
How do you play Nautilus Bot?
From this patch's ranked data, Nautilus wins by playing to these strengths: start fights with crowd control; front-line for your carries; control vision.