How to Play Nautilus Jungle: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: E > Q > W
First item: Mosstomper Seedling0.2 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −533
Win rate 1k gold behind: 30.0%

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Nautilus Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Jungle

When Nautilus Jungle gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Nautilus wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Nautilus's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Nautilus hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Nautilus can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Nautilus can start or win.
0.2 min
First item at 0.2 min
Mosstomper Seedling is done — Nautilus's first real damage or durability spike.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Nautilus Jungle Laning Plan

Nautilus scales: losing a little gold in lane is normal. Farm safely, avoid early all-ins and win the late game. On average Nautilus Jungle is 533 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 32% of games. Nautilus averages 0.10 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Nautilus win rate by gold at 15

Ahead62.2%
Behind41.1%
1,000+ gold behind30.0%

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 4.8 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

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

When does Nautilus power spike?

Nautilus's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 0.2 min.

Can Nautilus come back from behind?

Nautilus wins 41% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 95 games), against 62% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Nautilus games, but it is not decisive.

What is Nautilus's first item?

Most Nautilus players finish Mosstomper Seedling first, at a median of 0.2 minutes.

How do you play Nautilus Jungle?

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.

Nautilus How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes