- Win Rate
- 48.0%
- Pick Rate
- 2.8%
- Ban Rate
- 19.3%
Pyke vs Nautilus
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,671
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Pyke vs Nautilus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Nautilus wins with a 56.4% win rate (+12.9%) over Pyke based on 163 games. Nautilus wins the early laning phase while Pyke scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Pyke build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Pyke vs Nautilus matchup.
Pyke Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Pyke 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 Pyke vs Nautilus?
Pyke wins 44.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 36.7% and 52.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.4% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 156 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.19
- +0.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Nautilus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Pyke wins 44.2% of 156 games (95% range 36.7–52.1%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 48.4% for Pyke; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Pyke usually wins the lane: 411 gold ahead of Nautilus at 15 minutes on average (153 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Pyke players pick Health Scaling (defense) much less often against Nautilus: 78.5% of their other Support games, 70.5% 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 Pyke and Nautilus 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 Pyke'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.
Pyke vs Nautilus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Pyke vs Nautilus Win Rate by Game Length
Pyke's win rate against Nautilus 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: Pyke's results against Nautilus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Pyke vs Nautilus 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)PykePyke gold at 15: +411
- First itemNautilusPyke: 13.4 min · Nautilus: 12.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenPyke wins 44.4% of 72 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenPyke wins 46.0% of 63 games
What Pyke Changes Against Nautilus
Choices Pyke players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually78.5%vs Nautilus70.5%−7.9 pts41.8% WR here
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually90.3%vs Nautilus84.0%−6.4 pts45.0% WR here
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsually6.8%vs Nautilus12.2%+5.4 pts
Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense)Stat shardUsually9.4%vs Nautilus14.7%+5.3 pts52.2% WR here
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually4.2%vs Nautilus7.7%+3.5 pts
Best Pyke Build vs Nautilus
Against Nautilus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 17 of 68 Pyke games against Nautilus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Pyke's standard build instead.
- Pyke usually completes Umbral Glaive first, at 13.4 min (median of 118 games).
- Nautilus usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.9 min (median of 112 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Pyke Runes vs Nautilus
Usual Pyke runes (Support)
Hail of Blades
48.6% win rate · 1,442 games
Against Nautilus
Hail of Blades41.0% win rate · 61 games
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Pyke matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Pyke'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 Pyke build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Pyke Matchups
Hardest for Pyke
Easiest for Pyke
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.
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Pyke vs Nautilus FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Pyke vs Nautilus?
Current data slightly favors Nautilus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Pyke wins 44.2% of 156 games (95% range 36.7–52.1%).
What is Pyke's win rate against Nautilus?
Pyke wins 44.2% of 156 Support games against Nautilus on patch 26.20 (95% range 36.7–52.1%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 48.4% would be expected.
Does Pyke counter Nautilus?
Not clearly. Pyke wins 44.2% of 156 games against Nautilus, and the 95% range (36.7–52.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Pyke or Nautilus?
Pyke usually wins the lane: 411 gold ahead of Nautilus at 15 minutes on average (153 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Pyke outscale Nautilus?
Not measurably: Pyke's win rate against Nautilus in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Nautilus strongest against Pyke?
Nautilus is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Pyke build against Nautilus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Pyke's usual Support core: Hubris, Axiom Arc, Umbral Glaive.
What runes should Pyke use against Nautilus?
Hail of Blades with Domination and Resolve — 41.0% over 61 games against Nautilus. The biggest change against Nautilus: Health Scaling (defense) (78.5% usually, 70.5% here).