Rakanvs Nautilus
Rakan vs Nautilus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Rakan wins with a 57.3% win rate (+14.6%) over Nautilus based on 89 games. Rakan holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Rakan build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Rakan vs Nautilus matchup.
Rakan Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Rakan 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 Rakan vs Nautilus?
Rakan wins 57.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 46.4% and 66.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.1% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +6.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 86 games Lane: Support
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Rakan, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Rakan wins 57.0% of 86 games (95% range 46.4–66.9%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.1% for Rakan; 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 3, within the margin of error (83 games).
- Rakan players pick Aftershock far more often against Nautilus: 1.3% of their other Support games, 5.8% 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 Rakan 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 Rakan'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.
Rakan vs Nautilus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Rakan vs Nautilus Win Rate by Game Length
Rakan'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: Rakan's results against Nautilus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Rakan 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)EvenRakan gold at 15: +3
- First itemEvenRakan: 12.8 min · Nautilus: 12.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenRakan wins 58.1% of 43 games
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Rakan Changes Against Nautilus
Choices Rakan players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
AftershockKeystoneUsually1.3%vs Nautilus5.8%+4.5 pts
Best Rakan Build vs Nautilus
Usual Rakan build (Support)
57.6% win rate · 125 games
Against Nautilus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 32 Rakan games against Nautilus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Rakan's standard build instead.
- Rakan usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.8 min (median of 40 games).
- Nautilus usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.8 min (median of 51 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — 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 Rakan Runes vs Nautilus
Usual Rakan runes (Support)
Guardian
54.0% win rate · 415 games
Against Nautilus
Guardian69.2% win rate · 26 games
Rakan matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. The table below shows Rakan'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 Rakan build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Rakan vs Nautilus FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Rakan vs Nautilus?
Current data slightly favors Rakan, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Rakan wins 57.0% of 86 games (95% range 46.4–66.9%).
What is Rakan's win rate against Nautilus?
Rakan wins 57.0% of 86 Support games against Nautilus on patch 26.18 (95% range 46.4–66.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.1% would be expected.
Does Rakan counter Nautilus?
Not clearly. Rakan wins 57.0% of 86 games against Nautilus, and the 95% range (46.4–66.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Rakan or Nautilus?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 3, within the margin of error (83 games).
Does Rakan outscale Nautilus?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Nautilus strongest against Rakan?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nautilus is ahead of Rakan beyond the margin of error.
What should Rakan build against Nautilus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Rakan's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Zeke's Convergence.
What runes should Rakan use against Nautilus?
Guardian with Resolve and Domination — 69.2% over 26 games against Nautilus. The biggest change against Nautilus: Aftershock (1.3% usually, 5.8% here).