Win Rate

48.9%

Pick Rate

4.9%

NautilusTop Build

DTankSupport

Patch26.4

Matches1,089,240

LaneAll Lanes

TierAll Tiers

Last UpdatedMar 2, 2026

MethodologyData Methodology

AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.4 Nautilus top build uses Slightly Magical Footwear, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Bandlepipes, Protoplasm Harness, Thornmail, Farsight Alteration. This Nautilus build has a 11.81% pick rate and a 63.36% win rate in LoL patch 26.4. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Nautilus build choices below.

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Best Nautilus Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Nautilus build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build

63.36%Win Rate

+14.45%WR Diff

11.81%Pick Rate

745Build Matches

These are Nautilus's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Locket of the Iron Solari (51.8% WR, +2.9% WR diff, 57.0% pick rate) provides 25 Armor, 200 Health, 25 MR. Knight's Vow (57.1% WR, +8.2% WR diff, 23.3% pick rate) provides 40 Armor, 200 Health. Bandlepipes (51.3% WR, +2.4% WR diff, 54.0% pick rate) provides 20 Armor, 200 Health, 20 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Nautilus build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

Top situational items for Nautilus include Protoplasm Harness, Thornmail. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

The best boots for Nautilus are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

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Slightly Magical Footwear
300
25
50.00%Win Rate
+1.09%WR Diff
0.34%Pick Rate

The recommended trinket for Nautilus is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

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Farsight Alteration
No Stats
37.25%Win Rate
-11.66%WR Diff
0.49%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Nautilus build.

Movement Speed:25
Armor:160
Health:1350
Magic Resistance:45

When facing Nautilus's top counters like Taric, Zilean, Rakan, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Nautilus needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Protoplasm Harness or Thornmail based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nautilus performance.

This Nautilus durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 63.4% win rate across 745 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Nautilus build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. This build's moderate gold investment allows Nautilus to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Bandlepipes to maximize your mid-game impact. For optimal results with this Nautilus build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Champions that use similar core items to Nautilus. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top nautilus build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

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Nautilus Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Nautilus build?

The best Nautilus build in this patch includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Bandlepipes. This build has a 63.36% win rate and is picked 11.81% of the time.

What are Nautilus's core items?

Nautilus's core items are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Bandlepipes. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Nautilus's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Nautilus?

Slightly Magical Footwear are the best boots for Nautilus. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Nautilus's playstyle. They are included in 11.8% of Nautilus builds.

What is the best trinket for Nautilus?

Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Nautilus. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Nautilus maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Nautilus builds?

Yes, alternative Nautilus builds include options like Locket of the Iron Solari, Protoplasm Harness, and Bandlepipes. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Nautilus?

MetaBot sources its build data for Nautilus directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Nautilus builds are?

MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Nautilus. From there, we aggregate the Nautilus builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.