Nautilus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.4%
Pick Rate
5.2%

NautilusTop Build

FTankSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 2, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Nautilus top build uses Boots of Swiftness, Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern, Bandlepipes, Protoplasm Harness, Oracle Lens. This Nautilus build has a 8.61% pick rate and a 57.62% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Nautilus build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Nautilus Highest Win Rate Build core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Thornmail - Nautilus Highest Win Rate Build core itemThornmail
  • Kaenic Rookern - Nautilus Highest Win Rate Build core itemKaenic Rookern
Core Items
57.6%Win Rate
+9.3%WR Diff
8.6%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Nautilus Most Popular Build core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Knight's Vow - Nautilus Most Popular Build core itemKnight's Vow
  • Thornmail - Nautilus Most Popular Build core itemThornmail
Core Items
49.2%Win Rate
+0.8%WR Diff
10.6%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Nautilus Alternative Build 1 core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Knight's Vow - Nautilus Alternative Build 1 core itemKnight's Vow
  • Bandlepipes - Nautilus Alternative Build 1 core itemBandlepipes
Core Items
57.1%Win Rate
+8.8%WR Diff
9.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Nautilus Alternative Build 2 core itemLocket of the Iron Solari
  • Thornmail - Nautilus Alternative Build 2 core itemThornmail
  • Bandlepipes - Nautilus Alternative Build 2 core itemBandlepipes
Core Items
54.7%Win Rate
+6.3%WR Diff
7.1%Pick Rate

Best Nautilus Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Spectre's Cowl
Spectre's Cowl
Negatron Cloak
Negatron Cloak
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Boots
Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    58.2%Win Rate83.0%Pick Rate
  • ExhaustFlash
    Exhaust + Flash
    50.0%Win Rate11.9%Pick Rate

Build Stats

57.62%Win Rate
+9.25%WR Diff
8.61%Pick Rate
453Matches

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.

The core items for this Nautilus build are Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail and Kaenic Rookern. This item combination achieves a 57.6% win rate across 453 matches analyzed.

At full build, Nautilus gains a total of 1550 Health, 125 Armor, 130 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.

Best Nautilus Runes

Resolve primary rune treeResolve
  • Aftershock
  • Shield Bash
  • Conditioning
  • Revitalize
Precision secondary rune treePrecision
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Haste
  • Ability Haste
  • Health Scaling
  • Health Scaling
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Nautilus Abilities

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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.

The most popular starting items for Nautilus are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 57.1% win rate and 60.1% pick rate.

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
57.1%Win Rate
60.1%Pick Rate
These are Nautilus's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Locket of the Iron Solari (49.4% WR, +1.0% WR diff, 68.4% pick rate) provides 30 Armor, 200 Health, 30 MR. Thornmail (49.2% WR, +0.8% WR diff, 35.9% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Kaenic Rookern (56.0% WR, +7.7% WR diff, 12.8% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 80 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Nautilus include Bandlepipes, Protoplasm Harness. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Nautilus are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Nautilus is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Nautilus build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:55
  • Total armorArmor:125
  • Total healthHealth:1550
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:130

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Nautilus movement speedSpeed
55
45
45
45
Nautilus armorArmor
125
165
165
165
Nautilus healthHealth
1550
1350
1150
1350
Nautilus magic resistanceMR
130
50
130
50
When facing Nautilus's top counters like Rell, Janna, Bard, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. 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 Bandlepipes or Protoplasm Harness based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nautilus performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,200g~4 min

This Nautilus durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 57.6% win rate across 453 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, excellent magic damage resistance, 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, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern 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.

Strengths

  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Excellent magic damage resistance
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Nautilus

Braum champion
Braum
Core Items
  • Locket of the Iron Solari - Braum core item
  • Knight's Vow - Braum core item
  • Thornmail - Braum core item
68.0%Win Rate
8.2%Pick Rate

See Also

Nautilus OverviewNautilus RunesNautilus CountersAll Items