Nautilus

Supportmixedmeleefrontlineteamfightengagepeelscalingpick

Data2,654 pro games·Jan 2022 – Jul 2026·patches 12.1–26.13·CBLOL, First Stand, LCK, LCO Split, LCP, LCS, LEC, LJL, LLA, LPL, LTA, MSI, PCS, VCS, Worlds· incl. international·Browse source →

Comp identity — Support

Leans Catch — its strongest of the five comp axes.

Plays like — nearest pentagon

Ranked by how close their five-axis heatmap looks — role-agnostic.

Where it thrives (5-comp fit)

Catchnatural · 70%
Attackworkable · 40%
Protectforced · 20%
Nautilus creates the picks that turn games into 4v5s. Enough Attack and Protect sits in the kit to fight front-to-back when the enemy forces it. Passive Staggering Blow adds level-scaling bonus physical damage and a 0.75-1.5s root to autos, letting him chain CC without spending cooldowns.

Kit quirks

Passive Staggering Blow adds level-scaling bonus physical damage and a 0.75-1.5s root to autos, letting him chain CC without spending cooldowns
Q Dredge Line hooks and stuns for 1s while dragging both Nautilus and the target together, making it a self-engage as much as a pick tool
R Depth Charge is a long-duration chasing projectile dealing heavy bonus damage plus a 1-2s stun to the first target hit, ideal for guaranteeing a lockdown on a priority target
Q (Dredge Line) hides a second, near-zero-width hitbox for terrain underneath its 180-unit champion-collision zone, so it can hook someone hugging a thin wall instead of catching the wall first.

How Nautilus actually performs in ranked solo queue · 1766 weighted games

Solo queue strength

Support49% WR · 1756.2 games
Top50% WR · 2.9 games
Mid50% WR · 2.7 games
Bot50% WR · 2.4 games
Jungle50% WR · 1.9 games

Strongest duos

Best matchups

Hardest matchups

Duo playbook

+ Lux (Support/Bot)
Nautilus's point-and-click R turns Lux's Q into a guaranteed hit rather than a skillshot, so the duo doesn't need to land a single skillshot to start its chain-CC — R into a full Lux combo chunks most enemy ADCs to under 25% health from level 6 on.
via Skill Capped ↗