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Nautilus

The Titan of the Depths

A lonely legend as old as the first piers sunk in Bilgewater, the armored goliath known as Nautilus roams the dark waters off the coast of the Blue Flame Isles. Driven by a forgotten betrayal, he strikes without warning, swinging his enormous anchor to save the wretched, and drag the greedy to their doom.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Staggering Blow
Q
Dredge Line
W
Titan's Wrath
E
Riptide
R
Depth Charge

Nautilus

Overview

On patch 16.21, Nautilus is rated B tier in the support role, winning 49.7% of 10,784 ranked games with a 11.1% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Aftershock with Exhaust and Flash and builds Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Knight's Vow, and Plated Steelcaps.

Nautilus struggles most against Taric (36.3%), Rell (38.1%), and Camille (39.3%) and does best against Veigar (72.1%), Twitch (71.4%), and Mel (63.6%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 10,784 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

49.7%

Win rate

11.1%

Pick rate

10.8K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Nautilus

While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.
Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.

Playing against Nautilus

If Nautilus uses Riptide right next to you, hold in place until the ripple effect finishes before running. Running early will run straight into the secondary explosions, causing you to take additional damage and slow.
While Nautilus is shielded, he is capable of dealing large amounts of area of effect damage with his basic attacks - consider taking down the shield if you have time.

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Matchups

All Nautilus matchups

Strong against

Veigar72.1%43
Twitch71.4%42
Mel63.6%129
Anivia62.1%29
Ziggs60.9%23

Weak against

Taric36.3%80
Rell38.1%194
Camille39.3%28
Shen40.0%25
Galio40.0%20

Abilities

P
Staggering Blow
Nautilus' first Attack against a target deals increased physical damage and roots them briefly.
Q
Dredge Line
Nautilus hurls his anchor forward. Colliding with an enemy pulls them and Nautilus together, dealing magic damage. Colliding with terrain pulls Nautilus towards it.
Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10Cost: 60Range: 1150
W
Titan's Wrath
Nautilus gains a temporary Shield. While it persists, his Attacks deal damage over time to his target and surrounding enemies.
Cooldown: 12Cost: 60Range: 350
E
Riptide
Nautilus creates three exploding waves around himself. Each explosion damages and slows enemies.
Cooldown: 7/6.5/6/5.5/5Cost: 50/60/70/80/90Range: 600
R
Depth Charge
Nautilus fires a shockwave into the earth that chases an opponent. This shockwave rips up the earth above it, knocking enemies into the air. When it reaches the opponent, the shockwave erupts, knocking his target into the air and stunning them.
Cooldown: 120/100/80Cost: 100Range: 825