How to beat Nautilus

Common role: Support

A tanky hook support who chains CC and roots your carry into a knock-up ult.

What makes Nautilus dangerous

Nautilus hooks himself to a target (Q), roots with his passive on every ability, knocks up with his E, and his ultimate homes onto a champion, knocking them up from anywhere. He chains so much hard CC that a caught target is locked down for the whole fight, and he's durable enough to dive the backline.

How to play against Nautilus

• 1Dodge his hook (Q) — it's his main engage. Stand behind minions; a Nautilus who misses hooks has far less pick pressure.
• 2His ult (R) is a homing knock-up on a single champion — it can't be dodged, but tenacity/QSS shortens it and you can position to eat it on a tank.
• 3Buy tenacity/QSS on your carry — his whole threat is chained CC. Cut the chain and your carry survives the dive.
• 4He's low damage on his own — kite him and focus his carries once his hook and ult are used.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Relies on landing his hook to engage.
• ✓Low personal damage — a peel/engage tank.
• ✓Tenacity/QSS shortens his cc chain.
• ✓Kiteable once his hook and ult are down.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Nautilus's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Golpe maestro

  El primer ataque de Nautilus contra un objetivo inflige daño físico adicional y lo enraíza brevemente.

• Q
  Línea de dragado

  Nautilus arroja su ancla. Si impacta con un enemigo, arrastra a ambos hasta una posición intermedia e inflige daño mágico. Si impacta contra un obstáculo, Nautilus se propulsa hacia él.

  Strong: hooks himself to a target — his main engage. Weak: dodge it behind minions; a Nautilus who misses hooks has little pick pressure.

• W
  Ira del titán

  Nautilus obtiene un escudo temporal. Mientras está activo, sus ataques infligen daño prolongado a su objetivo y a los enemigos cercanos.

• E
  Aguas revueltas

  Nautilus crea tres ondas de explosiones a su alrededor. Cada explosión inflige daño y ralentiza a los enemigos.

• R
  Carga de profundidad

  Nautilus lanza una onda expansiva al suelo que persigue al rival. Esta onda expansiva hace pedazos la tierra, lo que provoca que los enemigos salten por los aires. Cuando alcanza al enemigo, la onda expansiva estalla y los enemigos saltan por los aires y quedan aturdidos.

  Strong: a homing knock-up on a champion from anywhere — can't be dodged. Weak: tenacity/QSS shortens it, and you can position to eat it on a tank.

Itemization

Nautilus is a tanky engage support. Dodge his hook, bring tenacity/QSS for his cc chain, and % health/magic damage beat his armor. Kite him and kill his carries.

This guide covers Nautilus's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.