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
  Colpo travolgente

  Il primo attacco base di Nautilus contro un bersaglio infligge danni fisici aggiuntivi e lo trattiene brevemente.

• Q
  Ancora del terrore

  Nautilus lancia la sua ancora in avanti. Se colpisce un campione, Nautilus avvicina se stesso e l'avversario, infliggendogli danni magici. Se colpisce un ostacolo, Nautilus si trascina verso di esso.

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

• W
  Furia del Titano

  Nautilus ottiene uno scudo temporaneo. Mentre lo scudo è attivo, i suoi attacchi base infliggono danni nel tempo al suo bersaglio e ai nemici circostanti.

• E
  Frantumazione terrena

  Nautilus crea tre onde esplosive attorno a sé. Ogni esplosione infligge danni e rallenta i nemici.

• R
  Carica di profondità

  Nautilus spara un'onda d'urto nel suolo che insegue un avversario. Questa onda lacera la terra sopra di sé, lanciando i nemici in aria. Quando raggiunge l'avversario, l'onda d'urto erutta, e lancia il bersaglio in aria, stordendolo.

  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.