Nautilus Support, patch 16.11. Below you'll find Nautilus's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Nautilus is an engage tank in the support, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a top-tier pick — a 51.9% win rate, 10.7% pick rate, 125,713 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Nautilus holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How Nautilus wins: landing engage and starting fights on Nautilus's terms, and grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Nautilus tips the fight. The kit grades 10/10 engage, 9/10 teamfighting. Nautilus grades low on siege and disengage (3/10, 3/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.
The most-played core build is Celestial Opposition, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, which holds a 53.3% win rate across 9,478 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
The matchup to respect is Swain, where Nautilus sits at just 41.1%, the lane swings the other way into Ezreal (64.4%), and on the team side, Nautilus gains the most from a Teemo (+12.6% pair win rate).
Nautilus's highest-volume core items and rune page this patch. Select the enemy composition above and the build re-optimizes for that exact matchup.
Champions that beat Nautilus Support the most this patch, anywhere on the enemy team. Top ban targets.
The teammates that make Nautilus Support stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Nautilus going solo.
Drafting a whole team? The Team Builder coaches all 10 picks at once. Want Nautilus's current standing? Open the Tier List.