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Playing Against Nautilus

Support

Patch 16.2.1

What They Do

A massive engage tank that provides the most reliable CC chain in the game. He uses to initiate and to lock down priority targets. He's a lane bully that thrives on catching people out of position.

Abilities (What to Watch For)

Ability	What You'll See	What It Means For You
	His anchor glows when ready; first auto-attack roots the target.	If he gets in melee range, you're stuck. This makes or follow-ups guaranteed. Avoid being in auto-attack range.
	He throws a giant anchor that pulls him and the target together.	His primary engage tool. It has a 'lollipop' hitbox at the end, meaning it's wider than the visual. It can also hit terrain to pull him to safety or close gaps. 14-10s cooldown.
	A dark bubble shield appears around him.	An auto-attack reset that provides a shield and damage over time. While the shield holds, his autos hurt way more. Break the shield to stop his damage.
	Three waves of explosions ripple out from him in a circle.	A heavy slow that deals magic damage. If you're hit by the first wave, don't run straight away or you'll likely hit the second wave too. Move laterally.
	Explosions travel through the ground toward a specific target.	A point-and-click knockup that cannot be dodged. Anyone standing in the path of the shockwave also gets knocked up. It’s the ultimate lockdown for mobile carries.

Respect

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The Hook Lollipop→The hitbox of expands at the very end of its range. You might think you're safe behind a minion, but it can often 'snag' you if you're slightly offset.
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Level 2 All-In→Nautilus has one of the strongest level 2 spikes. If he hits and , you will lose 60-80% of your HP or die instantly.
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Flash-Auto Engage→He doesn't need to land to kill you. He can Flash into to root you, then use once you try to escape.
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Ultimate Follow-up→Once he hits level 6, makes him a gank setup god. If his jungler is nearby, being in range of his Ultimate is a death sentence.

Punish

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is on cooldown→The hook has a 14s cooldown early. When he misses, he has no way to get onto you. Poke him and his ADC aggressively for the next 10 seconds.
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Missed Hook on Terrain→If he hits a wall with , he is pulled to it and the cooldown is halved, but he is momentarily 'stunned' by the animation. Punish him while he's stuck.
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Shield is broken→Once is destroyed, his bonus damage over time disappears. Focus him briefly to pop the shield, then he becomes much less threatening in a trade.
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Level 1 Miss→He usually starts . If he misses the first one, he is a walking melee minion. Use your range advantage to chunk him to 50% HP so he can't engage at Level 2.

Laning Tips

•Always keep at least one minion between you and him to block .
•Don't stand near thin walls; he can use on the terrain to close distance and then hit you with .
•If he uses to help push the wave, notice that he's losing his only source of waveclear and slow—this is a good time to trade.
•Bait his hook by walking toward a minion and then stepping back. He will often fall for the 'lollipop' attempt.
•Buy early boots. His hook is a slow projectile, and extra movement speed makes side-stepping it significantly easier.
•If you are playing a champion with a spell shield (like Sivir or Morgana), save it specifically for or .

Teamfight Warning

⚠Do not group up in a straight line. His will knock up everyone it passes through on its way to the target.
⚠If you are the target of , move away from your team so you don't accidentally CC your own teammates.
⚠He will try to use on as many different people as possible. Each person has an individual cooldown for the root.
⚠Watch out for the 'Hook from Fog.' He loves sitting in unwarded brushes to catch a carry rotating through the jungle.
⚠If he hooks your tank, don't necessarily panic. His follow-up CC is single-target; if he wastes it on a tank, your team can dive his ADC.

AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached