Nautilus

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

51.1% Based on 2,081 games wr in Support

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Plated Steelcaps

   1200 gold

   25 Armor
   45 Move Speed
   
   Plating
   Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.

   Plated Steelcaps

   52% pick · 52.0% Based on 1,011 picks wr
2. Item 1 3 options
   • 
     Locket of the Iron Solari

     2200 gold

     200 Health
     30 Armor
     30 Magic Resist
     10 Ability Haste
     
     Devotion
     Grant nearby allies a 290 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
     Locket of the Iron Solari

     58% pick · 51.6% Based on 1,166 picks wr
   • 
     Protoplasm Harness

     2500 gold

     600 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Lifeline (0s)
     Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% causes you to gain maximum Health for 5 seconds, then heal Health over the duration. While regenerating Health, you gain 15% increased Size, 10% Move Speed, and 25% Tenacity.
     or Protoplasm Harness

     18% pick · 54.1% Based on 362 picks wr
   • 
     Knight's Vow

     2300 gold

     200 Health
     40 Armor
     10 Ability Haste
     100% Base Health Regen
     
     Sacrifice
     While near your Worthy ally, take 14% of the damage they receive and heal for 12% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
     Designate an ally as Worthy.
     or Knight's Vow

     11% pick · 51.3% Based on 224 picks wr
3. Item 2 3 options
   • 
     Knight's Vow

     2300 gold

     200 Health
     40 Armor
     10 Ability Haste
     100% Base Health Regen
     
     Sacrifice
     While near your Worthy ally, take 14% of the damage they receive and heal for 12% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
     Designate an ally as Worthy.
     Knight's Vow

     40% pick · 56.4% Based on 566 picks wr
   • 
     Locket of the Iron Solari

     2200 gold

     200 Health
     30 Armor
     30 Magic Resist
     10 Ability Haste
     
     Devotion
     Grant nearby allies a 290 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
     or Locket of the Iron Solari

     19% pick · 54.0% Based on 278 picks wr
   • 
     Protoplasm Harness

     2500 gold

     600 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Lifeline (0s)
     Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% causes you to gain maximum Health for 5 seconds, then heal Health over the duration. While regenerating Health, you gain 15% increased Size, 10% Move Speed, and 25% Tenacity.
     or Protoplasm Harness

     16% pick · 51.6% Based on 225 picks wr
4. Item 3 3 options
   • 
     Knight's Vow

     2300 gold

     200 Health
     40 Armor
     10 Ability Haste
     100% Base Health Regen
     
     Sacrifice
     While near your Worthy ally, take 14% of the damage they receive and heal for 12% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
     Designate an ally as Worthy.
     Knight's Vow

     26% pick · 62.7% Based on 102 picks Only 4.9% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
   • 
     Protoplasm Harness

     2500 gold

     600 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Lifeline (0s)
     Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% causes you to gain maximum Health for 5 seconds, then heal Health over the duration. While regenerating Health, you gain 15% increased Size, 10% Move Speed, and 25% Tenacity.
     or Protoplasm Harness

     19% pick · 58.7% Based on 75 picks Only 3.6% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
   • 
     Bandlepipes

     2300 gold

     200 Health
     15 Ability Haste
     20 Armor
     20 Magic Resist
     
     Fanfare
     Slowing or Immobilizing an enemy champion grants Fanfare for seconds. Fanfare grants you 20 Move Speed. While you have Fanfare, nearby allies, including yourself, gain Attack Speed.
     or Bandlepipes

     15% pick · 69.0% Based on 58 picks Only 2.8% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
5. Item 4 3 options
   • 
     Protoplasm Harness

     2500 gold

     600 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Lifeline (0s)
     Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% causes you to gain maximum Health for 5 seconds, then heal Health over the duration. While regenerating Health, you gain 15% increased Size, 10% Move Speed, and 25% Tenacity.
     Protoplasm Harness

     21% pick · 85.7% Based on 7 picks Only 0.3% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
   • 
     Bandlepipes

     2300 gold

     200 Health
     15 Ability Haste
     20 Armor
     20 Magic Resist
     
     Fanfare
     Slowing or Immobilizing an enemy champion grants Fanfare for seconds. Fanfare grants you 20 Move Speed. While you have Fanfare, nearby allies, including yourself, gain Attack Speed.
     or Bandlepipes

     12% pick · 100.0% Based on 4 picks Only 0.2% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
   • 
     Zeke's Convergence

     2200 gold

     300 Health
     25 Armor
     25 Magic Resist
     10 Ability Haste
     
     Frostfire Tempest
     Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
     or Zeke's Convergence

     12% pick · 25.0% Based on 4 picks Only 0.2% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Ignite

Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.

Ignite 51% · 49.9% Based on 1,069 picks wr

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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.

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W Titan's Wrath

Nautilus gains a temporary Shield. While it persists, his Attacks deal damage over time to his target and surrounding enemies.

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E Riptide

Nautilus creates three exploding waves around himself. Each explosion damages and slows enemies.

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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.

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Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Aftershock · selected

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Guardian

Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.

Demolish

Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion heals nearby allied champions.

Shield Bash · selected

Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus adaptive damage.

Conditioning

After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.

Bone Plating · selected

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Overgrowth

Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Unflinching · selected

Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.

Inspiration

Hextech Flashtraption · selected

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.

Magical Footwear

You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.

Cash Back

Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Triple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.

Time Warp Tonic

Potions grant some restoration immediately.

Biscuit Delivery

Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.

Cosmic Insight · selected

+18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Approach Velocity

Bonus MS towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired, increased for enemy champions that you impair.

Jack Of All Trades

For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.

Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste · selected

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).