How to win lane as Brand against Nautilus · 51.63% win rate over 3,591 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Brand | You out-pressure him level 1 before his hook threat exists. |
| Level 2 | Brand | Level-2 W-Q punishes him before he can trade back. |
| Level 3 | Brand | At 3 you still out-poke him from outside hook range. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 it evens out as his hook chain can catch you. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Depth Charge is an undodgeable knock-up that neutralizes your kiting at 6. |
| First item | Even / skill | First-item fights hinge on whether he lands the hook, so it's skill. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | At 2+ items his tanky full CC chain makes it purely engage-timing decided. |
Levels 1-2 favor you: Nautilus has no mobility until his hook is up, so respect Dredge Line range, bait it, and punish the miss with a W-Q burst before he has kill pressure.
The full Brand vs Nautilus report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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