How to win lane as Nami against Nautilus · 50.32% win rate over 9,172 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Nami | Level 1 his single-target Q hook is dodgeable behind minions and your Bubble range wins. |
| Level 2 | Nami | Level 2 you hit the all-in spike first before his engage tools come online. |
| Level 3 | Nami | Level 3 your poke cadence still edges his short trades before he tanks up. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | Levels 4-5 Nautilus's lowered Q cooldown and tank stats chain CC for ganks. |
| Level 6 | Nautilus | Level 6 Depth Charge is an unstoppable homing ult that sets up picks. |
| First item | Nautilus | First item his tank spike and reliable hook all-ins beat your poke. |
| Two+ items | Nami | With 2+ items Nami's scaling heals and R peel flip his engage. |
Levels 1-2 favour you: Nautilus's Q hook is single-target and slow, so hide behind minions and your Bubble plus E-empowered autos win the short trade and let you punish the level-2 spike before his engage comes online.
The full Nami 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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