Nami vs Nautilus — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Nami against Nautilus · 50.32% win rate over 9,172 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Nami is favoured — Nami owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Nautilus's 3. Nami wins 50.32% of games vs Nautilus in support (9,172 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NamiLevel 1 his single-target Q hook is dodgeable behind minions and your Bubble range wins.
Level 2NamiLevel 2 you hit the all-in spike first before his engage tools come online.
Level 3NamiLevel 3 your poke cadence still edges his short trades before he tanks up.
Levels 4-5NautilusLevels 4-5 Nautilus's lowered Q cooldown and tank stats chain CC for ganks.
Level 6NautilusLevel 6 Depth Charge is an unstoppable homing ult that sets up picks.
First itemNautilusFirst item his tank spike and reliable hook all-ins beat your poke.
Two+ itemsNamiWith 2+ items Nami's scaling heals and R peel flip his engage.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

Read the rest of this matchup

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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