How to win lane as Nautilus against Alistar · 49.84% win rate over 6,679 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Nautilus | You lead level 1 because Dredge Line out-ranges Alistar's melee-only W-Q engage. |
| Level 2 | Nautilus | You lead level 2 because your Q-auto-E poke out-trades his point-blank combo. |
| Level 3 | Nautilus | You lead level 3 since your CC lands from range while he must close the gap. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | You stay ahead 4-5 as any whiffed Pulverize lets you Q-punish freely. |
| Level 6 | Nautilus | You win level 6 because targeted Depth Charge beats his skillshot-reliant all-in and his R only self-cleanses. |
| First item | Nautilus | Your first-item Titan's Wrath shield lets you eat his W-Q and kill him on the return. |
| Two+ items | Alistar | Alistar takes 2+ items: his R damage-reduction and chain-CC out-peel and outlast your engage late. |
You own levels 1-2: your Q is a longer-range engage than Alistar's melee W-Q, so poke with Q-auto-E and back off before he can headbutt you into his ADC. Trade only when your Titan's Wrath W is up to soak his return damage.
The full Nautilus vs Alistar 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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