How to win lane as Nautilus against Pyke · 55.33% win rate over 10,713 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Nautilus | Nautilus is massively tankier at level 1 and wins any bush-to-bush scrap. |
| Level 2 | Nautilus | Your level-2 Q engage lands before Pyke's Skewer comes back, so you spike first. |
| Level 3 | Nautilus | Chain CC from Q plus passive lets you and your ADC out-trade his poke through level 3. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | Titan's Wrath shields his Bone Skewer poke, keeping you ahead at 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Pyke | Pyke's Death From Below is a resetting execute that beats your non-execute R at 6. |
| First item | Pyke | At first item his R still deletes your low carry after a hook, keeping his pick edge. |
| Two+ items | Nautilus | By two-plus items your tank HP and point-and-click lockdown outscale his assassin windows. |
You own levels 1-3: Nautilus is far tankier, your Q hook plus passive root chains a full CC lockdown your ADC can cash in, and Titan's Wrath shields the Bone Skewer poke Pyke leans on. Punish every missed Skewer by walking up during its long cooldown.
The full Nautilus vs Pyke 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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