How to win lane as Nautilus against Tahm Kench · 49.68% win rate over 3,893 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Nautilus | Level 1 is yours — Tahm is immobile and his only peel, Devour, is single-target on a long early cooldown. |
| Level 2 | Nautilus | Level 2 favours you: hitting 2 first lets you hook before Tongue Lash and burst through grey health. |
| Level 3 | Nautilus | Level 3 stays Nautilus — you engage when Devour is down and he can't save and trade at once. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | Through 4-5 you keep initiative, baiting Devour then all-in with a landed Q-E-Riptide. |
| Level 6 | Nautilus | Level 6 favours you — Abyssal Voyage is a roam tool, not a 2v2 fight-winner, and R locks whoever you catch. |
| First item | Nautilus | At first item your engage build and Riptide slow beat his poke trade when Devour is on cooldown. |
| Two+ items | Nautilus | Two items still favours you — you dictate the pick, forcing Tahm to eat the carry and abandon his own position. |
Levels 1-2 are yours: Tahm is a lane bully with poke but he's immobile and his only real peel, Devour, is single-target and on a long cooldown early. Threaten Dredge Line constantly — if he steps up to Tongue Lash you, hook him first, and if he saves an ally with Devour, that ally comes out low and his cooldown is gone. Don't over-respect his grey-health passive; burst through it with your ADC on a landed hook.
The full Nautilus vs Tahm Kench 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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