How to win lane as Nautilus against Zyra · 53.38% win rate over 2,649 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Zyra | Zyra's level-1 plant-and-spine poke out-damages your kit before you can engage. |
| Level 2 | Zyra | At level 2 her plants plus root zone you outside your hook range. |
| Level 3 | Zyra | Level 3 she still controls the lane on poke while your all-in isn't online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | By levels 4-5 your CC chain lets you dive through her plants and punish step-ups. |
| Level 6 | Nautilus | Depth Charge at 6 is an unstoppable dive that beats her delayed ult, so you're ahead. |
| First item | Nautilus | First-item tankiness lets you eat a plant volley and land your engage. |
| Two+ items | Nautilus | Two items make any hook on immobile Zyra a clean kill. |
Levels 1-3 favor Zyra. Her plants (from W seeds) plus Deadly Spines (Q) let her out-poke you in a static lane, and Grasping Roots (E) is a long root that stops your Dredge Line before it connects. Don't walk into her plant zone — clear seeds when you can, dodge the E, and farm patiently. Trading raw hook-for-poke loses here, so play for scaling and only step up when her E is on cooldown.
The full Nautilus vs Zyra 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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