How to win lane as Neeko against Nautilus · 50.49% win rate over 2,050 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Neeko | Level 1 you out-poke a Nautilus who only has a long-cooldown hook. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is even; his Dredge Line flips trades your Q+E would win. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | At 3 the lane is a skill standoff around dodging his hook. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4-5 it stays even as you trade hook-dodges for poke. |
| Level 6 | Neeko | Pop Blossom at 6 gives you a clear all-in over his engage. |
| First item | Nautilus | First item favors Nautilus: tankiness makes his hook a guaranteed kill. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Two items evens out as both offer AoE lockdown in fights. |
Level 1 is yours since Nautilus has only a long-cooldown hook and no way to trade back your Q poke. From level 2 on it becomes a skill matchup: every trade is gated by his Dredge Line Q, so body-block the hook with minions and punish hard when it misses, because the cooldown is long.
The full Neeko 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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