Rell vs Nautilus — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Rell against Nautilus · 56.15% win rate over 6,967 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Rell is favoured — Rell owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Nautilus's 2. Rell wins 56.15% of games vs Nautilus in support (6,967 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NautilusNautilus's level-1 hook and passive root let him start a punishing crowd-control chain.
Level 2NautilusAt level 2 his Dredge Line pull plus W shield can beat your W-Q trade.
Level 3RellLevel 3 your guaranteed engage beats his conditional skillshot hook.
Levels 4-5RellLevels 4-5 you bait his Q and all-in on the whiff.
Level 6RellAt 6 your R out-ranges his and chains cleaner for your ADC.
First itemRellFirst item you dictate trades with the more reliable engage.
Two+ itemsRellWith items your guaranteed crowd-control chain out-locks his hook-dependent kit.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Nautilus is dangerous the first two levels because his Dredge Line hook can pull himself onto you and his passive roots whoever he auto-attacks, chaining crowd control that punishes a mistimed step. His W shield lets him brawl through your early trades, so at level 2 respect the hook and don't dash blindly into an up Q or you'll eat the full chain.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Rell 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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