How to win lane as Sona against Nautilus · 51.83% win rate over 3,660 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even: Nautilus is hook-reliant and a missed Q lets you punish freely. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is even: neither can force a kill unless a Dredge Line lands. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even: his cooldown-gated hook keeps trades neutral. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5... Level 4 is even: still hook-dependent before his ult comes online. |
| Level 6 | Nautilus | Level 5-6 favours Nautilus: Depth Charge chains a full unstoppable lockdown that wins the all-in. |
| First item | Nautilus | First item favours Nautilus: his Q-E-R chain becomes a guaranteed kill and W tanks your poke. |
| Two+ items | Sona | 2+ items favour Sona: aura DPS and Crescendo outscale his single hard-commit engage. |
Levels 1-4 are even skill: Nautilus is entirely hook-reliant, so a dodged Dredge Line lets you punish his cooldown with Q poke, but one landed Q into his passive root and W can chunk your ADC hard — discipline decides these levels.
The full Sona 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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