Sett vs Nautilus — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Sett against Nautilus · 52.9% win rate over 5,852 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Sett is favoured — Sett owns 7 of the 7 game windows. Sett wins 52.9% of games vs Nautilus in top lane (5,852 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1SettSett wins Level 1 as Nautilus can't punish beyond one Dredge Line and loses the auto exchange.
Level 2SettSett stays ahead at Level 2 with Pit Grit trades that out-tempo his shield.
Level 3SettSett dominates Level 3 once E into the wall stuns Nautilus for a free Q-Haymaker.
Levels 4-5SettSett keeps control at Levels 4-5 as Grit resets outlast his single W shield.
Level 6SettSett wins Level 6 because R counter-engages his Q or R and he has no escape.
First itemSettSett is favoured at first item as Haymaker true damage and Grit out-brawl his front-loaded kit.
Two+ itemsSettSett holds the 2+ item lead since Nautilus scales as an engage tank but never out-duels him 1v1.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You win the early levels comfortably. Nautilus has no way to punish you at 1-2 beyond a single Dredge Line, and if he misses it he's stuck auto-ing while you Q onto him. Shove with P Pit Grit and deny him easy CS.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Sett 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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