How to win lane as Volibear against Nautilus · 51.21% win rate over 2,818 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Volibear | Level 1 you outclass a Nautilus whose only tool is a baitable Dredge Line hook. |
| Level 2 | Volibear | Level 2 you keep the trading edge with sustained basic damage he can't match. |
| Level 3 | Volibear | At level 3 your Q stun and W shred hard-outtrade his defensive kit. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | Levels 4-5 you continue winning duels whenever his hook is on cooldown. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | Your level 6 R lets you dive and burst him before his peel comes online. |
| First item | Volibear | At first item your bruiser DPS still beats his tanky, utility-focused build. |
| Two+ items | Nautilus | With two-plus items Nautilus becomes an unkillable CC tank and his scaling wins. |
Levels 1-2 favour you — Nautilus's Q Dredge Line is his whole early game and it's a skillshot you can bait into minions. Poke with basics and set up a favorable level-3 spike.
The full Volibear 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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