How to win lane as Wukong against Nautilus · 52.57% win rate over 1,128 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is an even farm phase with neither champ threatening a kill, so it reads Skill. |
| Level 2 | Nautilus | At Level 2 Nautilus's Q hook and passive root make him the only one able to open a trade, favoring him. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | By Level 3 your Q and E trades even out his early CC advantage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Wukong | Levels 4-5 favor you as your burst outweighs a tank that returns little damage. |
| Level 6 | Wukong | Level 6 favors you because R Cyclone all-ins a low-damage Nautilus once his hook is down. |
| First item | Wukong | At first item your bruiser spike overpowers his tank build, keeping the lane yours. |
| Two+ items | Wukong | With two-plus items you out-duel and out-split a peel-tank with no self-damage, favoring you. |
Level 1 is even, but at 2 Nautilus's Q hook plus passive root give him the only real threat in the lane.
The full Wukong 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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