How to win lane as Yasuo against Nautilus · 50.59% win rate over 3,649 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yasuo | Level 1 is yours — Nautilus is a slow tank with one blockable hook and no trade pattern. |
| Level 2 | Yasuo | Level 2 stays yours: your dashes and Q poke beat a Dredge-Line-reliant melee. |
| Level 3 | Yasuo | Level 3 you win — Wind Wall neutralizes his only engage and you punish the cooldown. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yasuo | Levels 4-5 favour you as your mobility outclasses his and he can't stick to you. |
| Level 6 | Yasuo | Level 6 is yours: Last Breath picks a low-mobility tank whose hook is down. |
| First item | Yasuo | First item you keep the edge — crit Yasuo out-damages a tank that can only body-block. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | 2+ items stay yours in lane; just respect his CC chain when the game groups up. |
You control levels 1-2 easily: Nautilus is a slow tank whose only threat is a single Dredge Line, and you can block it with Wind Wall or sidestep with Sweeping Blade. Punish the missed hook with double-Q trades.
The full Yasuo 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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