How to win lane as Yorick against Nautilus · 52.61% win rate (4,123 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Dodge his hook — swarm his low-damage tank kit.
Track: Nautilus's Q — Dredge Line (14–10s cooldown). His only engage. Dodge it.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Nautilus.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yorick | Level 1 is yours because E and an auto beat Nautilus before his shield exists. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is his: Dredge Line hooks at 1150 range and Titan's Wrath is up. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays his while Riptide slows you every 7s. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | Level 4 favors Nautilus: W shield plus Q-passive-Q chain CC lets him burst you. |
| Level 6 | Yorick | At 6 your R and Maiden overpower his shielded all-in, flipping it to you. |
| First item | Yorick | With your first item and Maiden you shove and win trades he can't sustain. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | With 2+ items you out-scale and out-splitpush the falling-off tank. |
Level 1 favors you: E Mourning Mist plus an auto out-trades Nautilus before his W Titan's Wrath shield is available, so poke him early.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick 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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Yorick, slightly — a 52.61% win rate edge over 4,123 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (52.61% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Yorick has a slight edge (52.61% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Yorick takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Nautilus.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.
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