How to win lane as Zac against Nautilus · 50.46% win rate over 432 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Nautilus | Nautilus's level 1 Q hook plus passive root beats your empty early kit. |
| Level 2 | Nautilus | At 2 his Titan's Wrath shield wins every short trade. |
| Level 3 | Nautilus | Level 3 his hook-Riptide-shield chain locks you before slingshot lands. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | Levels 4-5 his lockdown and shield keep him ahead in all-ins. |
| Level 6 | Nautilus | Level 6 his unstoppable Depth Charge out-threatens your interruptible R. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item evens the lane as your W sustain answers his poke. |
| Two+ items | Zac | Late your ranged team-engage R outreaches his single-target hook. |
Nautilus out-scraps you early. His Dredge Line Q hook, Titan's Wrath shield and passive auto-root give him a full lockdown chain before your E Elastic Slingshot can even connect, so don't contest short trades levels 1-5.
The full Zac 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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