How to win lane as Ziggs against Nautilus · 50% win rate over 28 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | You out-range hookless Nautilus at Lvl 1 and poke him freely. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | Lvl 2 he still has no way to reach you without a telegraphed hook. |
| Level 3 | Ziggs | Lvl 3 you punish every Dredge Line whiff with Q and autos. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ziggs | Levels 4-5 your poke and E zoning keep him off you entirely. |
| Level 6 | Ziggs | Lvl 6 you respect R but still out-space his hook and out-poke him. |
| First item | Ziggs | At first item Liandry's poke and range let you shove and harass freely. |
| Two+ items | Ziggs | Late you out-scale his tanky kit and keep W ready to escape his CC chain. |
Nautilus has no ranged poke and telegraphs everything through Dredge Line, so at Lvl 1-2 you freely last-hit and chip him with Q while he can only farm. Respect the hook range on the wall but otherwise dominate the lane by out-spacing him.
The full Ziggs 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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