Rakan vs Nautilus SUPPORT Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Nautilus

Rakan vs Nautilus

Confidence mediumUpdated Jun 8, 2026

Overview

Use your mobility and charm to create fast engages when your ADC can follow immediately.
Control brush to deny Nautilus's hook angles and protect your ADC's positioning.
Prioritize river vision to track Nautilus's roam attempts and secure dragon setups.

Trading pattern

Engage with (W) only when your ADC is ready to follow up on knockup.
Hold (E) charges to peel your ADC if Nautilus commits his (Q) hook or (R) ultimate.
Deny Nautilus brush control to reduce his hook angles and limit his engage threat.

Danger windows

Respect (Q) hook range from brush; avoid stepping into lane without vision.
Beware (R) ultimate that locks down your ADC; hold peel (E) for counter-engage.
Nautilus controls brush and wave state to create pick angles; deny brush to reduce threat.

Early game

Win the level 2 race by syncing (W) and (E) with your ADC for strong engage.
Use brush control early to threaten (W) engages and force Nautilus to play cautiously.
Crash the wave after level 3 to open roam windows while keeping ADC safe from Nautilus hooks.

Power spikes

Level 2: Your (W)+(E) combo enables strong engage; coordinate with your ADC to capitalize.
Level 3: Full kit unlocks poke and sustain; use (Q) healing to extend trades and maintain lane pressure.
Level 6: Your (R) charm can chain CC for multi-target engages; use with ADC follow-up and river vision.

Win conditions

Convert brush control and engage cooldowns into safe ADC access and denied enemy positioning.
Roam after wave crashes with your ADC safe, placing river vision to pressure mid and dragon.
Use (R) charm in teamfights to start knockup chains and secure favorable objective fights.