Nautilus vs Rell - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.13

YouNautilus

EnemyRell

Win Condition

The goal is to survive lane without giving Rell a lead. Win the game by using to lock down their carries in teamfights before Rell can find a multi-man engage.

Overview

This is a difficult counter-matchup for you because Rell's kit specifically nullifies your primary defense. It is a battle of 'who engages second,' as Rell can easily interrupt your follow-up or destroy your shield. Focus on peeling your ADC or catching the enemy ADC rather than engaging directly onto Rell.

Difficulty

Hard

instantly breaks the shield from , and her provides more reliable AoE crowd control in a 2v2 engage.

You (Nautilus)

•Single target lockdown with and
•Point-and-click reliable CC with
•Defensive steroid through
•Terrain scaling for escapes using

Them (Rell)

•AoE disruption and shield destruction with
•Heavy counter-engage pull with
•Resist stealing via making you squishier
•High movement speed for roaming with

Rell's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Med	steals your Armor and MR. Longer trades favor her as she gets tankier while you get squishier.
	High	This stuns AND breaks shields. Do not activate until AFTER she uses , or she will delete your shield instantly.
	High	Mounted: She leaps and knocks you up. Dismounted: She is slow but will flip you. Interrupt her leap with if you have god-like timing.
	Med	Gives her and her ally move speed. If she glows orange, she’s looking to run you down and stun you with her next auto.
	High	An AoE pull that drags you. It cancels your dash if you hit terrain while being pulled.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Respect their Level 2. If Rell lands , you and your ADC will likely lose 50% HP or die.
→Do not hook Rell. If you pull yourself to her, she will or you and turn the fight on your ADC.
→Save for when she crashes down with . She is very slow while dismounted; the slow ensures she can't reach your ADC.
→Only use defensively to absorb damage after has been cast.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→Your is more reliable for target access. Use it on the enemy ADC to force Rell to play defensively.
→If Rell engages with , use on a wall to pull yourself out of the magnetic storm immediately.
→Track her Flash. A Flash + + combo is her only way to reliably win a neutral lane state.

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Walk up, use on the enemy ADC, then immediately use and walk away while they are slowed.

Punish

When Rell misses (Crash Down), she is stuck in a slow dismounted state. This is your 10-second window to hook the enemy ADC.

All-in

the ADC -> Walk up for -> -> Save for when they Flash or to peel Rell off your ADC.

Respect

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Shield Break — It makes your useless. You lose your entire trading health bar instantly.
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Dismounted Flip — If she is already dismounted, her next auto-attack flips you behind her. Don't walk past her.
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Level 2 All-in — Rell has some of the strongest level 2 CC in the game with and /.
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magnet pull — It can interrupt your and keep you grouped for the enemy ADC's AoE damage.

Punish

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Miss — She gains a massive movement speed penalty. Ignore her and hard engage on the enemy ADC.
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on Cooldown — Now you can safely use to trade without it being destroyed.
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Rell Roaming — Rell roams fast with . If she leaves, immediately dive the enemy ADC with .
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Dismounted State — She is the slowest champion in the game. Use to keep her kited forever.

Wave Management

Early

Let them push the first two waves. You want to be near your tower so Rell cannot use the long lane to chase you down while you are slowed.

Post-6

Keep the wave in the middle. You need space to use on walls for mobility, but you want to stay close enough to follow up on ganks with .

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Med

steals your Armor and MR. Longer trades favor her as she gets tankier while you get squishier.

High

This stuns AND breaks shields. Do not activate until AFTER she uses , or she will delete your shield instantly.

High

Mounted: She leaps and knocks you up. Dismounted: She is slow but will flip you. Interrupt her leap with if you have god-like timing.

Med

Gives her and her ally move speed. If she glows orange, she’s looking to run you down and stun you with her next auto.

High

An AoE pull that drags you. It cancels your dash if you hit terrain while being pulled.