Rell vs Nautilus - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.13

YouRell

EnemyNautilus

Win Condition

Win by neutralizing his defense. Use to delete his shield and focus his ADC in every fight. In teamfights, your into combo is much more impactful than his single-target CC.

Overview

This is a high-octane engage vs. counter-engage matchup. You have the upper hand in extended fights because completely deletes his shield, but Nautilus has more reliable single-target lockdown. Whoever focuses the enemy ADC first usually wins the trade.

Difficulty

Medium

It's a skill-dependent lane where your ability to time against and dodge determines the winner.

You (Rell)

• breaks shields instantly
•Superior AOE CC with
• steals resists to win long fights
• can be interrupted mid-air

Them (Nautilus)

• provides a massive shield
•Point-and-click lockdown with
• provides immediate burst and root
• can displace you out of jump

Nautilus's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Med	Roots you on his first auto. Don't let him walk up and hit you for free to setup
	High	Large hitbox hook. Stand behind minions. If it hits terrain, the cooldown is reduced
	Low	Gives him a shield and DOT. Save to break this instantly and waste his mana
	Med	Three waves of slow. Move away after the first explosion to avoid the subsequent ones
	High	Unstoppable targeted knockup. If it is on you, stay away from your ADC so they don't get hit too

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Level 1: Nautilus is stronger with . Play safe and don't get hooked early.
→Level 2: You can look for a fight. If he hooks you, ignore him and onto his ADC.
→Always hold until you see the blue bubble of . Breaking it ruins his durability.
→Stay mounted as much as possible. Being dismounted makes you a very easy target for .

Lvl 6+Power spike

→He wins the 'pick' game with . If he ults your ADC, immediately their ADC to prevent follow-up.
→In 2v2 all-ins, you have more AOE damage. Try to catch both enemies in your and combo.
→Track his . If he uses it on a wall to move, you have a 14-10s window where he is much less threatening.

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Wait for him to walk up for a relic shield proc, then through him and the minions to heal and deal damage.

Punish

If he misses , he has no gap closer. Use for speed and (Crash Down) on their ADC while he's useless.

All-in

to close gap -> (Crash Down) on ADC -> to pull both -> to break and stun.

Respect

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near tower — If he hooks you under his tower, his will keep you there for at least 2 shots.
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Dismounted MS penalty — If you miss , you are slow. He will easily hit and you will die.
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tracking — It follows you through Flash. Don't Flash away if it's already fired; you'll just move the knockup.
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Level 1 hook — Nautilus is the king of level 1 invades and bush cheese. Ward your jungle entrance.

Punish

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on cooldown — Hard engage. He cannot peel his ADC effectively without his hook displacement.
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is active — Use immediately. It breaks the entire shield regardless of its strength.
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He focuses you — You are tankier than your ADC. If he hooks you, or onto their ADC to trade back.
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He uses on wave — His main slow and waveclear is gone. This is a safe time to trade with and autos.

Wave Management

Early

Keep the wave in the middle. If you push too hard, he can hook you under tower. If he pushes you in, he can roam or cheese with under your tower.

Post-6

Let the wave push to you slightly, then use and to setup a long-lane all-in where they can't run away.

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Med

Roots you on his first auto. Don't let him walk up and hit you for free to setup

High

Large hitbox hook. Stand behind minions. If it hits terrain, the cooldown is reduced

Low

Gives him a shield and DOT. Save to break this instantly and waste his mana

Med

Three waves of slow. Move away after the first explosion to avoid the subsequent ones

High

Unstoppable targeted knockup. If it is on you, stay away from your ADC so they don't get hit too