Nautilus Arena Build Guide
“The Titan of the Depths”
A lonely legend as old as the first piers sunk in Bilgewater, the armored goliath known as Nautilus roams the dark waters off the coast of the Blue Flame Isles. Driven by a forgotten betrayal, he strikes without warning, swinging his enormous anchor to...
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Recommended Items for Nautilus in Arena
Optimal 2v2 combat item build path for Nautilus. Build your core synergy items first, prioritize speed with tailored boots, and adapt situational picks to counter enemy comps.
Best Augments for Nautilus in Arena
Top-performing Prismatic, Gold, and Silver augments tailored to maximize Nautilus's combat scaling, ability cooldowns, and survivability in 2v2 Arena rounds.
Gain Shield after Immobilizing or Grounding an enemy champion.
Become large, gaining 15% Health and 10% Adaptive Force.
Gain an aura that continuously harvests permanent Cursed Power per enemy champion inside. Gain max Health based on your Cursed Power.
Gain increased size and percent bonus Health per takedown.
Gain 1000 Health, but you deal 10% less damage.
Requirement: Possess Heartsteel with 400+ stacks. Reward: Multiply your Heartsteel stacks by 3. Increase your Health Regeneration by 12.5% of your Heartsteel stacks.
Your Attacks deal additional physical damage equal to 3.5% of your max Health.
There is a tether connecting your team, deals constant magic damage to enemies it touches.
Immobilizing or Grounding enemy champions heals you.
Best Prismatic Items for Nautilus in Arena
Prismatic items tier list ranked by performance synergy on Nautilus. Aim to roll S-Tier items in your round 3 anvil choices to secure early combat dominance.
Nautilus Abilities & Kit Overview
Comprehensive breakdown of Nautilus's passive and active spells in Arena mode, highlighting ability interactions and combo execution.
Staggering Blow
Nautilus' first Attack against a target deals increased physical damage and roots them briefly.
Dredge Line
Nautilus hurls his anchor forward. Colliding with an enemy pulls them and Nautilus together, dealing magic damage. Colliding with terrain pulls Nautilus towards it.
Titan's Wrath
Nautilus gains a temporary Shield. While it persists, his Attacks deal damage over time to his target and surrounding enemies.
Riptide
Nautilus creates three exploding waves around himself. Each explosion damages and slows enemies.
Depth Charge
Nautilus fires a shockwave into the earth that chases an opponent. This shockwave rips up the earth above it, knocking enemies into the air. When it reaches the opponent, the shockwave erupts, knocking his target into the air and stunning them.
Frequently Asked Questions about Nautilus in Arena
Common Arena build strategies, augment interactions, and item synergies answered for Nautilus.
The best Arena build for Nautilus in patch 16.17.1 currently sits at Tier A (48.07% win rate). The optimal core items include Cruelty, Heartsteel, Sunfire Aegis, paired with Mercury's Treads or Plated Steelcaps. Adjust your situational items to counter burst assassins, heavy tanks, or healing comps in later rounds.
The top Prismatic augments for Nautilus are Courage of the Colossus, Goliath, Dreadbringer. These augments provide massive combat scalings and ability enhancements that synergize directly with Nautilus's kit to win late-game rounds.
The best Prismatic items to roll on Nautilus include Black Hole Gauntlet, Cruelty, Force Of Entropy. Securing one of these S-Tier prismatic items in the early rounds gives Nautilus a decisive stat and passive advantage over enemy pairs.