MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nautilus vs Pyke
How often does Nautilus beat Pyke in Support?
Nautilus into Pyke in Support: 53% observed win rate across 5,075 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Nautilus behind by 449 gold.
Nautilus at 15:00
- Gold: -449
- CS: +1
- XP: +34
Typical gap to Pyke, from 5,045 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nautilus counter Pyke?
The count says yes: across 5,075 ranked Support games into Pyke, Nautilus takes 53%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Nautilus.
Beating Pyke: the Nautilus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nautilus at 64% across 1,976 games. Flip the lead and Nautilus falls to 47% across 3,093.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 64% | 1,976 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 3,093 |
| First blood | 58% | 1,423 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 1,319 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 2,725 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 524 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 76% | 156 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:16 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:05. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nautilus's Support build, with receipts
Into Pyke specifically, Nautilus finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 51.5% over 1,593 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes, Knight's Vow: 58.6% across 70 games.
The most-finished Nautilus core is Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes, Knight's Vow: 59.4% across 1,852 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Locket of the Iron Solari (47,992 games).
Skill plan: Nautilus players max Q first and take Q at level 1.