MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nautilus vs Soraka
How often does Nautilus beat Soraka in Support?
Nautilus into Soraka in Support: 47% observed win rate across 3,701 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 ahead by 164 gold.
Nautilus at 15:00
- Gold: +164
- CS: +3
- XP: -52
Typical gap to Soraka, from 3,678 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nautilus counter Soraka?
The count says no. Soraka holds 53% of 3,701 ranked Support games here. The lane is still winnable. Nautilus wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Nautilus against Soraka, and play for those first.
Beating Soraka: the Nautilus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nautilus at 54% across 2,103 games. Flip the lead and Nautilus falls to 37% across 1,594.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 2,103 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 37% | 1,594 |
| First blood | 52% | 1,269 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 52% | 1,392 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 2,246 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 846 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 63% | 327 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:24 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:44. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nautilus's Support build, with receipts
Into Soraka specifically, Nautilus finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 45.2% over 1,156 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Thornmail: 51.2% across 41 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.