Support Matchup

Bard vs Nautilus

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Bard

Bard

the Wandering Caretaker
Support
Bard Support Overall Win Rate
50.55%

Matchup Win Rate

47.8%
Bard vs Nautilus Wins
52.2%
Nautilus vs Bard Wins
Nautilus

Nautilus

the Titan of the Depths
Support
Nautilus Support Overall Win Rate
49.44%

Bard vs Nautilus - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Bard Support vs Nautilus Support - Who is stronger?

Bard Support has trouble against Nautilus (47.8% win rate) based on 1611 games. This is a tough matchup for Bard players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Bard Support vs Nautilus Support in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 79.7% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Bard (5.3% pick rate, 13th most popular out of 51 Support champions) versus Nautilus (9.4%, 4th place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Surprising upset: Despite Bard's higher tier rating, Nautilus wins 52.2% of encounters. This suggests Nautilus's kit specifically counters Bard's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Unsealed Spellbook + Magical Footwear combination (53.7% win rate) plus optimal itemization Locket of the Iron Solari, Redemption, Shurelya's Battlesong, and Boots of Swiftness boosts your chances from 47.8% to 79.7% - potentially game-changing.

Vision deficit: Struggling in both the matchup and vision control (0.91 vs 0.95 wards/min) demands defensive warding and heavy jungle coordination. Damage doesn't equal wins: Bard outputs more damage (460 vs 361/min, 2nd place) but still loses the matchup. The issue likely lies in survivability, mobility, or damage timing rather than raw output. Strong individual performance: Bard maintains better KDA (3.10, 7th place vs 28th for Nautilus), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Bard vs Nautilus - Support Stats Comparison

Bard Support
Bard Support
Versus
Nautilus Support
Nautilus Support
A+TierA
47.8%Matchup Winrate52.2%
50.55%Role Winrate49.44%
#14Winrate Rank#29
5.3%Pickrate9.4%
3.1Average KDA2.4
309Gold per Minute282
0.91Wards per Minute0.95
460Damage per Minute361

How to Beat Nautilus as Bard (Support)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

The magic damage that Bard deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Nautilus has mixed damage, be careful as it may be harder to defend if the opponent gets ahead or plays aggressively.

Consider the excellent vision control demonstrated by Nautilus, ranking 16th (versus 23rd for Bard) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.4 versus 3.1) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Bard Support versus Nautilus Support matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Bard player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Nautilus player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Bard vs Nautilus: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
48.4% Win Rate76.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
52.7% Win Rate12.4% Pick Rate

Bard vs Nautilus: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

Cooldown: 4s
Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Deep Ward
Deep Ward Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[30 - 45]s increased duration (+[45 - 150]s for Trinket stealth wards).

Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

48.9% Win Rate44.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Unsealed Spellbook
Unsealed Spellbook Swap one of your equipped Summoner Spells to a new, single use Summoner Spell. Each unique Summoner Spell you swap to permanently decreases your swap cooldown by 25s (initial swap cooldown is at 5 mins).

Your first swap becomes available at 6 mins.

Summoner Spells can only be swapped while out of combat.
After using a swapped Summoner Spell you must swap 3 more times before the first can be selected again.
Smite damage increases after two Summoner Spell swaps.

Unsealed Spellbook

Swap one of your equipped Summoner Spells to a new, single use Summoner Spell. Each uniqu…

Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Domination
Deep Ward
Deep Ward Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[30 - 45]s increased duration (+[45 - 150]s for Trinket stealth wards).

Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+2% Move Speed
+2% Move Speed +2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

53.7% Win Rate6.5% Pick Rate

Bard vs Nautilus: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
47.1% Win Rate76.2% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
47.1% Win Rate57.0% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
56.2% Win Rate19.4% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
47.8% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Winged Moonplate
Winged Moonplate (800 gold) 200 Health
4% Move Speed

->
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed

Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste

Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power

Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
48.4% Win Rate10.5% Pick Rate
Final Build
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration

Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
100.0% Win Rate33.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
52.8% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
56.2% Win Rate19.4% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed

55.6% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
48.1% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste

->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste

Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power

Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen

Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
79.7% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration

Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
100.0% Win Rate33.6% Pick Rate
Other Items
Wit's End
Wit's End (2800 gold) 50% Attack Speed
45 Magic Resist
20% Tenacity

Fray
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
0.0% Win Rate16.8% Pick Rate
Statikk Shiv
Statikk Shiv (2700 gold) 45 Attack Damage
30% Attack Speed
4% Move Speed

Electrospark
Attacks trigger chain lightning On-Hit, dealing magic damage with a cooldown.
Electroshock
Takedowns within 3 seconds of damaging the target reset Electrospark's cooldown.
0.0% Win Rate16.7% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste

Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
99.4% Win Rate16.4% Pick Rate
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
99.1% Win Rate16.4% Pick Rate

Bard vs Nautilus: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Cosmic Binding Bard fires a missile which will slow the first enemy struck, and continue onward. If it strikes a wall, it will stun the initial target; if it strikes another enemy, it will stun them both.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Caretaker's Shrine Reveals a Health shrine which powers up over a short time, disappearing after healing and speeding up the first ally that touches it.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Magical Journey Bard opens a portal in nearby terrain. Allies and enemies alike can take a one-way trip through that terrain by moving into the portal.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Tempered Fate Bard sends spirit energy arcing to a location, putting all champions, minions, monsters, and turrets hit into stasis for a brief time.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
45.0% Win Rate74.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Cosmic Binding Bard fires a missile which will slow the first enemy struck, and continue onward. If it strikes a wall, it will stun the initial target; if it strikes another enemy, it will stun them both.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Caretaker's Shrine Reveals a Health shrine which powers up over a short time, disappearing after healing and speeding up the first ally that touches it.
W
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Magical Journey Bard opens a portal in nearby terrain. Allies and enemies alike can take a one-way trip through that terrain by moving into the portal.
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Tempered Fate Bard sends spirit energy arcing to a location, putting all champions, minions, monsters, and turrets hit into stasis for a brief time.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
77.5% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate

Bard tips:

  • It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.
  • Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.
  • Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!

Playing Against Nautilus

  • If Nautilus uses Riptide right next to you, hold in place until the ripple effect finishes before running. Running early will run straight into the secondary explosions, causing you to take additional damage and slow.
  • While Nautilus is shielded, he is capable of dealing large amounts of area of effect damage with his basic attacks - consider taking down the shield if you have time.