Support Matchup

Thresh vs Nautilus

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Thresh

Thresh

the Chain Warden
Support
Thresh Support Overall Win Rate
49.97%

Matchup Win Rate

51.3%
Thresh vs Nautilus Wins
⚔
48.7%
Nautilus vs Thresh Wins
Nautilus

Nautilus

the Titan of the Depths
Support
Nautilus Support Overall Win Rate
48.91%

Thresh vs Nautilus - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Thresh Support vs Nautilus Support - Who is stronger?

Thresh Support has a slight edge over Nautilus (51.3% win rate) based on 4774 games. The matchup slightly favors Thresh.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Thresh Support vs Nautilus Support in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 64.8% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Thresh (12.0% pick rate, 2nd most popular out of 52 Support champions) versus Nautilus (9.4%, 3rd place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Meta strength confirmed: Thresh's superior tier rating (A vs B+) translates into a solid 51.3% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Thresh ranks 27th in win rate among Support champions. Optimize for consistency: Aftershock paired with Font of Life (54.0% win rate, 1.3% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Locket of the Iron Solari > Zeke's Convergence > Knight's Vow with Boots of Swiftness delivers 64.8% win rate against Nautilus.

Lane wins, vision lags: While winning the matchup (51.31%), Thresh trails in vision control (0.83 vs 0.98 wards/min). Better map coverage could unlock even greater team advantages. Quality over quantity: Thresh wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (376 vs 394/min), the 51.3% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Thresh leads in both matchup win rate (51.3%) and KDA (2.70 vs 2.40) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Thresh vs Nautilus - Support Stats Comparison

Thresh Support
Thresh Support		Versus
Nautilus Support
Nautilus Support
ATierB+
51.3%Matchup Winrate48.7%
49.97%Role Winrate48.91%
#27Winrate Rank#40
12.0%Pickrate9.4%
2.7Average KDA2.4
286Gold per Minute294
0.83Wards per Minute0.98
376Damage per Minute394

How to Beat Nautilus as Thresh (Support)

While statistically Thresh is slightly stronger than Nautilus as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Thresh 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 6th (versus 39th for Thresh) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.4 versus 2.7) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Thresh Support versus Nautilus Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Thresh player to maintain constant pressure on Nautilus, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Thresh 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.
52.6% Win Rate77.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Exhaust
Exhaust Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
52.8% Win Rate16.7% Pick Rate

Thresh vs Nautilus: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
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

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

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

53.5% Win Rate73.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Secondary Path
Precision
Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

54.0% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate

Thresh 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.
52.9% Win Rate75.8% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
51.5% Win Rate43.6% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
53.5% Win Rate16.7% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
52.3% Win Rate12.8% 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.
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Frostfire Tempest
Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
60.9% Win Rate15.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
100.0% Win Rate14.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
73.7% Win Rate0.5% 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.
56.3% Win Rate12.2% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
53.5% Win Rate16.7% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
52.3% Win Rate12.8% 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.
Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Frostfire Tempest
Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
64.8% Win Rate7.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
100.0% Win Rate14.9% Pick Rate
Other Items
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
33.3% Win Rate14.7% Pick Rate
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
0.0% Win Rate10.1% Pick Rate
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
98.4% Win Rate9.9% Pick Rate
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Warmog's Heart
If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
Warmog's Vitality
Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
49.2% Win Rate9.8% Pick Rate
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
98.3% Win Rate5.0% Pick Rate
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.
0.0% Win Rate5.0% Pick Rate
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%.
0.0% Win Rate4.9% Pick Rate

Thresh vs Nautilus: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Death Sentence Thresh binds an enemy in chains and pulls them toward him. Activating this ability a second time pulls Thresh to the enemy.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Dark Passage Thresh throws out a lantern that shields nearby allied Champions from damage. Allies can click the lantern to dash to Thresh.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Flay Thresh's attacks wind up, dealing more damage the longer he waits between attacks. When activated, Thresh sweeps his chain, knocking all enemies hit in the direction of the blow.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
The Box A prison of walls that slow and deal damage if broken.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
51.0% Win Rate51.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Death Sentence Thresh binds an enemy in chains and pulls them toward him. Activating this ability a second time pulls Thresh to the enemy.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Dark Passage Thresh throws out a lantern that shields nearby allied Champions from damage. Allies can click the lantern to dash to Thresh.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Flay Thresh's attacks wind up, dealing more damage the longer he waits between attacks. When activated, Thresh sweeps his chain, knocking all enemies hit in the direction of the blow.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
The Box A prison of walls that slow and deal damage if broken.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
55.1% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate

Thresh tips:

  • Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.
  • Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.
  • Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

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.

Thresh Support other Matchups

Thresh
+2.8%
Karma

Thresh vs Karma

Thresh
+2.7%
Poppy

Thresh vs Poppy

Thresh
+1.9%
Lux

Thresh vs Lux

Thresh
+1.8%
Pyke

Thresh vs Pyke

Thresh
+1.6%
Lulu

Thresh vs Lulu

Thresh
+1.5%
Pantheon

Thresh vs Pantheon

Thresh
+1.5%
Neeko

Thresh vs Neeko

Thresh
+1.4%
Yuumi

Thresh vs Yuumi

Thresh
+1.2%
Mel

Thresh vs Mel

Thresh
+1.2%
Xerath

Thresh vs Xerath

Thresh
+1.1%
Tahm Kench

Thresh vs Tahm Kench

Thresh
+0.5%
Alistar

Thresh vs Alistar

Thresh
-0.8%
Rell

Thresh vs Rell

Thresh
-0.9%
Janna

Thresh vs Janna

Thresh
-1.2%
Bard

Thresh vs Bard

Thresh
-1.3%
Swain

Thresh vs Swain

Thresh
-1.3%
Blitzcrank

Thresh vs Blitzcrank

Thresh
-1.3%
Fiddlesticks

Thresh vs Fiddlesticks

Thresh
-1.3%
Seraphine

Thresh vs Seraphine

Thresh
-1.4%
Leona

Thresh vs Leona

Thresh
-1.5%
Braum

Thresh vs Braum

Thresh
-1.7%
Soraka

Thresh vs Soraka

Thresh
-1.7%
Rakan

Thresh vs Rakan

Thresh
-1.7%
Morgana

Thresh vs Morgana

Thresh
-1.7%
Zilean

Thresh vs Zilean

Thresh
-1.8%
Senna

Thresh vs Senna

Thresh
-1.9%
Nami

Thresh vs Nami

Thresh
-1.9%
Zyra

Thresh vs Zyra

Thresh
-2.0%
Sona

Thresh vs Sona

Thresh
-2.3%
Brand

Thresh vs Brand

Thresh
-2.3%
Elise

Thresh vs Elise

Thresh
-2.3%
Milio

Thresh vs Milio

Thresh
-2.7%
Vel'Koz

Thresh vs Vel'Koz

Thresh
-2.8%
Renata Glasc

Thresh vs Renata Glasc

Thresh
-2.9%
Shaco

Thresh vs Shaco

Thresh
-2.9%
Taric

Thresh vs Taric

Thresh
-3.9%
Maokai

Thresh vs Maokai