

Bard vs Nautilus
As a support on patch 26.21, Nautilus is among Bard's worst matchups in LazyElo players' lobbies: at least 8 games in the matchup, a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Bard wins 38.1% of its 105 support games on patch 26.21 (tier D), and Nautilus is one of the opponents it does worst against: this is a counter by the site's rule. Nautilus itself wins 50.0% of 544 games there (tier B). The games are those of LazyElo players and the players they met, at their own elo, not Emerald and above.
The per-champion pages: Bard counters and Nautilus counters.
- Bard support games
- 105
- Nautilus support games
- 544
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Bard vs Nautilus at a glance
Supportmeasured
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 38.1% | 105 | 1.0% | Loses to Nautilus: among its worst matchups here | |
| B | 50.0% | 544 | 5.0% | Beats Bard: Bard has it among its worst matchups |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own support numbers on patch 26.21, from the Support tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
How Bard plays this matchup
Riot lists Bard as support and mage, on mana, and rates it 4 for attack, 4 for defense, 5 for magic and 9 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
As a support on patch 26.21, Bard is tier D with a 38.1% win rate over 105 games (1.0% of support picks). Against Nautilus it does worse than that: Nautilus is one of the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%. Playing Bard here means playing for the lane you get: give up the early trades its kit does not win, keep the CS and wait for your item spike or your jungler.
Bard's other worst support matchups on this patch: Bard vs Nami. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
How Nautilus plays this matchup
Riot lists Nautilus as tank and support, on mana, and rates it 4 for attack, 6 for defense, 6 for magic and 6 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
As a support on patch 26.21, Nautilus is tier B with a 50.0% win rate over 544 games (5.0% of support picks). Against Bard it does better than that: Bard has Nautilus among the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup. The lane is on Nautilus's side on average; your own record in it decides whether it is on yours.
Nautilus's other worst support matchups on this patch: Nautilus vs Soraka, Nautilus vs Taric, Nautilus vs Zyra. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
What each side builds
Bard
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Bard ends support games with most often.
Dead Man's Plate79.0%37.3%
Boots of Swiftness78.1%41.5%
Locket of the Iron Solari51.4%42.6%
Bandlepipes30.5%46.9%
Liandry's Torment22.9%33.3%
Redemption9.5%40.0%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Electrocute + Inspiration59.4%40.4%
Electrocute + Sorcery28.1%37.0%
Builds rest on 105 Bard games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Bard's support build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Nautilus
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Nautilus ends support games with most often.
Locket of the Iron Solari80.8%52.3%
Plated Steelcaps64.8%50.7%
Thornmail44.3%53.3%
Knight's Vow27.1%55.1%
Mercury's Treads24.7%50.7%
Bandlepipes20.1%45.9%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Aftershock + Inspiration52.4%49.0%
Aftershock + Precision30.6%55.3%
Glacial Augment + Resolve10.8%49.1%
Builds rest on 542 Nautilus games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Nautilus's support build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Other matchups
Nautilus's other matchups
Nautilus vs Zyraloses, support
Nautilus vs Sorakaloses, support
Nautilus vs Taricloses, support
Nautilus vs Morganawins, support
Nautilus vs Sennawins, support
Nautilus counters, every lane.
Your record in Bard vs Nautilus
Your plan, asked first
Once LazyElo can tell that Bard or Nautilus is your lane opponent, a card in champ select asks for your plan against them, and only then shows the notes you wrote earlier.Your record in it
Games, wins and losses, when you last played the matchup and your average KDA in it, plus your CS and gold difference at 10 minutes from the games with a timeline.How others did
How other players in your stored games did in the same matchup, with the number of games.
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Related
- All matchupsEvery measured pair, per lane and per champion.
- All countersEvery champion's hardest matchups per lane.
- Bard countersWho Bard struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Nautilus countersWho Nautilus struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Support tier listThe full lane ranking.
- What decides a counterThe six things behind a matchup, and when not to counter pick.