Nautilus Counters Classic 26.22

A wall at your back is not distance from Nautilus. Dredge Line thrown into terrain pulls him to the anchor instead, and its cooldown is cut in half when it does. So take the fight on open ground. Undertow lands where you aim it, damaging and slowing whatever stands in the line.

A hundred mana at rank one pays for Ragnarok, which returns every hundred seconds. The press clears what already holds you. The immunity that follows keeps the next one off. That covers the knockup and stun Depth Charge ends on. Spend Ragnarok on Dredge Line and the shockwave may find your immunity gone.

The right moment for Vicious Strikes is before you walk in, not after. You get bonus attack damage, lifesteal and spell vamp, and all three expire six seconds later. Reckless Swing is true damage that cuts you too, but Titan's Wrath is a shield, not a resistance, and it still stands in the way.

Standing beside whoever Nautilus is hitting puts you in the damage without being the target. While Titan's Wrath is up, his attacks put a damage over time effect on the enemies around his target, and Safeguard / Iron Will rushes you toward an ally, which can be exactly the wrong place to arrive.

Energy is why you cannot press everything before Dredge Line lands. Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike eaten by a minion is a press you do not have when Nautilus arrives. Land Tempest first and Cripple follows: four seconds of reduced movement and attack speed on Nautilus.

Kick him off the moment the anchor lands. Dredge Line drops you next to him, and Riptide goes off right there, three explosions, each one slowing. The kick cannot wait for a tidier moment. With Dragon's Rage down, Safeguard / Iron Will is your exit, and it needs an ally already standing clear.