Nautilus' Titan's Wrath (W), makes him very tanky, even without too many tank items. The damage buff + splash damage while the shield is on makes him a pain to ignore as well. His main cc ability is Riptide (E), which can deal quite a bit of cc and damage especially in team fights. Dredge Line (Q) is useful for initiating and helping out in movement, but its sort of feels like a weaker Blitzcrank Grab. The ultimate, Depth Charge (R) is targeted and knocks up all heroes it passes through, but doesn't really do too much damage. It does however have a pretty low cool down, 120/100/80 secs. Overall Riptide + Depth Charge + Nautilus' passive can dish out quite abit of cc but is a little low on damage. When Titan's Wrath is up, the damage spikes abit but Nautilus' speed is so slow (move and attack) that you won't be turning too many heads. It is also good to note that between Titan's Wrath and Riptide you can clear minion waves relatively easily once you get a couple of levels in each. Titan's Wrath has a very long cool down though, so don't spam it too much.
That being said, this is my record with Nautilus thus far.
IPlaying him as a tank, I generally go for an early Philosopher's Stone and Heart of Gold. Picking up Mercury's Treads next and usually Aegis of the Legion. After this, I'd suggest getting cooldown reduction (CR) items and other tank items as needed. These were the items I ended up with in the 10/0/13 game with about 3k gold left to spend.
I'd like to try a AP build at some point, rushing Rod of Ages. I also want to try building Warmogs + Atmas or Frozen Mallet + Atmas. Both seem viable, but will need to be tested.
Overall Nautilus is very simillar to Sejuani in terms of what he brings to the plate. Sejuani probably has the better ultimate, but Nautilus can soak up damage better. I personally find him lots of fun to play with and will probably continue to do so for the near future.
The Pros don't think he is all that great but what about the rest of you? Have you tried Nautilus? What's your thoughts?
