Nautilus vs Zyra SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Nautilus into Zyramedium

Overview

Control brush to threaten hook angles and deny Zyra's plant zones for ADC safety.
Enable ADC follow-up by layering passive root after landing and saving for key targets.
Use river vision to secure engage angles and prevent Zyra's poke from forcing recalls.

Threaten engage from brush with and only commit if ADC can follow immediately.
Hold to lock down targets who can dodge and secure kills or disengage.
Avoid hooking into large minion waves that block your angle and expose ADC to poke.

Zyra's root combined with plant zones creates immediate ADC follow-up risk.
Missing hook leaves a large punish window where Zyra can poke and zone your ADC.
Zyra's level 6 turns your engage into a dangerous zone fight if mispositioned.

Win the level 2 race to pair hook with passive root and enable aggressive 2v2 all-ins.
Keep wave thin near brush to maximize hook threat and create easy follow-up windows for ADC.
Track Zyra's seed placement to deny her brush control and prevent her poke zoning.

Level 2 unlocks plus passive root, enabling strong all-in threat with ADC follow-up.
Level 3 grants shield and slow, improving peel and extended trade potential.
Level 6 guarantees lockdown on key targets, changing engage and peel dynamics in fights.

Convert brush control and hook threat into denied enemy ADC positioning and forced recalls.
Use with ADC follow-up to start fights or peel during dragon and objective setups.
Roam safely after crashing wave with ADC, placing deep river vision to punish Zyra's roams.

Tactical tip

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