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Caitlyn & Nautilus vs Samira & Rell

Bot Lane Matchup

Caitlyn vs Samira (with Nautilus & Rell) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you win the poke war due to superior range and headshot procs on Rell who is immobile and tanky but slow — however, Samira's passive and W can negate your poke if she walks into melee range, so you must respect her all-in threat at level 2 when she gains W.
Post-6, your R is a strong finisher on low-health targets but Samira's R at 6 completely flips the dynamic if Rell lands her E or W engage, as Samira will shred through both of you in a spin — avoid giving them the engage they need to activate it.

Your best trading pattern is to place E traps on chokepoints to deny Rell's W engage, then poke with Q through minions and auto-reset with headshots on whichever target Nautilus has hooked — never commit to a full trade unless Rell's E and W are both on cooldown, as those are the abilities that enable Samira's R.

You want to push the wave consistently to deny Samira passive stacks from farming under pressure and to shove Rell into a position where she cannot freely engage without walking through your traps — a pushed wave also means Rell's engage leads into your tower, which punishes their all-in pattern hard.

Do not stand in a straight line with Nautilus, as Rell's W and Nautilus's Q both create chain-CC scenarios that let Samira stack her passive and R — spread positioning is critical, and the biggest mistake is auto-attacking Samira at close range where her passive and W absorb your damage and she gains style stacks.

Created on 09/17/2026

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