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Lucian & Vel'Koz vs Samira & Nautilus

Bot Lane Matchup

Lucian vs Samira (with Vel'Koz & Nautilus) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you have a meaningful edge at level 2 if you hit E+Q+auto+passive before Nautilus lands his Q hook, but Samira's passive shield and Nautilus's tankiness make sustained trades risky — you win short burst windows, not extended fights.
Post-6, Samira's R becomes a hard counter to your pattern: once she stacks her passive and pops R, your R cannot match her damage output in a full 2v2, so you must avoid letting fights drag into her combo range.

Your best pattern is to proc Vel'Koz's passive stacks on a target with your E dash, fire Q through the slowed enemy, then immediately dash out with your passive double-shot — never stand still to fish for a full trade because Nautilus will hook you mid-animation.
The goal is to chunk Samira specifically, as she has no mobility to escape your burst window before she builds items.

You want to push the wave consistently using Q to poke and clear simultaneously, denying Samira the ability to stack her passive on minions safely near you.
A pushed wave also reduces the window for Nautilus to land a hook on you in open space — fighting near your tower gives you a safer angle to trade.

Do not dash toward Nautilus or Samira to proc your passive — your E is your escape tool and using it aggressively into Nautilus's hook range is the primary way you die in this lane.
Respect that Nautilus's E slow and R knockup chain will lock you in place long enough for Samira to fully stack and delete you.

Created on 07/06/2026

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