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Rell & Samira vs Caitlyn & Nautilus

Bot Lane Matchup

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

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you lose the lane poke battle — Caitlyn's range means she pokes you and Samira freely, and your W engage is telegraphed and slow enough that Caitlyn can E-trap the path or simply walk back.
At level 3 you gain your full kit and W engage becomes a real threat, but Nautilus's Q hook range matches or exceeds your engage range, so the 2v2 is roughly even with engage-counter-engage dynamics.
Post-6, you win if you land W or E into Samira's R, but Nautilus's R at 6 is also a strong knock-up that can interrupt your engage chain — time your W when Nautilus's Q is on cooldown.

Your best pattern is to use E to dismount and slow both enemies, then immediately follow with W to knock up the priority target (Caitlyn), giving Samira the CC chain she needs to stack passive and R — do not use W as your opener without E first, as the slow from E makes W significantly easier to land on Caitlyn who will otherwise simply walk out of range.

You should not roam early because Samira has no reliable peel without you and Caitlyn will freeze the wave and dive Samira the moment you leave — post-6 with a significant wave advantage or after a successful kill, a roam to mid with your W engage is high-value since your CC is strong in tight corridors.
Only roam if Samira is full HP and the wave is pushed into the enemy tower.

The critical mistake is engaging into Caitlyn's E trap — always check trap placement before committing W, because a root mid-engage means Samira cannot follow up and you take the full Caitlyn headshot plus Nautilus chain CC while immobilized, turning your engage into a free kill for the enemy.

Created on 09/17/2026

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