Thornmail Nautilus Build

1. You rush Thornmail and stack as much Armor as you can.
2. You become auto-attackers' worst nightmare.
3. Hit or miss. Works great if the enemy team is full of physical damage and auto-attackers. Less effective against full AP - but still viable since players auto attack anyway.

1. Rush Thornmail and become a walking cactus. 🌵
2. Stay in fights - the more they hit you, the more they hurt themselves. ⚔️
3. Adapt: if they are heavy AP, pivot to regular tank items. 🎯

1. Titan's Wrath (W) gives you huge shield, increasing your survability and allowing you to get hit more for more Thornmail damage.

Getting started

1. Start with Bramble Vest and Ruby Crystal. Rush Thornmail #1, then keep stacking Armor items.
2. This build is aimed to counter AD comps. Since you don't know the enemy team before loading in, you need to adapt. If they are heavy AP, you can just fall back to a regular tank build.

During fights

1. Stay in the middle of fights as long as possible. The more enemies hit you, the more damage Thornmail reflects.
2. Randuin's Omen is great for engagements - it slows enemies on activation and reduces their crit damage.
3. Late game, you can consider selling boots for a 6th item - for even more sweet Thornmail damage!
4. You can use Bandlepipes to give your whole team an attack speed boost whenever you CC enemies. Great synergy with auto attackers.

Runes

1. Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in. It increases your Armor greatly, which in turn increases Thornmail damage!
2. You can also take Grasp of the Undying as an alternative rune if you prefer scaling.
3. Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of the Mind.

1. Remember that every single one of your abilities (except W) has some slow/CC to proc Fimbulwinter.
• Sometimes you might want to hold on using abilities. For example, to not use Riptide (E) beforehand to keep Fimbulwinter proc for actual fight.

Staggering Blow (Passive)

1. Switch targets often in fights to fully use your Staggering Blow (Passive) for maximum damage and CC!

Dredge Line (Q)

1. Hook through dying minions - time your Dredge Line (Q) to pass through a minion as it dies to surprise enemies hiding behind wave.

1. While ganking, consider aiming Dredge Line at nearby terrain and following it up with Riptide for a higher hit rate.
2. Riptide has a delayed blast timing on activation - you can use this while running away or when enemies are incoming to serve as a deterrent.