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Nasus

Nasus ARAM

the Curator of the Sands
Champion Win Rate: 50.1%
Pick Rate: 3.7%
Analyzed: 9007 ARAM matches
Players: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
Top Jungle ARAM

Nasus ARAM Guide

B+ Tier

Nasus in ARAM has a 50.1% win rate (#91 among all champions) despite low 3.7% pick rate on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 9007 ARAM games. Most popular build starts with Mercury's Treads, into Trinity Force, Frozen Heart, and Spirit Visage. Averages 3.0 KDA (#95 among all champions). When playing ARAM, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order. Recommended runes: Grasp of the Undying, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, (Resolve) + Triumph, Legend: Haste, (Precision). Nasus is strong in ARAM against Dr. Mundo, Jayce, Yorick, and weak against Garen, Olaf, and Teemo.

Nasus Roles

Nasus

  • Top
    (Top - 81.4%) 26829 games

  • Jungle
    (Jungle - 10.2%) 3351 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 9007 ARAM games

Nasus ARAM Stats

50.1%
Win Rate (Role)
0.0030
Penta/Game
8.7
Kills/Game
11.1
Deaths/Game
25.0
Assists/Game
2.71
CS/Min
725
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 54.7%
Magic: 39.7%
True: 5.58%

Overall Champion Matrix

Nasus ARAM Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Mark
Mark Throw a snowball in a straight line at your enemies. If it hits an enemy, they become marked, granting True Sight, and your champion can quickly travel to the marked target as a follow up.
50.0% Win Rate 68.9% Pick Rate6204 games

Highest Win Rate
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Mark
Mark Throw a snowball in a straight line at your enemies. If it hits an enemy, they become marked, granting True Sight, and your champion can quickly travel to the marked target as a follow up.
56.4% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate18 games

Nasus ARAM Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
45.5% Win Rate 27.3% Pick Rate2460 games
Popular Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.9% Win Rate 56.7% Pick Rate5106 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
51.4% Win Rate 16.0% Pick Rate1443 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
50.0% Win Rate 10.3% Pick Rate923 games
Core Build
Sheen
Sheen (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit.
->
Trinity Force
Trinity Force (3333 gold) 36 Attack Damage
30% Attack Speed
333 Health
15 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit.

Quicken
Attacking grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
55.7% Win Rate 8.3% Pick Rate743 games
Final Build
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
56.4% Win Rate 14.1% Pick Rate1266 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Sheen
Sheen (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit.
Tear of the Goddess
Tear of the Goddess (400 gold) 240 Mana
Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
Landing Abilities grants 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions), up to 360.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal an additional 5 physical damage to minions.
65.3% Win Rate 2.4% Pick Rate215 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.9% Win Rate 56.7% Pick Rate5106 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
51.4% Win Rate 16.0% Pick Rate1443 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
50.4% Win Rate 2.0% Pick Rate182 games
Core Build
Sheen
Sheen (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit.
->
Trinity Force
Trinity Force (3333 gold) 36 Attack Damage
30% Attack Speed
333 Health
15 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit.

Quicken
Attacking grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
59.7% Win Rate 5.3% Pick Rate480 games
Final Build
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
56.4% Win Rate 14.1% Pick Rate1266 games
Other Items
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
49.4% Win Rate 12.4% Pick Rate1120 games
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
54.0% Win Rate 9.8% Pick Rate885 games
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky (3100 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
10 Ability Haste
Lightshield Strike
Your first Attack against a champion Critically Strikes and restores Health.
53.6% Win Rate 7.1% Pick Rate639 games
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
49.9% Win Rate 5.4% Pick Rate484 games
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Warmog's Heart
If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
Warmog's Vitality
Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
46.0% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate243 games
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.4% Win Rate 2.4% Pick Rate217 games
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
41.5% Win Rate 2.3% Pick Rate206 games

Nasus ARAM Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

Font of Life
Font of Life

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Conditioning
Conditioning

Conditioning

After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magi…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Secondary Path
Precision
Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.8% Win Rate 45.6% Pick Rate4108 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

Font of Life
Font of Life

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Conditioning
Conditioning

Conditioning

After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magi…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Secondary Path
Precision
Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.8% Win Rate 45.6% Pick Rate4108 games

Nasus best with

Vel'Koz Synergy Champion
+9.2%
Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz
Wukong Synergy Champion
+6.7%
Wukong
Wukong

Nasus ARAM Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
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W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
48.3% Win Rate 27.7% Pick Rate2494 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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2
3
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Q
Q
Q
Q
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W
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
53.2% Win Rate 1.2% Pick Rate112 games

Countered by Nasus

Dr. Mundo - countered by Nasus
+5.2%
Dr. Mundo
Dr. Mundo
Jayce - countered by Nasus
+4.5%
Jayce
Jayce
Yorick - countered by Nasus
+4.1%
Yorick
Yorick
Fiora - countered by Nasus
+3.6%
Fiora
Fiora
Renekton - countered by Nasus
+3.4%
Renekton
Renekton
Yasuo - countered by Nasus
+3.2%
Yasuo
Yasuo
Kayle - countered by Nasus
+4.0%
Kayle
Kayle
Pantheon - countered by Nasus
+2.4%
Pantheon
Pantheon
Tryndamere - countered by Nasus
+2.3%
Tryndamere
Tryndamere
Kennen - countered by Nasus
+2.2%
Kennen
Kennen
Ambessa - countered by Nasus
+1.3%
Ambessa
Ambessa
Riven - countered by Nasus
+1.2%
Riven
Riven

Nasus Counterpicks

Garen - effective counter against Nasus
-6.0%
Garen
Garen
Olaf - effective counter against Nasus
-5.2%
Olaf
Olaf
Teemo - effective counter against Nasus
-5.0%
Teemo
Teemo
Rumble - effective counter against Nasus
-5.4%
Rumble
Rumble
Shen - effective counter against Nasus
-3.4%
Shen
Shen
Kled - effective counter against Nasus
-3.3%
Kled
Kled
Mordekaiser - effective counter against Nasus
-2.3%
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser
Sett - effective counter against Nasus
-2.2%
Sett
Sett
Sion - effective counter against Nasus
-1.7%
Sion
Sion
Cho'Gath - effective counter against Nasus
-1.9%
Cho'Gath
Cho'Gath
Yone - effective counter against Nasus
-1.8%
Yone
Yone
Darius - effective counter against Nasus
-1.8%
Darius
Darius

Nasus lore:

Nasus is an imposing, jackal-headed Ascended being from ancient Shurima, a heroic figure regarded as a demigod by the people of the desert. Fiercely intelligent, he was a guardian of knowledge and peerless strategist whose wisdom guided the ancient empire of Shurima to greatness for many centuries. After the fall of the empire, he went into self-imposed exile, becoming little more than a legend. Now that the ancient city of Shurima has risen once more, he has returned, determined to ensure it never falls again.

Nasus tips:

  • Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
  • If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
  • If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.

Playing Against Nasus

  • While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
  • Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
  • Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.

Nasus abilities description:

Soul Eater
P
Soul Eater (passive)
Nasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him bonus Life Steal.
Siphoning Strike
Q
Siphoning Strike (Q)
Nasus strikes his foe, dealing damage and increasing the power of his future Siphoning Strikes if he slays his target.
Wither
W
Wither (W)
Nasus ages an enemy champion, decelerating their Move Speed and Attack Speed over time.
Spirit Fire
E
Spirit Fire (E)
Nasus unleashes a spirit flame at a location, dealing damage and reducing the Armor of enemies who stand on it.
Fury of the Sands
R
Fury of the Sands (R)
Nasus unleashes a mighty sandstorm that batters nearby enemies. While the storm rages, he gains increased Health, Attack Range, damages nearby enemies, has a reduced cooldown on Siphoning Strike, and gains bonus Armor and Magic Resistance.

Nasus Skins and Splash Arts

Default Nasus Default Nasus
Galactic Nasus Galactic Nasus
Pharaoh Nasus Pharaoh Nasus
Dreadknight Nasus Dreadknight Nasus
Riot K-9 Nasus Riot K-9 Nasus
Infernal Nasus Infernal Nasus
Archduke Nasus Archduke Nasus
Worldbreaker Nasus Worldbreaker Nasus
Lunar Guardian Nasus Lunar Guardian Nasus
Battlecast Nasus Battlecast Nasus
Space Groove Nasus Space Groove Nasus
Armored Titan Nasus Armored Titan Nasus
Nightbringer Nasus Nightbringer Nasus
Fatemaker Nasus Fatemaker Nasus