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Nasus

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the Curator of the Sands
Champion Win Rate: 50.7%
Pick Rate: 4.3%
Ban Rate: 4.0%
Analyzed: 19950 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.13.1 (25.13.1)
Top ARAM

Nasus Roles

Nasus

  • Top
    (Top - 81.8%) 16323 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 18069 ARAM games

Nasus Top Stats

50.9%
Win Rate (Role)
81.8%
Top (Role Rate)
4.0%
Ban Rate
0.0004
Penta/Game
4.7
Kills/Game
5.3
Deaths/Game
5.1
Assists/Game
0.28
Wards/Min
7.22
CS/Min
407
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 71.9%
Magic: 24.9%
True: 3.27%

Overall Champion Matrix

Nasus Top Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel toan allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
51.1% Win Rate 23.6% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
60.0% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate

Nasus Top Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
48.5% Win Rate 19.4% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
52.4% Win Rate 51.7% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
48.3% Win Rate 20.6% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.2% Win Rate 17.7% Pick Rate
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%.
59.4% Win Rate 14.3% Pick Rate
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.
54.3% Win Rate 25.1% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Cloth Armor
Cloth Armor (300 gold) 15 Armor
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
59.1% Win Rate 0.4% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.8% Win Rate 6.2% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
52.4% Win Rate 51.7% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.2% Win Rate 17.7% Pick Rate
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%.
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.
64.5% Win Rate 1.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
69.6% Win Rate 5.0% Pick Rate
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.
54.4% Win Rate 14.9% Pick Rate
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%.
59.4% Win Rate 14.5% Pick Rate
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.
51.3% Win Rate 12.5% Pick Rate
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.
57.4% Win Rate 10.5% Pick Rate
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.
54.0% Win Rate 7.9% Pick Rate
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
69.6% Win Rate 5.0% Pick Rate
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
44.7% Win Rate 1.9% Pick Rate

Nasus Top Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork

Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack is EnergizedEn…

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…

Last Stand
Last Stand

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Unflinching
Unflinching

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

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

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

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

51.4% Win Rate 65.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Phase Rush
Phase Rush

Phase Rush

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 attacks or separate abilities within 4s grants 25 - 50% …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

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

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

51.6% Win Rate 4.2% Pick Rate

Nasus best with

Zilean Synergy Champion
+11.0%
Zilean
Zilean
Kog'Maw Synergy Champion
+7.7%
Kog'Maw
Kog'Maw

Nasus Top Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
48.9% Win Rate 27.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
53.1% Win Rate 0.9% Pick Rate

Countered by Nasus

Irelia - countered by Nasus
+8.5%
Irelia
Irelia
Yasuo - countered by Nasus
+6.0%
Yasuo
Yasuo
Vladimir - countered by Nasus
+6.2%
Vladimir
Vladimir
Yone - countered by Nasus
+5.3%
Yone
Yone
Gnar - countered by Nasus
+4.8%
Gnar
Gnar
Singed - countered by Nasus
+5.2%
Singed
Singed
Gragas - countered by Nasus
+3.7%
Gragas
Gragas
Tryndamere - countered by Nasus
+3.4%
Tryndamere
Tryndamere
Jayce - countered by Nasus
+2.6%
Jayce
Jayce
Warwick - countered by Nasus
+5.3%
Warwick
Warwick
Kennen - countered by Nasus
+2.0%
Kennen
Kennen
Darius - countered by Nasus
+1.5%
Darius
Darius

Nasus Counterpicks

Volibear - effective counter againstNasus
-4.9%
Volibear
Volibear
Aatrox - effective counter againstNasus
-4.8%
Aatrox
Aatrox
Shen - effective counter againstNasus
-4.2%
Shen
Shen
Olaf - effective counter againstNasus
-2.0%
Olaf
Olaf
Urgot - effective counter againstNasus
-1.7%
Urgot
Urgot
Ornn - effective counter againstNasus
-3.9%
Ornn
Ornn
Trundle - effective counter againstNasus
-3.0%
Trundle
Trundle
Garen - effective counter againstNasus
-3.7%
Garen
Garen
Cho'Gath - effective counter againstNasus
-2.8%
Cho'Gath
Cho'Gath
Riven - effective counter againstNasus
-2.6%
Riven
Riven
Tahm Kench - effective counter againstNasus
-2.6%
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Gangplank - effective counter againstNasus
-2.4%
Gangplank
Gangplank

Nasus Top Lane Matchups

Nasus
+6.2%
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Nasus vs Vladimir
Nasus
+4.0%
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Nasus vs Malphite
Nasus
-4.8%
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Nasus vs Aatrox
Nasus
+1.5%
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Nasus vs Darius
Nasus
+3.7%
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Nasus vs Dr. Mundo
Nasus
-3.7%
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Nasus vs Garen
Nasus
+4.8%
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Nasus vs Gnar
Nasus
+3.7%
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Nasus vs Gragas
Nasus
+1.3%
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Nasus vs Jax
Nasus
+2.6%
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Nasus vs Jayce
Nasus
-2.3%
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Nasus vs K'Sante
Nasus
+3.0%
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Nasus vs Kayle
Nasus
+2.0%
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Nasus vs Kennen
Nasus
-1.9%
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Nasus vs Mordekaiser
Nasus
-3.9%
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Nasus vs Ornn
Nasus
+1.2%
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Nasus vs Renekton
Nasus
-2.6%
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Nasus vs Riven
Nasus
+2.8%
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Nasus vs Sett
Nasus
-4.2%
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Nasus vs Shen
Nasus
+5.2%
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Nasus vs Singed
Nasus
-1.8%
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Nasus vs Sion
Nasus
+1.6%
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Nasus vs Teemo
Nasus
-4.9%
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Nasus vs Volibear
Nasus
+5.3%
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Nasus vs Yone
Nasus
+2.0%
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Nasus vs Yorick

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.