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Nasus counters

Top lane 58,139 ranked games

Who beats Nasus in top lane and who Nasus beats, from 58,139 NA and EUW ranked games at every rank. A matchup is rated from 100 games, and every win rate on the page is Nasus's.

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Nasus counters in top lane

58,139 NA and EUW ranked games at every rank, a 50.9% win rate. The hardest come first by a win rate weighed by games, so a small sample can't lead.

Hardest matchups

Best matchups

How to build Nasus into the hardest counters in top lane

The most common ranked build into each, and where it differs from Nasus's usual one.

What changes into Illaoi

Plated Steelcaps are the boots in 37% of Nasus's games into Illaoi, against 26% overall.

Into Illaoi

1,349 ranked games · 43.1% win rate
Runes
Fleet FootworkFleet FootworkTriumphTriumphLegend: HasteLegend: HasteLast StandLast StandSecond WindSecond WindUnflinchingUnflinching Precision / Resolve
Spells
GhostGhostTeleportTeleport
Starting items
Doran's ShieldDoran's ShieldDoran's RingDoran's Ring
Boots
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity
Core items
Trinity ForceTrinity ForceFrozen HeartFrozen HeartSpirit VisageSpirit Visage
Max order
Q → W → E

Into Shen

1,067 ranked games · 45.6% win rate
Runes
Fleet FootworkFleet FootworkTriumphTriumphLegend: HasteLegend: HasteLast StandLast StandSecond WindSecond WindUnflinchingUnflinching Precision / Resolve
Spells
GhostGhostTeleportTeleport
Starting items
Doran's ShieldDoran's ShieldDoran's RingDoran's Ring
Boots
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity
Core items
Trinity ForceTrinity ForceFrozen HeartFrozen HeartSpirit VisageSpirit Visage
Max order
Q → W → E

Every rated matchup in top lane

All 40 opponents Nasus met in 100 or more ranked games, hardest first.

Opponent Win rate Games Gold at 15 Verdict
Illaoi 43.1% 1,349 −1,545 Hard
Shen 45.6% 1,067 −36 Hard
Tahm Kench 45.9% 965 −619 Hard
Sion 46.6% 1,014 −749 Hard
Urgot 47.1% 993 −699 Hard
Mordekaiser 47.7% 2,390 −910 Hard
Garen 48.2% 3,337 −971 Hard
Darius 48.4% 2,890 −1,003 Hard
Dr. Mundo 48.3% 1,403 −90 Hard
Gwen 48.4% 796 −589 Hard
Yone 49.3% 2,462 −682 Even
Teemo 49.4% 2,430 −389 Even
Volibear 49.5% 1,544 −1,047 Even
Sett 49.7% 2,333 −714 Even
Singed 49.6% 1,031 −445 Even
Zaahen 49.4% 611 −663 Even
Gangplank 49.7% 906 −767 Even
Camille 50.0% 702 −395 Even
Aatrox 50.2% 1,060 −1,180 Even
Cho'Gath 50.3% 1,130 −300 Even
Ambessa 50.2% 584 −636 Even
Kayle 50.6% 1,003 +240 Even
Olaf 51.1% 767 −605 Easy
Pantheon 51.3% 823 −623 Easy
Jax 51.6% 1,390 −440 Easy
Fiora 52.2% 994 −544 Easy
Yorick 52.3% 1,431 −573 Easy
Ornn 52.5% 1,007 −158 Easy
Kennen 53.1% 467 −119 Easy
Trundle 52.8% 774 −755 Easy
Renekton 52.9% 1,284 −798 Easy
Yasuo 53.4% 964 −392 Easy
Heimerdinger 53.7% 794 −777 Easy
Tryndamere 53.4% 1,398 −833 Easy
Irelia 54.4% 937 −1,223 Easy
Gnar 54.8% 713 −361 Easy
Akali 54.9% 718 −559 Easy
Malphite 54.3% 2,265 −6 Easy
Jayce 56.6% 548 −446 Easy
Riven 57.4% 448 −521 Easy

Common questions about Nasus counters

What counters Nasus in top lane?

In NA and EUW ranked top lane games at every rank, Nasus's hardest matchups are Illaoi (43.1% of 1,349 games), Shen (45.6% of 1,067) and Tahm Kench (45.9% of 965), by Nasus's win rate.

Who does Nasus counter in top lane?

Nasus does best in top lane against Riven (57.4% of 448 games), Jayce (56.6% of 548) and Malphite (54.3% of 2,265), by Nasus's win rate.

What should Nasus build against Illaoi?

Across 1,349 ranked games of Nasus into Illaoi, players most often take Fleet Footwork, open with Doran's Shield and build Trinity Force, Frozen Heart and Spirit Visage.

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