Nasus Top Guide: Expert Tips & Matchups Overview
Nasus Champion Guide: Tips, Counters & Synergies
Nasus, ancient jackal-headed warrior
Matchup Overview
Strong Against:
- Yasuo (57.2% WR)
- Aurora (55.9% WR)
- Akali (55.6% WR)
- Gwen (55.0% WR)
- Malphite (54.6% WR)
- Dr. Mundo (54.6% WR)
Weak Against:
- Ryze (43.6% WR)
- Warwick (44.0% WR)
- Shen (45.1% WR)
- Sion (45.6% WR)
- Kled (45.9% WR)
- Ambessa (46.2% WR)
Best Duo Synergies:
- Darius (55.4% WR)
- Karthus (53.7% WR)
- Zac (52.7% WR)
- Yorick (52.3% WR)
- Rek'Sai (52.1% WR)
- Evelynn (52.0% WR)
Essential Tips
- Early Game Priority
- Focus on surviving laning phase over stack farming
- Maintain health bar over securing every Q stack
- Avoid early fights and conserve Flash
- Mid-Game Strategy
- Prioritize split pushing
- Join team fights when necessary
- Continue stacking Q whenever possible
- Late Game Power
- Leverage your late-game scaling
- Balance between split pushing and team fighting
- Use accumulated stacks to dominate objectives
Combat Tips
- Stack Q strategically without compromising lane safety
- Position defensively during early levels
- Scale into mid and late game before taking aggressive fights
- Use ultimate timing effectively in team fights
The guide emphasizes smart play over risky stack farming, focusing on Nasus's transition from a vulnerable early game champion to a late-game powerhouse. Success with Nasus requires patience, strategic farming, and good decision-making between split pushing and team fighting.