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Nasus Build Guides, Runes and Items

Nasus The Curator of the Sands

Find the best Nasus build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.8. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Nasus build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Nasus' abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 3 Guides
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

nasus the power jungler

Guide by mos deadly updated July 18, 2013
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Nasus Top And Jungle

Guide by Bligen updated July 2, 2013
  • In-depth
8.6
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Nasus Jungle? - S3 made it happen!

Guide by XhisaSyco updated May 30, 2013
  • In-depth
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Nasus - Hit harder than anyone

Guide by KopterOne updated May 20, 2013
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

The dog is top? Damage Bruiser and Tank Bruiser

Guide by lought the not updated June 3, 2013
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Nasus Tanky AD - A New Divide

Guide by Tarrathan updated June 1, 2013
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Nasus, father of Anubis. [AD TOP]

Guide by ArKL1Te updated May 18, 2013
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Nasus - Yes he can !!! (en cour/in progress)

Guide by CYRRIC updated May 3, 2013
3.6
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Support Nasus

Guide by twisterer updated May 10, 2013
8.3
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

AP Nasus - The Melter of the Sands

Guide by Heceldi updated March 21, 2013
  • In-depth
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

The Bully Dog

Guide by Xevic updated March 4, 2013
7.1
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Nasus - The Bender of the Cycle

Guide by LordLink1 updated February 20, 2013
  • In-depth
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Nasus, more like, uh, f*** it. Jungle Nasus Guide.

Guide by Dudelio updated February 26, 2013
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

A BUILD FOR NASUS

Guide by seyfo updated February 6, 2013
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

1st Guide after playing Nasus for 3 days

Guide by jcbIV updated February 1, 2013
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Aram - Dog Days

Guide by Linten updated December 19, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

AboveGodlike's Guide to Nasus (updates soon for Season 3 pat

Guide by AboveGodlike updated December 7, 2012
  • In-depth
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LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

AP Nasus, watch then melt as you roam the battlefield

Guide by Lepthy updated January 4, 2013
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Creapz Nasus Jungle

Guide by Creapz updated April 25, 2013
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide
LoL Champion Nasus Build Guide

Nasus - The AoE Bruiser doing doggystyle

Guide by MortenFC updated December 31, 2012
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Nasus Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Nasus we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Nasus, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Nasus this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.8. However, if you are a new Nasus player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Nasus!

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Patch 14.8: 40,410 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Nasus's Runes

Nasus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 64% Pickrate

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Second Best

Nasus's 2nd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Sorcery
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Inspiration
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Third Best

Nasus's 3rd Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

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Nasus's Summoner Spells

Nasus's Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 75% Pickrate

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Second Best

Nasus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Nasus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Nasus's Starters

Nasus's Best Starter Items 51%

Win Rate 67% Pickrate

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Nasus's Core Items

Nasus's Best Core Items 58%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

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Patch 14.8: 40,410 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Nasus's Runes

Nasus's Best Runes 53%

Win Rate 61% Pickrate

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Second Best

Nasus's 2nd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

Sorcery
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Inspiration
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Third Best

Nasus's 3rd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Sorcery
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Nasus's Summoner Spells

Nasus's Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 49% Pickrate

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Second Best

Nasus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 37% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Third Best

Nasus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Nasus's Starters

Nasus's Best Starter Items 53%

Win Rate 62% Pickrate

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Nasus's Core Items

Nasus's Best Core Items 53%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

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Nasus Counters

Learn Nasus' counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Nasus guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Nasus TOP in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Nasus. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Nasus Skins

Nasus' Abilities

Nasus's Soul Eater
Soul Eater Nasus's Passive Nasus's Passive
Self
Nasus's Passive
Nasus's Passive
Nasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him a natural 12 / 18 / 24% lifesteal. This amount increases every 6 levels.
Q
Nasus's Siphoning Strike
Siphoning Strike Nasus's Q Ability
175
20
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Nasus's next attack will deal an additional 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 damage plus the extra permanently gained damage. Siphoning Strike permanently gains 3 damage whenever it kills a unit. This bonus is increased to 12 for champions, large monsters or large minions.
W
Nasus's Wither
Wither Nasus's W Ability
700
80
15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11
Nasus ages a champion, slowing them by 35%, increasing to 47 / 59 / 71 / 83 / 95% over 5 seconds. Their attack speed is also reduced by 75% of the slow.
E
Nasus's Spirit Fire
Spirit Fire Nasus's E Ability
650
70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130
12
After a brief delay, a target area becomes desecrated for 5 seconds. Enemies caught in the area when the desecration occurs are dealt an initial burst of 55 / 95 / 135 / 175 / 215 (+60% of ability power) magic damage. Additionally, enemies in the area are dealt 11 / 19 / 27 / 35 / 43 (+12% of ability power) magic damage each second and have their armor reduced by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% while in the area and for 1 extra second.
R
Nasus's Fury of the Sands
Fury of the Sands Nasus's Ultimate (R) Ability
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Nasus becomes empowered in the sandstorm for 15 seconds, increasing his maximum health by 300 / 450 / 600 and armor and magic resistance by 40 / 55 / 70. While the storm rages, nearby enemies take 3 / 4 / 5% (+1% per 100 ability power) of their maximum health as magic damage each second and Siphoning Strike has a 50% reduced cooldown.

Questions About Nasus

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Latest Questions

what is the highest stacks on nasus in ranked? cuz i got 1833

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How to play Nasus top when outnumbered?

I've had a few games where the team is plain out stupid and won't help me hold top as Nasus when it's a 2v1, 3v1 situation, what is the best method to stay alive in such circumstances?

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Help against Nasus

I am a Mordekaiser main but I still don't know how to play against Nasus. Can someone help me?

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Nasus Support

First off, I am testing this. I am in no way doing this in ranked games. I plan on playing [[Nasus]], a.k.a Susan, support. I figured I would be AP or tank and max E ([[Spirit Fire]]) > W (Wither) > Q ([[Siphoning Strike]]) > R...

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How to stack faster as Nasus? Season 8

[b]Hi there[/b] I just saw new skin for my favourite doggo in this game and I want to play again as him. There's only one problem I had with him... I don't know how to stack quickly as Nasus. I always get something around 250 stacks in 20...

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How to stack fast as Nasus?

[b]Hi there[/b] I just saw new skin for my favourite doggo in this game and I want to play again as him. There's only one problem I had with him... I don't know how to stack quickly as Nasus. I always get something around 250 stacks in 20...

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Ancient coin

Is it still good to build even with the sight stone changes?

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Frozen mallet on Nasus?

Anyone use this item on Nasus? Could it be good?

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Always rush Spirit Visage on Nasus or no?

I know it's more MR but it has health/health regen and a bit of cooldown too. Is it always something you need on Nasus?

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Meta Sheeps

I wanna play Zed cuz he's meta but I'm bad at him I wanna play Nasus cuz I win with him but he's not meta Help me

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Is nasus a viable jungler?

Sooo i jungled with Nasus about 5 games and i was doing pretty well only one loss and he looked as a viable jungler but i wanted to ask your opinion.

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Does Pantheon REALLY counter Rek'sai amd Nasus?

Now I heard these both from silver players, and both times I got WRECKED HARD. My belief is that Pantheon is actually COUNTERED by those two. Rek'Sai- Has more of what Pantheon ends up with, EARLIER. Also, stuns BY THEMSELVES do not counter...

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How do I go against Nasus!?

So fairly recently I have finally joined ranked games and currently am in Silver III. A problem I face is going against a Nasus. Just earlier today him and I were top lane just fighting against minions and whatnot. I poke him a bit and he does the...

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AD or ARPen Marks for Trinity Nasus on a well farmed Q?

I've seen the math for several ranged ADC and melee AD assassin champs and have those hashed out appropriately, what I'm interested in is how does ArPen affect Nasus's Siphoning Strike? Specifically at 200, 400, and 600 stacks, as well as with and...

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How do you jungle in Season 4?

I am currently updating the [[Jungler]] wiki article and would appreciate if people could answer the following questions. If your answer receives a lot of support via votes, it will be featured in the article, with a credit to you and working link...

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