Nasus Build Order

[quote=mobrebel]Merc -> Sheen -> Aegis -> Random Tank Item -> Trin Force The random tank item depends on the team I face.[/quote]

[quote=BlackIntent]@Jebus I get armor seals and magic resist per level blues. Armor for jungling ease, and magic resist for late game advantage. So far Warmogs has been amazing, giving me the versatility I need without making me choose a anti-AP or anti-AD build. Not to mention it's only 2800 gold and the hp you get from just Giants Belt is a massive boost mid-game. There's nothing more annoying than jumping out of the jungle to gank and getting focused and killed before you can even get off Wither or your Ult. (Though you should be popping you ult right as you come out of the bushes, and hitting them with Wither as they try to run; sometimes you don't have your ult). In my experience Aegis is more of a late-game oriented item, if you're jungling you'll be alone or 2v2/2v1 most of the time until then. HoG is a great item, but I don't know if I'd choose it over Giants Belt if they had a caster heavy team. I might instead grab a Catalyst to help with leveling and build into a BV. However with the HP/armor and gp5 that the HoG gives, it's a toss-up. If you combine it with Greed mastery it's very nice. - On another note. I'm interested in Nasus jungling routes, mine is questionable. Anyone have knowledge in that regard?[/quote]

[quote=Jebus McAzn][youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMdJ8wk3aRI] Although why you would want to jungle Nasus is still beyond me. You're missing out on a lot of Q farm in lane, which is absolutely essential.[/quote]

[quote=Zeprido]Nasus is definitely better in the lane, especially solo top, or bottom with a support that doesn't mind Nasus grabbing most if not all the cs.[/quote]

[quote=BlackIntent]I don't have any problem farming my Q when I jungle. I start with my Q, and put another point in it at level 3, so the CD is 6 seconds. I haven't had trouble farming it yet. Of course, my jungle route is more like a Yi route. Starting at small golems and working my way to wolves. Then I port back for a longsword and another potion, grabbing buffs the second time around. Using this route I can effectively farm my Q, almost as well as if I was laning, and I don't have to hog the creeps. By the first run through I have at least 8 hits on my Q; extra 24 damage isn't huge at level 3, but it makes the jungling even quicker. I also don't worry about maxing Spirit Fire until late game, since I want my Wither to be buff for ganks. 1 point in it at level 2 has worked good for me so far. I know laning Nasus is strong, but I'm trying to design a functional jungler, even if I have to completely forget everything I used to know about his most 'effective' build (Tank Nasus IMO). -I just had one comment about the jungle route video. They missed Q alot. It's worth it for me to take the extra 10 or so seconds that I might need to farm my Q a couple more times. 3+ damage per kill is nothing to ignore. This why I grab Q first. -Gonna keep working on him, more input is smiled upon and appreciated.[/quote]

[quote=Jebus McAzn]The argument that Stonewall had with waiting to farm your Q is that it first and foremost leaves you at a lower health while jungling, and it also slows your time down considerably. These are two huge factors in a jungle champion, which is why it's not exactly optimal to run jungle Nasus. Also consider that while you can clear the jungle in, say, 4 minutes 30 seconds, you're missing 3 minutes of creep waves, or 38 minions. That Q farm is a LOT better, imo.[/quote]

[quote=hypershatter]look up hyfe's guide[/quote]

[quote=Jebus McAzn][quote=hypershatter] look up hyfe's guide [/quote] +1[/quote]

[quote=Zeprido][quote=Jebus McAzn] The argument that Stonewall had with waiting to farm your Q is that it first and foremost leaves you at a lower health while jungling, and it also slows your time down considerably. These are two huge factors in a jungle champion, which is why it's not exactly optimal to run jungle Nasus. Also consider that while you can clear the jungle in, say, 4 minutes 30 seconds, you're missing 3 minutes of creep waves, or 38 minions. That Q farm is a LOT better, imo. [/quote] 38*3= 114 bonus Q damage. That's the beginnings of the mid-late game beast that is Nasus right there...[/quote]

[quote=Dante Rebellion]Its weird.... I havnt seen anyone play nasus for nearly over a month (including myself hahah).. why is that? and how come people dont play him for ranked :O? (been browsing some ranked stats, I just cant find people playing him anymore)[/quote]