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disengage if he has his passive stacked otherwise you can 1v1 aatrox
Akali
play safe from lvl 1 - 9 then after you buy your first core item you can solo kill her
Camille
true dmg makes this matchup quite hard + her ultimate that sets up ganks
Cho'Gath
tank matchup easy stacks easy game
Darius
lane bully but after a while you can solo kill him
Dr. Mundo
tank matchup easy stacks easy game
Fiora
true dmg + percentage dmg makes this matchup a no-no
Gangplank
one of the worst matchups you will get q spammed and your wither will be useless cause of his build-in qss from his w
Galio
tank matchup easy stacks easy game
Gnar
heavy poke + frozen malet but if you stick on him its over
Illaoi
stack on her tentacles avoid all in fights cause here ult will destroy you
Irelia
easy lane after lvl 6
Jax
same as irelia his e makes it a bit more difficult tho
Jayce
heavy poke if you stick on him he is dead
Kled
play safe early--> win lane
Mordekaiser
try to push the wave as much as possible cause morde's wave clear is insane
Olaf
his ult counters your w and he can poke you with axes
Ornn
tank matchup easy stacks easy game
Pantheon
carful play passively and do not waste your q on his passive
Poppy
tank matchup easy stacks easy game
Renekton
he can dash in--> w-->q --> e out that makes it hard to trade back
Riven
carful the all ins
Rumble
his q poke is annoying but overall the matchup is ok
Shen
tank matchup easy stacks easy game
Sion
tank matchup easy stacks easy game
Swain
if you can stick on him he is dead
Tahm Kench
his w will deal tons of dmg to you so be carful
Trundle
his ultimate shreds you so it is risky fighting this troll
Tryndamere
wither him cut his attack speed and he is easy
Udyr
just be very carful the first few levels as he can destroy you with his q
Urgot
tanky + poke dmg is not the best to face as nasus
Vayne
if you find one of these cancerous vayne mains top things are tought, her true dmg will melt you from early to late game just try to stay passive and wither her in fights
Vladimir
he cant rly solo kill vlad until late game so play safe
Yasuo
yasuo lul
Yorick
yorick ghouls will deal alot of dmg to you and you can escape his w so be carful (you can stack his ghouls)
Hello everyone and welcome to ToplaneProfessor's guide for nasus.Ive been playing toplane from season 2 reached challenger on s6 and s7 maining toplane as i peaked at rank 9 on eune, rank 12 on west.Hope you guys enjoy reading my guide on nasus sience he is prety meta now and very fun after you reach mid-late game when you can 1v9 games.
Passive : Soul Eater
Passive : Soul Eater
Nasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him bonus Life Steal.This passive is insane as it helps you survive the laning phase the life steal is from 10-20%.
Q : Siphoning Strike
Q : Siphoning Strike
This is your bread and butter ability it has prety low base dmg (scaling with 100% of your ad) but here is the thing that makes it insane Siphoning Strike permanently gains 3 damage if it kills an enemy. This bonus is doubled against Champions, large minions and large monsters also it is an auto attack reset.Always maxxed first.
W : Wither
W : Wither
Nasus slows a targeted enemy for an insane amount starting from 35% and then it progressively increases up to 95% when maxed(5 sec duration) it also reduces the targets attack speed for half the percentage of the slow (aka if your target is slowed for 60% his attack speed drops for 30%).You max it second 80% of times.
E : Spirit Fire
E : Spirit Fire
Nasus unleashes a spirit flame at the target location, dealing magic damage to enemies in the area.The dmg is prety low but it is good for wave clear,the flame then remains for 5 seconds, dealing magic damage each second to all enemies within and reducing their armor while they remain, casting for 1 second.This ability should not be used for poke as it requires alot of mana.
R :Fury of the Sands
R :Fury of the Sands
Nasus gains increased Health, Attack Range, damages nearby enemies, has a reduced cooldown on Siphoning Strike, and gains bonus Armor and Magic Resistance for a 15 sec duration.This ability is insane sience it reduces your q cd for 50% making you able to use it every 1.2 secs (with max crd).*WARNING* if you have already used your q and then ult you must wait the normal cooldown of your q after that every q will have reduced cooldown
Summoner Spells
Summoner Spells
Like almost every other champion your main spell should be flash.Flash helps nasus stick on the enemy backline even when he gets peeled also it helps you survive ganks and generally early game a.k.a nasus biggest disadvantage.For your secondary spell we have quite a bit of options for nasus mainly on your ranked games you should be running teleport as it helps with returning back to lane for more stacks and participating in objectives around botlane or even counter ganking.Other effective options are ghost that helps you run the enemy laner down or exhaust against all in champions like riven.
Runes
Runes
Nothing special on runes here grasp for more dmg health and susntain,unflinching for tenacity,conditioning for the lategame, second wind for sustain,celestial body becase you look to avoid fighting early anyway so it helps you start with that sweet almost 900hp lvl 1,magical footwear for that free 300 gold worth of boots.
Starting items
Starting items
90% of the games you want to buy dorans shield and a potion,that helps you survive the lane.other options are cloth armor against heavy ad matchups and corrution pot.
Core items
Core items
For core items you have 2 choices trinity force + glory or iceborn + glory.Most of the normie nasus players will go for trinity , but my personal favorite (hidden op) is iceborn cause it gives cdr like trinity armor and makes you unkitable if you can apply atleast one q on an enemy cause of the aoe slow it provides.Glory is a no brainer here you get it every game it helps you with chasing,engaging and it synergises perfectly with iceborn gauntlet as it helps you hit a q on an enemy aplying aoe slow on them + your w wither it creates a slow that is impossible to escape from.
Boots
Boots
For boots you want to take mercs 90% of times they just work well even against ad champion as they offer you more tenacity that is really important to nasus.Buy ninja's tabi vs heavy autoattack champions only.
Defensive items
Defensive items
These are the most effective defensive items on nasus pick a combination that suits your game more.
Pros
Pros
Pros :
* insane late game
* insane mid game
* tons of dmg + tankiness + crowd control
* good for first picking
* easy to play hard to master
Cons
Cons
Cons:
* weak early game
thats prety much it lul
Goal
Goal
As nasus what you are trying to accive is to maximise your utility : 1) Survive the lane keeping up in cs vs your laner and stacking your q as much as possible 2) build tank stack as much as possible and run them down
Early game - Lane
Early game - Lane
This part is the one that will test your nerves, more times than not if you can keep up with the enemy laner the game becames 7v5 as you get rly strong
TIPS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE EARLY GAME: 1) stay as safe as possible it doesnt matter if you lose some minions or stacks for now. 2) say to your jungler not to come top often cause you do not have the dmg just yet exept if it's a good call. 3) try not to tilt
MID-LATE
MID-LATE
If you survived the early game you are already doing prety good job now you aim to farm as much as possible and stack with q.A good milestone to have is 300 stacks for the first 20 mins and then 750-1k until 40-45 mins.
TIPS TO HELP YOU SURVIVE MID TO LATE GAME 1) NONE YOU ARE A BEAST NOW
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