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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 13.18. 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 13.18: 43,539 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

Sorcery

Inspiration

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Sorcery

Resolve

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Second Best

58%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Third Best

60%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Our Stats Powered By

Patch 13.18: 43,539 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Sorcery

Inspiration

Third Best

55%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Sorcery

Resolve

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 36% Pickrate

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 26% Pickrate

Third Best

45%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Third Best

56%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Second Best

46%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Passive Ability

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.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Nasus Nasus TOP

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Nasus Skins

Find Nasus's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Nasus skins and chromas on Nasus's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Nightbringer Nasus

April 19, 2023

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Armored Titan Nasus

August 24, 2022

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Space Groove Nasus

March 31, 2021

Wishlist

Battlecast Nasus

November 12, 2020

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Lunar Guardian Nasus

Special Events

February 8, 2018

+ Wishlist

Worldbreaker Nasus

November 10, 2016

+ Wishlist

750

Archduke Nasus

April 1, 2015

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750

Infernal Nasus

Legendary

November 21, 2013

+ Wishlist

1820

Riot K-9 Nasus

Special Events

August 16, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Dreadknight Nasus

April 25, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Pharaoh Nasus

November 2, 2010

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520

Galactic Nasus

July 14, 2010

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520

Classic Nasus

Original

+ Wishlist

Nasus' Abilities

Soul Eater Nasus's Passive

Self

Nasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him a natural 11 / 16 / 21% lifesteal. This amount increases every 6 levels.

Siphoning Strike Nasus's Q Ability

175

7.5 / 6.5 / 5.5 / 4.5 / 3.5

Nasus's next attack will deal an additional 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 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.

Wither Nasus's W Ability

700

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.

Spirit Fire Nasus's E Ability

650

70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130

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.

Fury of the Sands Nasus's Ultimate (R) Ability

350

100

120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80

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

Latest Questions

How to play Nasus top when outnumbered?

Asked by daz1sta on September 8, 2021

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?

Help against Nasus

Asked by Thats a OOF on July 20, 2020

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

Asked on February 28, 2018

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

Asked by KLSG on February 9, 2018

[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...

How to stack fast as Nasus?

Asked by KLSG on February 9, 2018

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Ancient coin

Asked by WackoDesperado on January 26, 2018

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

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Frozen mallet on Nasus?

Asked by Alegrammo on May 12, 2017

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

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Always rush Spirit Visage on Nasus or no?

Asked by Lord Houseplant on August 12, 2015

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

Asked on May 5, 2015

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

Is nasus a viable jungler?

Asked by Reeflame on March 20, 2015

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?

Asked by TwillyFSniper on January 12, 2015

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!?

Asked by Tazz on November 30, 2014

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?

Asked on November 12, 2014

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?

Asked by jhoijhoi on January 18, 2014

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...