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the Curator of the Sands

Nasus ADC build & stats

FighterTank 19 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
52.6%
Pick rate
0.1%
Ban rate
34.7%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Built from single items

Start with

Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
450 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
66.7% 3 games

Best three items so far

Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen
2,700 g
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
2,700 g
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
3,333 g
8,733 g
66.7% WR each item separately

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost 63.6% 11 games

Max order

Siphoning Strike Q Wither W Spirit Fire E 50.0% 4 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Nasus

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Take Fleet Footwork as keystone: picked in 68% of games with a 38% win rate.
  • Banned in 35% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Starting items

Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
Health Potion
Health Potion
66.7% WR
3 games · 16% pick
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
0.0% WR
3 games · 16% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 16% (3)
66.7% 16% (3)
53.3% 79% (15)
50.0% 53% (10)
25.0% 21% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Keystones

  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 38.5%68% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 80.0%26% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 63.6%58% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 42.9%37% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Siphoning Strike Q Wither W Spirit Fire E 50.0%4 games

Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (33%).

  • PSoul Eater

    Nasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him bonus Life Steal.

  • QSiphoning Strike

    Nasus strikes his foe, dealing damage and increasing the power of his future Siphoning Strikes if he slays his target.

  • WWither

    Nasus ages an enemy champion, decelerating their Move Speed and Attack Speed over time.

  • ESpirit Fire

    Nasus unleashes a spirit flame at a location, dealing damage and reducing the Armor of enemies who stand on it.

  • RFury of the Sands

    Nasus unleashes a mighty sandstorm that batters nearby enemies. While the storm rages, he gains increased Health, Attack Range, damages nearby enemies, has a reduced cooldown on Siphoning Strike, and gains bonus Armor an...