Nasus Jungle build & stats
- Win rate
- 45.3%
- Pick rate
- 0.7%
- Ban rate
- 40.6%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Inspiration 
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
Precision
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Nasus
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Nasus wins 45.3% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (612 games).
- Most common core: Protoplasm Harness → Spirit Visage → Trinity Force — 47% win rate over 64 games.
- Take Fleet Footwork as keystone: picked in 64% of games with a 45% win rate.
- Best matchup: Ekko (80% over 10 games). Hardest: Graves (12% over 16 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Nasus scales: 57% win rate after 35 minutes versus 35% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
- Banned in 41% of games — have a backup pick ready.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 60.9% | 4% (23) | |
| 55.6% | 3% (18) | |
| 52.1% | 8% (48) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (8) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 47.6% | 7% (42) | |
| 46.7% | 2% (15) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Inspiration
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
Precision
Inspiration
Precision +
Inspiration
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Keystones
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Fleet Footwork
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
45.5%9% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
66.7%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Smite
45.0%7% pick
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Ghost + Smite
52.2%4% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
50.0%10 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → Q (44%), Q → E → W (50%).
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PSoul EaterNasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him bonus Life Steal.
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QSiphoning Strike
Nasus strikes his foe, dealing damage and increasing the power of his future Siphoning Strikes if he slays his target.
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WWither
Nasus ages an enemy champion, decelerating their Move Speed and Attack Speed over time.
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ESpirit Fire
Nasus unleashes a spirit flame at a location, dealing damage and reducing the Armor of enemies who stand on it.
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RFury of the SandsNasus 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...