Nasus Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 53.0%
- Pick rate
- 12.0%
- Ban rate
- 36.3%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Finish these three
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Resolve 
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
Precision
Resolve
Summoner spells
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 53.0% of games as Top on patch 16.16 (166 games).
- Most common core: Spirit Visage → Trinity Force → Frozen Heart — 61% win rate over 23 games.
- Take Fleet Footwork as keystone: picked in 88% of games with a 55% win rate.
- Best matchup: Mordekaiser (62% over 8 games). Hardest: Garen (33% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Nasus scales: 70% win rate after 35 minutes versus 62% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
- Banned in 36% of games — have a backup pick ready.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 68.8% | 10% (16) | |
| 66.7% | 9% (15) | |
| 60.0% | 39% (65) | |
| 58.8% | 48% (80) | |
| 55.6% | 11% (18) | |
| 55.1% | 71% (118) | |
| 54.5% | 7% (11) | |
| 52.2% | 28% (46) | |
| 52.0% | 15% (25) | |
| 47.1% | 10% (17) | |
| 46.2% | 8% (13) | |
| 45.5% | 7% (11) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Resolve
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
Precision
Resolve
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Precision +
Resolve
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.
55.5%88% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
40.0%9% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
25.0%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Ghost + Teleport
50.0%47% pick
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Flash + Ghost
58.3%36% pick
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Flash + Teleport
47.8%14% pick
Abilities & skill order
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PSoul EaterNasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him bonus Life Steal.
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QSiphoning StrikeNasus strikes his foe, dealing damage and increasing the power of his future Siphoning Strikes if he slays his target.
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WWitherNasus ages an enemy champion, decelerating their Move Speed and Attack Speed over time.
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ESpirit FireNasus 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...