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the Curator of the Sands

Nasus Top build & stats

FighterTank A 37 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
48.7%
Pick rate
10.3%
Ban rate
37.2%

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

Best three items so far

Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen
2,700 g
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
2,900 g
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
2,700 g
8,300 g
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 g
70.0% 10 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
43.5% WR
23 games · 62% pick
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Triumph Triumph
Legend: Haste Legend: Haste
Last Stand Last Stand
Second Wind Second Wind
Unflinching Unflinching
Shards AH HP HP

Summoner spells

Ghost Teleport 44.4% 18 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

  • Nasus wins 48.6% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (37 games).
  • Most common core: Spirit Visage → Trinity Force → Frozen Heart — 40% win rate over 5 games.
  • Take Fleet Footwork as keystone: picked in 78% of games with a 45% win rate.
  • Banned in 37% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
40.0% WR
5 games · 14% pick
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Thornmail
Thornmail
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
50.0% WR
4 games · 11% pick
Thornmail
Thornmail
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
33.3% WR
3 games · 8% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
38.9% WR
18 games · 49% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
70.0% WR
10 games · 27% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
50.0% WR
6 games · 16% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
75.0% 11% (4)
66.7% 8% (3)
52.9% 46% (17)
50.0% 16% (6)
47.6% 57% (21)
45.0% 54% (20)
40.0% 14% (5)
37.5% 22% (8)
33.3% 16% (6)
33.3% 8% (3)
33.3% 8% (3)
25.0% 11% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
43.5% WR
23 games · 62% pick
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Triumph Triumph
Legend: Haste Legend: Haste
Last Stand Last Stand
Second Wind Second Wind
Unflinching Unflinching
Shards AH HP HP
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
25.0% WR
4 games · 11% pick
Stormraider's Surge Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Approach Velocity Biscuit Delivery

Keystones

  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 44.8%78% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 40.0%14% pick

Summoner spells

  • Ghost Teleport Ghost + Teleport 44.4%49% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 42.9%38% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 66.7%8% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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...