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Nasus build & stats

FighterTank D 97 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
41.2%
Pick rate
3.9%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
2,700 gold
Thornmail
Thornmail
2,450 gold
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
3,333 gold
8,483 gold
53.8% WR 13 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
50.0% 16 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
81.8% WR
11 games · 11% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost
44.4% 9 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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Nasus

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Nasus wins 41.2% of games as any role on patch 16.17 (97 games).
  • Most common core: Spirit Visage → Thornmail → Trinity Force — 54% win rate over 13 games.
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 45% of games with a 43% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Thornmail
Thornmail
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
53.8% WR
13 games · 13% pick
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
40.0% WR
5 games · 5% pick
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
Iceborn Gauntlet
Iceborn Gauntlet
75.0% WR
4 games · 4% pick

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
43.1% WR
58 games · 60% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
50.0% WR
16 games · 16% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
37.5% WR
8 games · 8% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
52.9% 18% (17)
47.1% 18% (17)
46.9% 51% (49)
45.2% 32% (31)
42.9% 36% (35)
42.2% 66% (64)
37.5% 8% (8)
36.4% 11% (11)
35.5% 32% (31)
28.6% 7% (7)
12.5% 8% (8)
12.5% 8% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
30.4% WR
23 games · 24% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
31.8% WR
22 games · 23% pick
Fleet Footwork Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Second Wind Unflinching
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
54.5% WR
11 games · 11% pick
Dark Harvest Taste of Blood Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

Keystones

  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 43.2%45% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 37.9%30% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 46.7%15% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 33.3%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 41.3%77% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 44.4%9% pick
  • Ghost Mark Ghost + Mark 25.0%4% 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...