- Win Rate
- 50.7%
- Pick Rate
- 2.3%
- Ban Rate
- 13.5%
Illaoi vs Nasus
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,011
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Illaoi vs Nasus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Illaoi wins with a 62.0% win rate (+23.9%) over Nasus based on 92 games. Illaoi holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Illaoi vs Nasus matchup.
Illaoi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Illaoi performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Illaoi vs Nasus?
Illaoi wins 62.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 52.5% and 72.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.4% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +13.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 89 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- +16.7 pts A real change since last patch
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Illaoi is favored in this matchup: Illaoi wins 62.9% of 89 games, and the whole 95% range (52.5–72.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 13.5 points better for Illaoi than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (49.4%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Illaoi usually wins the lane: 1,791 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (89 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Illaoi players pick Thornmail far more often against Nasus: 17.6% of their other Top games, 30.3% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Illaoi and Nasus played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Illaoi's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Illaoi vs Nasus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Illaoi vs Nasus Win Rate by Game Length
Illaoi's win rate against Nasus by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Illaoi's results against Nasus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Illaoi vs Nasus Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)IllaoiIllaoi gold at 15: +1,791
- First itemIllaoiIllaoi: 11.4 min · Nasus: 16.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesIllaoiIllaoi wins 69.0% of 42 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenIllaoi wins 53.5% of 43 games
What Illaoi Changes Against Nasus
Choices Illaoi players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
ThornmailItemUsually17.6%vs Nasus30.3%+12.7 pts66.7% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually32.6%vs Nasus20.2%−12.3 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually55.6%vs Nasus67.4%+11.8 pts65.0% WR here
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually62.0%vs Nasus50.6%−11.5 pts64.4% WR here
OvergrowthRuneUsually62.2%vs Nasus51.7%−10.5 pts63.0% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually11.0%vs Nasus3.4%−7.7 pts
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually96.5%vs Nasus89.9%−6.6 pts63.7% WR here
Last StandRuneUsually92.5%vs Nasus86.5%−6.0 pts61.0% WR here
Best Illaoi Build vs Nasus
Usual Illaoi build (Top)
79.6% win rate · 49 games
Against Nasus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 9 of 60 Illaoi games against Nasus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Illaoi's standard build instead.
- Illaoi usually completes Black Cleaver first, at 11.4 min (median of 58 games).
- Nasus usually completes Trinity Force first, at 16.5 min (median of 57 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Illaoi Runes vs Nasus
Usual Illaoi runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
55.0% win rate · 327 games
Against Nasus
Grasp of the Undying62.5% win rate · 24 games
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Illaoi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Illaoi's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Illaoi build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Illaoi Matchups
Hardest for Illaoi
Easiest for Illaoi
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Illaoi vs Nasus FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Illaoi vs Nasus?
Illaoi is favored in this matchup: Illaoi wins 62.9% of 89 games, and the whole 95% range (52.5–72.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Illaoi's win rate against Nasus?
Illaoi wins 62.9% of 89 Top games against Nasus on patch 26.20 (95% range 52.5–72.2%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.4% would be expected.
Does Illaoi counter Nasus?
Yes. Illaoi wins 62.9% of 89 games against Nasus on patch 26.20, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Illaoi or Nasus?
Illaoi usually wins the lane: 1,791 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (89 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Illaoi outscale Nasus?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Nasus strongest against Illaoi?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nasus is ahead of Illaoi beyond the margin of error.
What should Illaoi build against Nasus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Illaoi's usual Top core: Black Cleaver, Spirit Visage, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Nasus: Thornmail (17.6% usually, 30.3% here).
What runes should Illaoi use against Nasus?
Grasp of the Undying with Resolve and Precision — 62.5% over 24 games against Nasus. The biggest change against Nasus: Precision (62.0% usually, 50.6% here).