Maokaivs Nasus
Maokai vs Nasus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Nasus wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Maokai based on 8 games. Nasus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Maokai vs Nasus matchup.
Maokai Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Maokai 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.
Nasus(37.5%)Who Wins the Maokai vs Nasus Matchup?
Maokai vs Nasus Matchup Summary
The Maokai vs Nasus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Nasus wins with a 62.5% win rate compared to Maokai's 37.5%, giving Nasus a 25.0 percentage point advantage. Nasus dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Maokai players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Maokai leads by 1.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nasus has a strong advantage in this matchup. Maokai players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Nasus overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Maokai vs Nasus Laning Phase Breakdown
Nasus is favored during the laning phase against Maokai, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Nasus holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Maokai Build Against Nasus
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Nasus, providing the mobility and stats Maokai needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Maokai against Nasus are Liandry's Torment, Fimbulwinter and Thornmail. This combination gives Maokai an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Maokai vs Nasus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Maokai33.3%Nasus66.7%Maokai40.0%Nasus60.0%Nasus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Maokai. This lopsided early game means Nasus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Nasus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Maokai. Extended games heavily favor Nasus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Nasus holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Maokai players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Maokai Runes Against Nasus
Resolve
Sorcery
The Resolve and Sorcery rune setup gives Maokai the best tools to compete against Nasus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Maokai matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. The table below shows Maokai'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 Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.95% | 73 | 1.2 | 485 | 8,748 | 58.1% | 40.5% | |
| 65.00% | 60 | 1.3 | 433 | 9,344 | 68.0% | 62.9% | |
| 42.37% | 59 | 1.3 | 456 | 8,570 | 51.7% | 33.3% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 1.3 | 451 | 8,380 | 53.1% | 50.0% | |
| 32.61% | 46 | 1.4 | 493 | 9,398 | 23.5% | 37.9% | |
| 44.19% | 43 | 1.3 | 482 | 9,298 | 52.6% | 37.5% | |
| 36.59% | 41 | 1.4 | 438 | 9,282 | 50.0% | 29.6% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 1.4 | 521 | 9,624 | 50.0% | 47.8% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 1.2 | 402 | 8,989 | 50.0% | 40.9% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 1.2 | 481 | 9,312 | 52.9% | 31.6% | |
| 36.11% | 36 | 1.3 | 520 | 9,627 | 23.1% | 43.5% | |
| 50.00% | 35 | 1.2 | 439 | 8,368 | 35.3% | 64.7% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 1.2 | 483 | 8,874 | 47.1% | 58.8% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.4 | 452 | 8,915 | 60.0% | 55.0% | |
| 34.48% | 29 | 1.9 | 586 | 9,378 | 40.0% | 31.6% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 1.1 | 530 | 9,084 | 41.7% | 56.3% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 1.3 | 489 | 8,618 | 42.9% | 28.6% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 1.3 | 395 | 7,564 | 41.2% | 40.0% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 1.4 | 395 | 7,897 | 70.6% | 55.6% | |
| 69.23% | 26 | 1.2 | 509 | 9,871 | 87.5% | 61.1% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.4 | 588 | 9,994 | 25.0% | 64.7% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.4 | 438 | 8,982 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 33.33% | 24 | 4.3 | 533 | 8,663 | 31.3% | 37.5% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.3 | 481 | 8,958 | 60.0% | 38.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.3 | 430 | 7,596 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.2 | 439 | 7,435 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.3 | 524 | 11,118 | 60.0% | 61.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.2 | 411 | 8,459 | 55.6% | 37.5% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 1.7 | 543 | 9,956 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.5 | 493 | 8,941 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.3 | 516 | 9,332 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 4.9 | 656 | 10,495 | 42.9% | 71.4% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 1.6 | 507 | 8,858 | 14.3% | 42.9% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.4 | 791 | 11,076 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 2.4 | 671 | 9,952 | 75.0% | 87.5% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.2 | 687 | 10,841 | 42.9% | 100.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.5 | 443 | 9,443 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.1 | 484 | 9,662 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.1 | 634 | 10,685 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 0.8 | 521 | 9,721 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 673 | 12,194 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 503 | 8,420 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 749 | 14,242 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.4 | 647 | 8,120 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.2 | 795 | 10,401 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 4.5 | 732 | 10,336 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.3 | 605 | 10,286 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.4 | 769 | 10,388 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.2 | 431 | 9,067 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 662 | 10,853 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.6 | 614 | 11,332 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.7 | 580 | 9,511 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 0.8 | 612 | 10,808 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.0 | 748 | 10,686 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.0 | 655 | 9,928 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.4 | 435 | 9,668 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.8 | 572 | 7,816 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 4.6 | 758 | 10,083 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.3 | 426 | 9,948 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.1 | 712 | 10,025 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.8 | 592 | 9,194 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.9 | 699 | 11,036 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.2 | 967 | 10,841 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 981 | 12,605 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.8 | 711 | 10,050 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.4 | 508 | 10,057 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.9 | 598 | 8,879 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 616 | 9,256 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 2.9 | 740 | 15,152 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 752 | 12,525 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 775 | 9,261 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 546 | 11,804 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 527 | 12,933 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 626 | 11,240 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 559 | 10,470 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 421 | 7,670 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Maokai vs Nasus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Maokai do against Nasus in League of Legends?
Nasus wins the Maokai vs Nasus matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to Maokai's 37.5%, a 25.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Maokai do against Nasus in the early game?
In the early game, Nasus has the advantage against Maokai with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Nasus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Maokai do against Nasus in the late game?
In the late game, Nasus takes over the Maokai vs Nasus matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Nasus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Maokai vs Nasus matchup?
Nasus wins the matchup against Maokai with a 62.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 25.0 percentage point advantage means Nasus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.
What is the best Maokai build against Nasus?
The best Maokai build against Nasus includes Liandry's Torment, Fimbulwinter, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Maokai runes against Nasus?
The best Maokai runes against Nasus use the Resolve primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Maokai vs Nasus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Maokai counter Nasus?
No, Maokai struggles against Nasus with only a 37.5% win rate. Nasus has the advantage in this matchup. Maokai players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nasus's lead.
How do I play Maokai against Nasus?
When playing Maokai against Nasus, play cautiously and avoid Nasus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Nasus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.