Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.8%
Pick Rate
3.1%

NasusTop Build

CFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Nasus top build uses Crimson Lucidity, Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Spirit Visage, Dead Man's Plate, Protoplasm Harness, Farsight Alteration. This Nasus build has a 5.39% pick rate and a 51.47% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Nasus build choices below.

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Select a Nasus Build

Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Frozen Heart - Nasus Most Popular Build core itemFrozen Heart
  • Trinity Force - Nasus Most Popular Build core itemTrinity Force
  • Spirit Visage - Nasus Most Popular Build core itemSpirit Visage
Core Items
51.5%Win Rate
+1.7%WR Diff
5.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Frozen Heart - Nasus Alternative Build 1 core itemFrozen Heart
  • Trinity Force - Nasus Alternative Build 1 core itemTrinity Force
  • Thornmail - Nasus Alternative Build 1 core itemThornmail
Core Items
51.2%Win Rate
+1.5%WR Diff
4.3%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Trinity Force - Nasus Alternative Build 2 core itemTrinity Force
  • Thornmail - Nasus Alternative Build 2 core itemThornmail
  • Spirit Visage - Nasus Alternative Build 2 core itemSpirit Visage
Core Items
50.0%Win Rate
+0.3%WR Diff
4.2%Pick Rate

Best Nasus Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Spectre's Cowl
Spectre's Cowl
Kindlegem
Kindlegem
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Boots
Boots
Glowing Mote
Glowing Mote
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Top Summoner Spells

  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    77.3%Win Rate12.2%Pick Rate
  • IgniteFlash
    Ignite + Flash
    61.5%Win Rate2.1%Pick Rate

Build Stats

51.47%Win Rate
+1.72%WR Diff
5.39%Pick Rate
614Matches

This Nasus build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Nasus build are Frozen Heart, Trinity Force and Spirit Visage. This item combination achieves a 51.5% win rate across 614 matches analyzed.

At full build, Nasus gains a total of 36 Attack Damage, 1683 Health, 130 Armor, 50 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Nasus Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Fleet Footwork
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Haste
  • Last Stand
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Second Wind
  • Unflinching
  • Ability Haste
  • Health Scaling
  • Tenacity
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Nasus Abilities

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Nasus build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Nasus are Doran's Shield, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 50.8% win rate and 31.1% pick rate.

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
50.8%Win Rate
31.1%Pick Rate
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
40.9%Win Rate
7.2%Pick Rate
These are Nasus's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Frozen Heart (52.2% WR, +2.5% WR diff, 40.4% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 400 Mana. Trinity Force (51.0% WR, +1.2% WR diff, 54.5% pick rate) provides 333 Health, 36 AD, 0.3% AS. Spirit Visage (55.6% WR, +5.9% WR diff, 39.5% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Nasus include Dead Man's Plate, Protoplasm Harness. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Nasus are Crimson Lucidity. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Nasus is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Nasus build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total armorArmor:130
  • Total manaMana:400
  • Total healthHealth:1683
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:36
  • Total attack speedAttack Speed:30%
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:50
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:4%

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Nasus movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
Nasus armorArmor
130
240
120
Nasus manaMana
400
400
0
Nasus healthHealth
1683
1233
1833
Nasus attack damageAD
36
36
36
Nasus attack speedAS
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
Nasus magic resistanceMR
50
50
95
Nasus movement speedSpeed
0.04%
0.04%
0%
When facing Nasus's top counters like Urgot, Ornn, Chogath, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Nasus needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Dead Man's Plate or Protoplasm Harness based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nasus performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,500g~4 min

This Nasus durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. This build maintains a solid 51.5% win rate based on 614 analyzed matches. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Nasus build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 14,833, this Nasus build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Spirit Visage power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Nasus build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

See Also

Nasus OverviewNasus RunesNasus CountersAll Items