Nasus Top Build
The patch 26.1 Nasus top build uses Armored Advance, Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Spirit Visage, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail, Oracle Lens. This Nasus build has a 8.04% pick rate and a 59.94% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Nasus build choices below.
Soul Eater
Nasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him bonus Life Steal.
Siphoning Strike
Nasus strikes his foe, dealing damage and increasing the power of his future Siphoning Strikes if he slays his target.
Cost:- 20
Cooldown:- 8/
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- 4
Range:- 255
Wither
Nasus ages an enemy champion, decelerating their Move Speed and Attack Speed over time.
Cost:- 80
Cooldown:- 15/
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Range:- 700
Spirit Fire
Nasus unleashes a spirit flame at a location, dealing damage and reducing the Armor of enemies who stand on it.
Cost:- 60/
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- 100
Cooldown:- 12
Range:- 650
Fury 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 and Magic Resistance.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 120/
- 100/
- 80
Range:- 400
- Fighter,
- Tank
Select a Nasus Build
Frozen Heart
Trinity Force
Spirit Visage
- Frozen Heart
Thornmail- Spirit Visage
- Trinity Force
- Thornmail
- Spirit Visage
- Frozen Heart
- Trinity Force
- Thornmail
Best Nasus Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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.
These are Nasus's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Frozen Heart (55.5% WR, +3.4% WR diff, 50.2% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 400 Mana. Trinity Force (53.4% WR, +1.3% WR diff, 69.0% pick rate) provides 333 Health, 36 AD, 0.3% AS. Spirit Visage (56.9% WR, +4.8% WR diff, 48.2% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,500Nasus 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: Magic Damage.
Top situational items for Nasus include Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Nasus are Armored Advance. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Nasus is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Nasus build.
Armor:230
Movement Speed:45
Mana:400
Health:1233
Attack Damage:36
Attack Speed:30%
Magic Resistance:95
When facing Nasus's top counters like Illaoi, Gangplank, Tryndamere, 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 Jak'Sho, The Protean or Thornmail based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nasus performance.
This Nasus durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 59.9% win rate across 649 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, excellent magic damage resistance, 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 15,383, 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.
Nasus Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Nasus build?
The best Nasus build in this patch includes Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, and Spirit Visage. This build has a 59.94% win rate and is picked 8.04% of the time.
What are Nasus's core items?
Nasus's core items are Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, and Spirit Visage. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Nasus's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Nasus?
Armored Advance are the best boots for Nasus. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Nasus's playstyle. They are included in 8.0% of Nasus builds.
What is the best trinket for Nasus?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Nasus. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Nasus maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Nasus builds?
Yes, alternative Nasus builds include options like Frozen Heart, Thornmail, and Spirit Visage. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Nasus?
MetaBot sources its build data for Nasus directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Nasus builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Nasus. From there, we aggregate the Nasus builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.