Win Rate: 50.2%
Pick Rate: 2.7%
Ban Rate: 15.9%

Nasus Top Build: Items & Boots

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Patch: 26.20
Games: 5,341
Lane: Top
Tier: All Tiers
Last Updated: Oct 22, 2026 UTC
Methodology: Data Methodology
Author: Dakota Chinnick

The most-played Patch 26.20 Nasus build is Boots of Swiftness, Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Spirit Visage, Force of Nature, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Farsight Alteration: 6.22% of games, 56.06% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.

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Ghost + Teleport
57.2%Win Rate64.5%Pick Rate
Teleport + Flash
58.4%Win Rate15.0%Pick Rate

Build Stats

56.06%Win Rate

+5.83%WR Diff

6.22%Pick Rate

594Matches

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 56.1% win rate across 594 matches analyzed.

At full build, Nasus gains a total of 36 AD, 1483 Health, 120 Armor, and 150 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Nasus Runes

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Resolve

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Nasus Abilities

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Build Strengths

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

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Nasus Starting Items

The most popular starting items for Nasus are Doran's Shield, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 58.3% win rate and 32.4% pick rate.

Doran's Shield

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

58.3%Win Rate

32.4%Pick Rate

Doran's Helm

Health Potion

44.4%Win Rate

7.6%Pick Rate

Best Nasus Core Items - Build These First

These are Nasus's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Frozen Heart (55.4% WR, +5.1% WR diff, 45.7% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 400 Mana. Trinity Force (50.2% WR, -0.1% WR diff, 56.5% pick rate) provides 333 Health, 36 AD, 0.3% AS. Spirit Visage (54.1% WR, +3.9% WR diff, 43.5% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Frozen Heart S Tier
Frozen Heart
2,500
55.35%Win Rate
+5.12%WR Diff
45.70%Pick Rate
Trinity Force S Tier
Trinity Force
3,333
50.17%Win Rate
-0.06%WR Diff
56.47%Pick Rate
Spirit Visage S Tier
Spirit Visage
2,700
54.13%Win Rate
+3.90%WR Diff
43.51%Pick Rate

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Nasus Build Path & Item Timing

Nasus players complete Iceborn Gauntlet first in 16% of games, winning 52.9% of them. The median first item is finished at 14:42 (25th to 75th percentile: 12:42 to 16:24).

First item

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Iceborn Gauntlet	52.9%	16.2%	14:42	806
Frozen Heart	54.8%	5.3%	14:12	263
Trinity Force	49.9%	56.2%	15:12	2,794

First two items

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Trinity ForceFrozen Heart	54.1%	21.9%	21:36	983
Iceborn GauntletFrozen Heart	55.9%	7.0%	20:42	313
Trinity ForceSpirit Visage	54.2%	14.2%	22:06	636

Three-item core

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Trinity ForceSpirit VisageFrozen Heart	66.1%	5.7%	26:36	183
Iceborn GauntletFrozen HeartDead Man's Plate	72.4%	0.9%	27:00	29
Trinity ForceFrozen HeartSpirit Visage	57.8%	11.6%	26:42	374

Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.

Large sampleBased on 4,972 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Nasus Skill Order

Nasus players max Q > W > E in 79% of games, winning 52.0% of the 4,060 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priority

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q	1			2	3		4		5
W		1						2		3		4	5
E			1											2	3		4	5
R						1					2					3

Q > E > W: 18% of games, 44.0% win rate
E > Q > W: 2% of games, 36.9% win rate

Large sampleBased on 5,126 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

High Win Rate Situational Items for Nasus

Top situational items for Nasus include Force of Nature, Jak'Sho, The Protean. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

Force of Nature S Tier
Force of Nature
2,800
55.23%Win Rate
+5.00%WR Diff
9.49%Pick Rate
Jak'Sho, The Protean S Tier
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,200
52.35%Win Rate
+2.12%WR Diff
9.98%Pick Rate

Nasus Boots

The best boots for Nasus are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

Boots of Swiftness S Tier
Boots of Swiftness
1,000
59.27%Win Rate
+9.04%WR Diff
5.15%Pick Rate

Nasus Trinket

The recommended trinket for Nasus is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Farsight Alteration S Tier
Farsight Alteration
0
53.77%Win Rate
+3.54%WR Diff
10.93%Pick Rate

Complete Nasus Build Item Stats

Combined statistics from all items in this Nasus build.

Movement Speed:55
Armor:120
Mana:400
Health:1483
Attack Damage:36
Attack Speed:30%
Magic Resistance:150
Movement Speed:4%

Build Comparison

Best WR

Most Played

Alt 1

Alt 2

Speed

Armor

120

150

200

205

Mana

400

Health

1483

1283

1183

1233

0.3%

150

105

Speed

0.04%

Nasus Counter Build Advice

When facing Nasus's top counters like Illaoi, Garen, Teemo, 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 Force of Nature or Jak'Sho, The Protean based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nasus performance.

Illaoi
43.8%Win Rate
-6.48%WR Diff
Counter Items
Garen
47.4%Win Rate
-2.88%WR Diff
Counter Items
Teemo
45.8%Win Rate
-4.44%WR Diff
Counter Items

When Should You Play This Nasus Build

durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,500gIceborn Gauntlet at 14:42 (median)

This Nasus durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 56.1% win rate across 594 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, and 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 15,533, this Nasus build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, and 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
Excellent magic damage resistance
Substantial health pool for survivability

Nasus Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

5,103 games

Most Nasus Top players rush Trinity Force first (56% of games), finished at a median of 15.2 minutes. Ionian Boots of Lucidity are the usual boots (34%). The standard summoner spells are Ghost + Teleport (57%). The game usually starts with Doran's Shield + Health Potion.

Nasus boots

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Ionian Boots of LucidityMost played	33.5%	50.6%	1,710
Plated Steelcaps	31.7%	49.8%	1,617
Mercury's Treads	24.4%	50.8%	1,244
Boots of Swiftness	5.4%	59.1%	274

Nasus starting items

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Doran's Shield + Health PotionMost played	33.4%	49.8%	1,699
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward	28.3%	50.1%	1,442
Doran's Helm + Health Potion	8.8%	54.9%	448
Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2	8.2%	47.7%	419

Nasus summoner spells

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Ghost + TeleportMost played	56.5%	49.8%	2,885
Flash + Ghost	17.4%	52.1%	890
Flash + Teleport	15.6%	49.9%	797
Flash + Ignite	5.0%	51.6%	254

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Nasus First Item and Core Build Timing

Which item Nasus players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
Trinity Force	15.2 min 13.6-17.0 min	56.2%	49.9%	2,789
Iceborn Gauntlet	14.7 min 12.7-16.4 min	16.2%	52.9%	806
Essence Reaver	13.9 min 12.4-15.7 min	13.6%	50.4%	677
Frozen Heart	14.2 min 12.0-16.4 min	5.3%	54.8%	263
Spirit Visage	15.5 min 13.1-17.4 min	3.7%	51.9%	185

Three-item core

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
Trinity Force → Frozen Heart → Spirit Visage	26.7 min 24.4-28.9 min	11.6%	57.8%	374
Trinity Force → Frozen Heart → Thornmail	26.5 min 24.0-28.9 min	5.9%	56.3%	190
Trinity Force → Spirit Visage → Frozen Heart	26.6 min 24.4-29.0 min	5.7%	66.1%	183

Every Nasus Top Item by Win Rate

The completed items Nasus players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Trinity ForceMost played	59.0%	50.2%	3,011
Frozen Heart	47.8%	55.4%	2,440
Spirit Visage	45.5%	54.2%	2,322
Thornmail	34.2%	50.9%	1,746
Iceborn Gauntlet	20.0%	53.5%	1,022
Essence Reaver	14.3%	50.1%	730
Jak'Sho, The Protean	10.4%	52.3%	533
Force of Nature	9.9%	55.3%	506
Dead Man's Plate	9.3%	61.5%	473
Randuin's Omen	8.5%	52.3%	436
Sundered Sky	5.6%	58.6%	285
Fiendhunter Bolts	5.5%	52.0%	281

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Total gold9,433

This core is in our ranked data: 57.8% win rate over 374 games.

Total stats from items

Attack Damage: 36
Health: 733
Armor: 75
Magic Resist: 50
Ability Haste: 55
Attack Speed: 30%
Mana: 400
Move Speed: 45

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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 56.06% win rate and is picked 6.22% 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?

Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Nasus. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Nasus's playstyle. They are included in 6.2% of Nasus builds.

What is the best trinket for Nasus?

Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Nasus. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Nasus maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Nasus builds?

Yes, alternative Nasus builds include options like Trinity Force, 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 only counts Nasus games that reached a completed build (boots plus at least three finished items), groups them by their three core items, and ranks the groups by a confidence-adjusted win rate (Wilson lower bound) so a build with a handful of lucky games cannot outrank a well-played one. A build is only presented as the highest win rate once it has at least 50 games and a tenth of Nasus's build sample; otherwise the most-played build is shown.

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Nasus Top Build: Items & Boots

Select a Nasus Build

Best Nasus Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Top Summoner Spells

Build Stats

Best Nasus Runes

Nasus Abilities

Build Strengths

Nasus Starting Items

Best Nasus Core Items - Build These First

Frozen Heart

Trinity Force

Spirit Visage

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Nasus Build Path & Item Timing

First item

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Nasus Skill Order

High Win Rate Situational Items for Nasus

Force of Nature

Jak'Sho, The Protean

Nasus Boots

Boots of Swiftness

Nasus Trinket

Farsight Alteration

Complete Nasus Build Item Stats

Build Comparison

Nasus Counter Build Advice

When Should You Play This Nasus Build

Strengths

Nasus Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

Nasus boots

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Nasus First Item and Core Build Timing

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Every Nasus Top Item by Win Rate

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Nasus Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Nasus build?

What are Nasus's core items?

What are the best boots for Nasus?

What is the best trinket for Nasus?

Are there alternative Nasus builds?

Where does MetaBot source build data for Nasus?

How does MetaBot determine what the best Nasus builds are?

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Nasus community builds

Nasus Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Nasus build?

What are Nasus's core items?

What are the best boots for Nasus?

What is the best trinket for Nasus?

Are there alternative Nasus builds?

Where does MetaBot source build data for Nasus?

How does MetaBot determine what the best Nasus builds are?