Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.0%
Pick Rate
4.1%

NasusBuild

SFighterTank
Patch26.5
Matches469,660
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 16, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.5 Nasus build uses Chainlaced Crushers, Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Spirit Visage, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail, Oracle Lens. This Nasus build has a 5.75% pick rate and a 57.58% win rate in LoL patch 26.5. 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
Core Build Items
  • 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
57.6%Win Rate
+5.6%WR Diff
5.8%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Trinity Force - Nasus Alternative Build 1 core itemTrinity Force
  • Thornmail - Nasus Alternative Build 1 core itemThornmail
  • Spirit Visage - Nasus Alternative Build 1 core itemSpirit Visage
54.8%Win Rate
+2.8%WR Diff
4.1%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
Core Build Items
  • Frozen Heart - Nasus Alternative Build 2 core itemFrozen Heart
  • Trinity Force - Nasus Alternative Build 2 core itemTrinity Force
  • Thornmail - Nasus Alternative Build 2 core itemThornmail
52.7%Win Rate
+0.7%WR Diff
4.0%Pick Rate

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.

Full Build
52.74%Win Rate
+0.73%WR Diff
4.01%Pick Rate
658Build Matches
These are Nasus's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Frozen Heart (55.0% WR, +3.0% WR diff, 40.5% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 400 Mana. Trinity Force (53.1% WR, +1.1% WR diff, 57.0% pick rate) provides 333 Health, 36 AD, 0.3% AS. Thornmail (52.8% WR, +0.8% WR diff, 24.3% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

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: Magic Damage.

Top situational items for Nasus include Jak'Sho, The Protean, Spirit Visage. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Nasus are Chainlaced Crushers. 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.

  • Total magic resistance Magic Resistance:125
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total armor Armor:195
  • Total mana Mana:400
  • Total health Health:1233
  • Total attack damage Attack Damage:36
  • Total attack speed Attack Speed:30%
When facing Nasus's top counters like Yorick, Briar, Gangplank, 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 Spirit Visage 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 52.7% win rate across 658 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 15,433, this Nasus build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Thornmail 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.

See Also

Nasus OverviewNasus RunesNasus CountersAll Items