Win Rate

52.9%

Pick Rate

4.2%

NasusPopular Build

SFighterTank

Patch26.5

Matches469,660

LaneAll Lanes

TierAll Tiers

Last UpdatedMar 12, 2026

MethodologyData Methodology

AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.5 Nasus most played build uses Armored Advance, Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Spirit Visage, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail, Farsight Alteration. This Nasus build has a 5.59% pick rate and a 59.09% win rate in LoL patch 26.5. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Nasus build choices below.

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Best WR

Highest Win Rate Build

Core Build Items

Frozen Heart
Trinity Force
Spirit Visage

59.1%Win Rate

+6.2%WR Diff

5.6%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

59.09%Win Rate

+6.15%WR Diff

5.59%Pick Rate

418Build Matches

These are Nasus's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Frozen Heart (55.6% WR, +2.7% WR diff, 40.3% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 400 Mana. Trinity Force (54.8% WR, +1.9% WR diff, 55.9% pick rate) provides 333 Health, 36 AD, 0.3% AS. Spirit Visage (58.1% WR, +5.2% WR diff, 40.0% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. 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, 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.

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Armored Advance
1,200
35
45
51.85%Win Rate
-1.09%WR Diff
0.72%Pick Rate

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

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Farsight Alteration
No Stats
52.40%Win Rate
-0.54%WR Diff
5.56%Pick Rate

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 Urgot, Yorick, Briar, 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 59.1% win rate across 418 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.

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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 59.09% win rate and is picked 5.59% 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 5.6% 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 situational item choices. 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.