Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.8%
Pick Rate
4.6%

Nasusvs Diana

SFighterTank
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 23, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Nasus vs Diana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Diana wins with a 61.2% win rate (+22.4%) over Nasus based on 49 games. Diana holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nasus vs Diana matchup.

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Nasus Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nasus performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Nasus - 38.8% win rate in this matchup
Nasus
38.8% WR
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Diana vs Nasus matchup - 61.2% win rate
Diana
61.2% WR

Who Wins the Nasus vs Diana Matchup?

Diana wins the Nasus vs Diana matchup
Winner
Diana
Matches: 49
38.8%
Win Rate
61.2%
1.5
CS / min
1.6
754
DMG / min
780
12,566
Gold / game
12,896
831
Heal / min
260
1,821
DMG Mitigated / min
1,284
0.8
CC / min
0.4
43.8%
Early Game WR
56.3%
36.4%
Late Game WR
63.6%

Nasus vs Diana Matchup Summary

The Nasus vs Diana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 49 recent matches analyzed, Diana wins with a 61.2% win rate compared to Nasus's 38.8%, giving Diana a 22.4 percentage point advantage. Diana dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nasus players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nasus leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Diana has a strong advantage in this matchup. Nasus players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Diana overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Nasus vs Diana Laning Phase Breakdown

Diana wins the laning phase against Nasus in League of Legends

Diana is favored during the laning phase against Nasus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Diana holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.5Nasus
1.6Diana
Nasus and Diana farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
754Nasus
780Diana
Damage output is virtually even between Nasus and Diana, with only 26 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
12,566Nasus
12,896Diana
Diana earns 330 more gold per game than Nasus, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Diana slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.8Nasus
0.4Diana
Nasus provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Diana, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Nasus coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
2,653Nasus
1,545Diana
Nasus vastly out-sustains Diana, healing and mitigating 1,108 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nasus can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Diana is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Diana, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Nasus Build Against Diana

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Diana, providing the mobility and stats Nasus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nasus against Diana are Jak'Sho, The Protean, Iceborn Gauntlet and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Nasus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Diana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nasus vs Diana matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Diana
56.3%
+12.5% advantage
Nasus early game win rateNasus43.8%
Diana early game win rateDiana56.3%
Late Game
Diana
63.6%
+27.3% advantage
Nasus late game win rateNasus36.4%
Diana late game win rateDiana63.6%

Diana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.3% win rate — a 12.5 percentage point lead over Nasus. This lopsided early game means Diana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Diana is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 63.6% win rate — 27.3 points above Nasus. Extended games heavily favor Diana, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Diana holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nasus players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Nasus Runes Against Diana

Precision rune tree - Nasus primary runes vs DianaPrecision
Fleet Footwork - best Nasus rune vs DianaTriumph - best Nasus rune vs DianaLegend: Haste - best Nasus rune vs DianaCut Down - best Nasus rune vs Diana
Inspiration rune tree - Nasus secondary runes vs DianaInspiration
Approach Velocity - best Nasus rune vs DianaMagical Footwear - best Nasus rune vs Diana
48.0% WR

The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Nasus the best tools to compete against Diana in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Nasus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Nasus's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Nasus matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.89%1421.372311,71845.5%49.4%
45.32%1395.473910,52938.6%50.0%
44.35%1246.471011,56252.3%40.0%
52.54%1181.670311,59244.2%59.1%
47.75%1111.764211,17050.0%46.1%
49.54%1091.164711,14046.0%52.5%
47.22%1081.369312,14843.2%49.3%
49.02%1021.271712,12947.2%50.0%
49.47%951.258811,31038.5%57.1%
51.61%935.766711,63948.1%53.0%
54.35%925.883211,20350.0%58.0%
48.91%922.376912,00237.8%56.4%
59.78%921.376812,18651.5%64.4%
44.44%905.575410,72648.6%41.8%
54.55%886.376811,48248.6%58.8%
41.38%873.766611,45839.4%42.6%
58.33%721.165812,75645.0%63.5%
41.43%701.172711,80464.3%26.2%
50.00%704.370010,78048.4%51.3%
50.72%695.81,16112,54357.9%48.0%
53.85%655.477512,59858.3%51.2%
53.13%643.575011,57746.4%58.3%
45.45%551.364311,55361.1%37.8%
55.56%544.478812,37163.2%51.4%
49.06%531.573812,52152.9%47.2%
48.08%526.167811,26363.2%39.4%
55.77%521.972811,53756.5%55.2%
54.90%517.187613,02060.0%51.6%
58.82%511.170112,39060.0%58.1%
46.00%505.36759,79642.3%50.0%
38.78%491.575412,56643.8%36.4%
52.08%486.267810,41752.4%51.9%
70.83%481.879412,18468.8%71.9%
54.17%485.379711,17752.2%56.0%
52.08%481.372811,72044.4%56.7%
56.25%481.476413,30650.0%58.8%
54.35%464.876411,18944.4%60.7%
44.44%455.999110,92644.4%44.4%
53.49%436.369111,43169.2%46.7%
45.24%424.969310,41945.0%45.5%
48.78%415.272211,67847.4%50.0%
56.10%416.062310,64157.9%54.5%
50.00%401.873512,18252.4%47.4%
48.72%391.670712,29650.0%48.1%
56.41%394.875911,77945.5%60.7%
44.74%386.178712,19446.7%43.5%
63.16%385.265911,33668.4%57.9%
44.74%386.073810,09555.6%35.0%
70.27%376.378311,20880.0%63.6%
55.56%361.467910,68053.3%57.1%
44.44%361.269611,01735.7%50.0%
63.89%366.574313,30762.5%64.3%
54.29%353.570011,75453.3%55.0%
58.82%341.065712,28541.7%68.2%
48.48%337.072312,12863.6%40.9%
65.63%321.275213,01772.7%61.9%
62.50%326.778110,49372.2%50.0%
58.06%316.173611,29153.9%61.1%
70.97%314.993811,95061.5%77.8%
61.29%315.266411,29572.7%55.0%
48.39%316.082711,01346.1%50.0%
48.39%311.265012,57146.1%50.0%
53.33%301.974912,30063.6%47.4%
46.67%301.477912,48054.5%42.1%
64.29%282.674513,85666.7%62.5%
60.71%282.462411,40766.7%56.3%
53.57%286.679212,08744.4%57.9%
55.56%275.168110,95855.6%55.6%
59.26%276.178312,31481.8%43.8%
69.23%261.971612,21970.0%68.8%
73.08%265.581112,33885.7%68.4%
26.92%264.365710,9259.1%40.0%
66.67%241.153011,73966.7%66.7%
56.52%231.577513,49642.9%62.5%
69.57%236.176910,22566.7%71.4%
38.10%211.364611,06955.6%25.0%
55.56%185.173113,11075.0%50.0%
61.11%184.864011,55875.0%50.0%
43.75%161.566712,7880.0%53.9%
25.00%161.05178,57230.0%16.7%
60.00%152.966611,24457.1%62.5%
40.00%155.969010,02042.9%37.5%
57.14%146.192913,866100.0%53.9%
61.54%131.573813,58133.3%70.0%
30.77%136.269012,71233.3%30.0%
69.23%135.978111,56480.0%62.5%
66.67%122.081613,32750.0%75.0%
54.55%111.56349,95950.0%66.7%
70.00%106.41,00012,29680.0%60.0%
30.00%106.179213,32066.7%14.3%
50.00%106.663611,62050.0%50.0%
30.00%105.44968,81016.7%50.0%
66.67%91.775013,786100.0%57.1%
55.56%91.769312,92233.3%66.7%
42.86%76.266712,724100.0%33.3%
57.14%75.35438,35425.0%100.0%
14.29%76.353210,1480.0%33.3%
16.67%62.552810,49633.3%0.0%
66.67%66.071110,821100.0%60.0%
50.00%67.04299,08250.0%50.0%
40.00%56.18039,81450.0%33.3%
60.00%56.35398,95350.0%66.7%
60.00%54.758011,4070.0%60.0%
60.00%56.379812,05850.0%66.7%
40.00%53.675914,2850.0%40.0%
40.00%54.489910,2840.0%66.7%
60.00%56.481416,147100.0%50.0%

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Nasus vs Diana - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Nasus do against Diana in League of Legends?

Diana wins the Nasus vs Diana matchup with a 61.2% win rate compared to Nasus's 38.8%, a 22.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 49 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Nasus do against Diana in the early game?

In the early game, Diana has the advantage against Nasus with a 56.3% win rate versus 43.8%. Diana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Nasus do against Diana in the late game?

In the late game, Diana takes over the Nasus vs Diana matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to 36.4%. Diana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Nasus vs Diana matchup?

Diana wins the matchup against Nasus with a 61.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 22.4 percentage point advantage means Diana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 49 games analyzed.

What is the best Nasus build against Diana?

The best Nasus build against Diana includes Jak'Sho, The Protean, Iceborn Gauntlet, Spirit Visage with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Nasus runes against Diana?

The best Nasus runes against Diana use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 48.0% win rate in the Nasus vs Diana matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Nasus counter Diana?

No, Nasus struggles against Diana with only a 38.8% win rate. Diana has the advantage in this matchup. Nasus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Diana's lead.

How do I play Nasus against Diana?

When playing Nasus against Diana, play cautiously and avoid Diana's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Diana has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.