Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.2%
Pick Rate
4.2%

Nasusvs Fiddlesticks

BFighterTank
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 1, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Nasus vs Fiddlesticks is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Fiddlesticks wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Nasus based on 33 games. Fiddlesticks wins the early laning phase while Nasus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchup.

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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Fiddlesticks - 45.5% win rateFiddlesticks(45.5%)
Nasus - 45.5% win rate in this matchup
Nasus
45.5% WR
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Fiddlesticks vs Nasus matchup - 54.5% win rate
Fiddlesticks
54.5% WR

Who Wins the Nasus vs Fiddlesticks Matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchup
Winner
Fiddlesticks
Matches: 33
45.5%
Win Rate
54.5%
3.5
CS / min
3.3
654
DMG / min
906
11,053
Gold / game
10,931
617
Heal / min
531
1,310
DMG Mitigated / min
714
0.6
CC / min
2.0
23.5%
Early Game WR
76.5%
68.8%
Late Game WR
31.3%

Nasus vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

The Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 33 recent matches analyzed, Fiddlesticks wins with a 54.5% win rate compared to Nasus's 45.5%, giving Fiddlesticks a 9.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Fiddlesticks controls the early laning stage, but Nasus outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Fiddlesticks needs to press advantages before Nasus reaches their power spikes, while Nasus should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Fiddlesticks leads by 1.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Fiddlesticks 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 Fiddlesticks 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 Fiddlesticks Laning Phase Breakdown

Nasus wins the laning phase against Fiddlesticks in League of Legends

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

Farming
3.5Nasus
3.3Fiddlesticks
Nasus and Fiddlesticks farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 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
654Nasus
906Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks heavily out-damages Nasus by 252 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Nasus should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Fiddlesticks's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,053Nasus
10,931Fiddlesticks
Nasus and Fiddlesticks generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 122 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.6Nasus
2.0Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks brings significantly more crowd control than Nasus, with 1.4 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Fiddlesticks far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Nasus should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,927Nasus
1,245Fiddlesticks
Nasus vastly out-sustains Fiddlesticks, healing and mitigating 682 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nasus can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Fiddlesticks is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Fiddlesticks, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Nasus Build Against Fiddlesticks

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Fiddlesticks, providing the mobility and stats Nasus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nasus against Fiddlesticks are Jak'Sho, The Protean, Iceborn Gauntlet and Protoplasm Harness. This combination gives Nasus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Fiddlesticks
76.5%
+52.9% advantage
Nasus early game win rateNasus23.5%
Fiddlesticks early game win rateFiddlesticks76.5%
Late Game
Nasus
68.8%
+37.5% advantage
Nasus late game win rateNasus68.8%
Fiddlesticks late game win rateFiddlesticks31.3%

Fiddlesticks dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 76.5% win rate — a 52.9 percentage point lead over Nasus. This lopsided early game means Fiddlesticks can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Nasus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 68.8% win rate — 37.5 points above Fiddlesticks. Extended games heavily favor Nasus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Fiddlesticks must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Nasus reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Nasus survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Nasus Runes Against Fiddlesticks

Precision rune tree - Nasus primary runes vs FiddlesticksPrecision
Fleet Footwork - best Nasus rune vs FiddlesticksTriumph - best Nasus rune vs FiddlesticksLegend: Haste - best Nasus rune vs FiddlesticksCoup de Grace - best Nasus rune vs Fiddlesticks
Resolve rune tree - Nasus secondary runes vs FiddlesticksResolve
Bone Plating - best Nasus rune vs FiddlesticksDemolish - best Nasus rune vs Fiddlesticks
100.0% WR

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


Nasus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
46.27%3916.679211,90246.5%46.1%
46.34%2885.981712,18648.4%44.9%
49.12%2856.11,21412,75840.7%55.1%
50.78%2575.873411,30253.5%48.1%
53.33%2406.875412,43663.5%45.1%
48.66%2256.086111,92050.6%47.4%
42.72%2135.761311,84543.5%42.1%
47.52%2025.483911,52746.2%48.6%
55.32%1895.977411,55046.5%62.8%
45.45%1876.473311,46236.6%54.3%
47.83%1846.275312,14246.8%48.6%
47.73%1775.470511,64046.9%48.4%
51.16%1726.793112,48837.1%60.8%
52.35%1707.383312,67853.1%51.7%
53.61%1666.575212,44647.1%58.2%
49.39%1654.678312,33647.0%51.0%
51.85%1635.582111,65054.2%49.4%
51.88%1606.574812,88953.2%51.0%
46.79%1566.884711,46447.6%45.8%
51.97%1526.383612,05358.6%46.3%
50.99%1525.979011,14447.4%54.8%
56.95%1516.285312,36563.2%53.2%
43.66%1436.267111,31940.9%46.0%
44.53%1376.178711,93356.9%35.4%
46.46%1296.677111,26740.0%54.4%
55.28%1256.680912,05357.6%52.6%
42.50%1205.990810,96641.8%43.1%
53.78%1196.383811,33159.3%49.2%
48.15%1103.572712,23345.6%50.0%
50.94%1066.274112,29654.4%48.3%
51.43%1056.572412,51753.9%50.0%
60.00%1005.776311,78856.5%63.0%
49.49%996.880311,25249.1%50.0%
57.61%925.482311,84952.2%63.0%
60.00%851.575812,83758.3%61.2%
52.94%856.275611,14044.4%62.5%
53.85%786.366511,84271.0%37.5%
49.35%782.874312,64741.7%56.1%
55.13%786.380811,81270.3%41.5%
50.70%716.379812,60252.0%50.0%
43.48%702.679912,99236.4%46.8%
50.72%695.373011,43248.6%53.1%
37.88%666.487610,57628.1%47.1%
45.45%666.280411,73045.5%45.5%
49.23%652.875613,40754.2%46.3%
51.56%644.081912,78856.3%46.9%
53.97%636.472911,36450.0%58.1%
40.32%626.670112,25440.7%40.0%
35.59%596.066611,63026.9%42.4%
50.88%571.374513,07447.8%52.9%
48.21%566.065611,26342.3%53.3%
48.15%544.779012,24933.3%60.0%
59.62%536.167211,32050.0%65.6%
58.49%532.871611,85159.4%57.1%
39.22%516.981210,44037.5%42.1%
47.06%513.080410,96035.3%70.6%
53.06%494.473012,68340.0%62.1%
63.83%476.971112,73076.2%53.9%
48.89%476.878112,60945.5%52.2%
50.00%466.280013,09070.0%34.6%
50.00%462.778212,34944.0%57.1%
64.44%451.578913,49653.3%70.0%
62.22%456.264811,15753.9%73.7%
55.56%453.276012,45455.6%55.6%
53.33%452.271911,65657.1%50.0%
55.81%436.668211,06752.0%61.1%
52.50%416.481412,20536.8%66.7%
72.50%404.283014,03578.6%69.2%
52.63%394.178411,13247.8%60.0%
52.63%382.273813,68054.5%51.9%
54.29%355.678912,40138.5%63.6%
50.00%333.480311,89247.1%53.3%
45.45%333.565411,05323.5%68.8%
57.58%334.378112,11158.8%56.3%
50.00%321.586113,20341.2%60.0%
59.38%322.177512,82858.8%60.0%
43.75%326.683612,83857.1%33.3%
51.61%316.782412,52341.7%57.9%
51.61%312.871313,24355.6%50.0%
46.67%311.873712,11941.7%50.0%
46.67%303.278412,63341.7%50.0%
60.71%283.277012,74957.1%64.3%
64.29%282.484012,79461.1%70.0%
53.57%281.381713,27350.0%55.6%
46.43%286.683311,70071.4%21.4%
53.85%267.274611,28458.3%50.0%
50.00%263.869912,80955.6%47.1%
57.69%266.272712,52437.5%66.7%
64.00%256.284713,01361.5%66.7%
44.00%256.668812,80657.1%38.9%
44.00%251.172013,49730.0%53.3%
33.33%246.577412,23911.1%46.7%
45.83%245.554010,66235.3%71.4%
40.91%225.081511,77455.6%30.8%
50.00%226.975510,60550.0%50.0%
52.38%213.675512,68575.0%47.1%
57.89%193.594713,42937.5%72.7%
57.89%196.981912,78388.9%30.0%
61.11%186.162511,98866.7%58.3%
41.18%176.474412,73242.9%40.0%
56.25%161.668213,156100.0%36.4%
50.00%161.259211,76862.5%37.5%
53.33%154.870113,12950.0%55.6%
53.33%157.065910,96755.6%50.0%
66.67%155.279312,30960.0%70.0%
46.67%151.766612,22542.9%50.0%
64.29%146.584613,13975.0%50.0%
33.33%142.378414,05133.3%33.3%
28.57%146.258412,33928.6%28.6%
50.00%141.170011,43944.4%60.0%
23.08%145.866310,40633.3%14.3%
76.92%143.95869,38777.8%75.0%
46.15%136.868111,89533.3%75.0%
69.23%131.556311,27775.0%60.0%
75.00%126.880310,96960.0%85.7%
66.67%125.474113,31466.7%66.7%
63.64%115.771211,54683.3%40.0%
54.55%115.761911,37450.0%57.1%
45.45%115.375812,28016.7%80.0%
54.55%116.664810,81471.4%25.0%
40.00%101.763410,51725.0%50.0%
50.00%104.85769,86216.7%100.0%
30.00%101.85129,14625.0%33.3%
66.67%96.06119,95271.4%50.0%
44.44%91.480713,23333.3%50.0%
66.67%96.791914,00050.0%71.4%
62.50%86.081314,04366.7%60.0%
75.00%87.268710,865100.0%33.3%
42.86%73.04749,41260.0%0.0%
57.14%76.876910,461100.0%25.0%
28.57%75.865012,40740.0%0.0%
57.14%76.576411,908100.0%40.0%
33.33%66.45269,64325.0%50.0%
83.33%67.569911,212100.0%66.7%
50.00%61.476912,283100.0%40.0%
33.33%62.93677,96325.0%50.0%
60.00%55.272512,193100.0%33.3%
20.00%54.16279,44133.3%0.0%
60.00%52.64508,85175.0%0.0%
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Nasus vs Fiddlesticks - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Nasus do against Fiddlesticks in League of Legends?

Fiddlesticks wins the Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to Nasus's 45.5%, a 9.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 33 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Nasus do against Fiddlesticks in the early game?

In the early game, Fiddlesticks has the advantage against Nasus with a 76.5% win rate versus 23.5%. Fiddlesticks players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Nasus do against Fiddlesticks in the late game?

In the late game, Nasus takes over the Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchup with a 68.8% win rate compared to 31.3%. Nasus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the matchup against Nasus with a 54.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 9.1 percentage point advantage means Fiddlesticks is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 33 games analyzed.

What is the best Nasus build against Fiddlesticks?

The best Nasus build against Fiddlesticks includes Jak'Sho, The Protean, Iceborn Gauntlet, Protoplasm Harness with Boots of Swiftness. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Nasus runes against Fiddlesticks?

The best Nasus runes against Fiddlesticks use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Nasus counter Fiddlesticks?

No, Nasus struggles against Fiddlesticks with only a 45.5% win rate. Fiddlesticks has the advantage in this matchup. Nasus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Fiddlesticks's lead.

How do I play Nasus against Fiddlesticks?

When playing Nasus against Fiddlesticks, play cautiously and avoid Fiddlesticks's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Fiddlesticks in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.