Nasusvs Gnar
Nasus vs Gnar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Gnar wins with a 61.9% win rate (+23.8%) over Nasus based on 42 games. Gnar 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 Gnar 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.
Who wins Nasus vs Gnar?
Nasus wins 51.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.8% and 61.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.2% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 86 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- −4.3 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Nasus vs Gnar is an even matchup: Nasus wins 51.2% of 86 games, and the 95% range (40.8–61.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 52.2% for Nasus; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Gnar usually wins the lane: 398 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (85 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Nasus players pick Resolve much less often against Gnar: 76.0% of their other Top games, 65.1% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Nasus and Gnar played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Nasus's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Nasus vs Gnar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nasus vs Gnar Win Rate by Game Length
Nasus's win rate against Gnar by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Nasus's results against Gnar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nasus vs Gnar Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)GnarNasus gold at 15: −398
- First itemGnarNasus: 15.4 min · Gnar: 13.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenNasus wins 54.2% of 48 games
What Nasus Changes Against Gnar
Choices Nasus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
ResolveSecondary treeUsually76.0%vs Gnar65.1%−10.9 pts50.0% WR here
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually20.6%vs Gnar31.4%+10.8 pts51.9% WR here
Health Scaling (flex)Stat shardUsually72.2%vs Gnar61.6%−10.6 pts50.9% WR here
Manaflow BandRuneUsually18.9%vs Gnar29.1%+10.1 pts56.0% WR here
Fleet FootworkKeystoneUsually75.1%vs Gnar65.1%−10.0 pts48.2% WR here
TranscendenceRuneUsually19.1%vs Gnar29.1%+10.0 pts52.0% WR here
Gathering StormRuneUsually2.4%vs Gnar8.1%+5.7 pts
DominationSecondary treeUsually0.7%vs Gnar4.7%+4.0 pts
Best Nasus Build vs Gnar
Usual Nasus build (Top)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Gnar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 56 Nasus games against Gnar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nasus's standard build instead.
- Nasus usually completes Trinity Force first, at 15.4 min (median of 49 games).
- Gnar usually completes Trinity Force first, at 13.7 min (median of 63 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Nasus Runes vs Gnar
Usual Nasus runes (Top)
Fleet Footwork
62.6% win rate · 107 games
Against Gnar
Fleet Footwork
57.1% win rate · 42 games
Plan your Nasus draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Nasus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Nasus Matchups
Hardest for Nasus
Easiest for Nasus
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Nasus vs Gnar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nasus vs Gnar?
Nasus vs Gnar is an even matchup: Nasus wins 51.2% of 86 games, and the 95% range (40.8–61.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Nasus's win rate against Gnar?
Nasus wins 51.2% of 86 Top games against Gnar on patch 26.19 (95% range 40.8–61.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 52.2% would be expected.
Does Nasus counter Gnar?
Not clearly. Nasus wins 51.2% of 86 games against Gnar, and the 95% range (40.8–61.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nasus or Gnar?
Gnar usually wins the lane: 398 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (85 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Nasus outscale Gnar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Gnar strongest against Nasus?
Gnar is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Nasus build against Gnar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nasus's usual Top core: Iceborn Gauntlet, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate.
What runes should Nasus use against Gnar?
Fleet Footwork with Precision and Resolve — 57.1% over 42 games against Gnar. The biggest change against Gnar: Resolve (76.0% usually, 65.1% here).