Nasusvs Hecarim
Nasus vs Hecarim is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Hecarim wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.7%) over Nasus based on 30 games. Nasus wins the early laning phase while Hecarim scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nasus vs Hecarim 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 the Nasus vs Hecarim Matchup?
Nasus vs Hecarim Matchup Summary
The Nasus vs Hecarim matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 30 recent matches analyzed, Hecarim wins with a 53.3% win rate compared to Nasus's 46.7%, giving Hecarim a 6.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nasus controls the early laning stage, but Hecarim outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nasus needs to press advantages before Hecarim reaches their power spikes, while Hecarim should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Nasus leads by 0.4 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Hecarim 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 Hecarim 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 Hecarim Laning Phase Breakdown
Nasus is favored during the laning phase against Hecarim, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Nasus holds advantages in farming, damage and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nasus Build Against Hecarim
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Hecarim, providing the mobility and stats Nasus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nasus against Hecarim are Frozen Heart, Trinity Force and Spirit Visage. 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 Hecarim matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nasus54.5%
Hecarim45.5%Nasus42.1%Hecarim57.9%Nasus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Hecarim. This lopsided early game means Nasus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Hecarim is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.9% win rate — 15.8 points above Nasus. Extended games heavily favor Hecarim, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Nasus must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Hecarim reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Hecarim 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 Hecarim
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Nasus the best tools to compete against Hecarim 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.89% | 142 | 1.3 | 723 | 11,718 | 45.5% | 49.4% | |
| 45.32% | 139 | 5.4 | 739 | 10,529 | 38.6% | 50.0% | |
| 44.35% | 124 | 6.4 | 710 | 11,562 | 52.3% | 40.0% | |
| 52.54% | 118 | 1.6 | 703 | 11,592 | 44.2% | 59.1% | |
| 47.75% | 111 | 1.7 | 642 | 11,170 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 49.54% | 109 | 1.1 | 647 | 11,140 | 46.0% | 52.5% | |
| 47.22% | 108 | 1.3 | 693 | 12,148 | 43.2% | 49.3% | |
| 49.02% | 102 | 1.2 | 717 | 12,129 | 47.2% | 50.0% | |
| 49.47% | 95 | 1.2 | 588 | 11,310 | 38.5% | 57.1% | |
| 51.61% | 93 | 5.7 | 667 | 11,639 | 48.1% | 53.0% | |
| 54.35% | 92 | 5.8 | 832 | 11,203 | 50.0% | 58.0% | |
| 48.91% | 92 | 2.3 | 769 | 12,002 | 37.8% | 56.4% | |
| 59.78% | 92 | 1.3 | 768 | 12,186 | 51.5% | 64.4% | |
| 44.44% | 90 | 5.5 | 754 | 10,726 | 48.6% | 41.8% | |
| 54.55% | 88 | 6.3 | 768 | 11,482 | 48.6% | 58.8% | |
| 41.38% | 87 | 3.7 | 666 | 11,458 | 39.4% | 42.6% | |
| 58.33% | 72 | 1.1 | 658 | 12,756 | 45.0% | 63.5% | |
| 41.43% | 70 | 1.1 | 727 | 11,804 | 64.3% | 26.2% | |
| 50.00% | 70 | 4.3 | 700 | 10,780 | 48.4% | 51.3% | |
| 50.72% | 69 | 5.8 | 1,161 | 12,543 | 57.9% | 48.0% | |
| 53.85% | 65 | 5.4 | 775 | 12,598 | 58.3% | 51.2% | |
| 53.13% | 64 | 3.5 | 750 | 11,577 | 46.4% | 58.3% | |
| 45.45% | 55 | 1.3 | 643 | 11,553 | 61.1% | 37.8% | |
| 55.56% | 54 | 4.4 | 788 | 12,371 | 63.2% | 51.4% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 1.5 | 738 | 12,521 | 52.9% | 47.2% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 6.1 | 678 | 11,263 | 63.2% | 39.4% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 1.9 | 728 | 11,537 | 56.5% | 55.2% | |
| 54.90% | 51 | 7.1 | 876 | 13,020 | 60.0% | 51.6% | |
| 58.82% | 51 | 1.1 | 701 | 12,390 | 60.0% | 58.1% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 5.3 | 675 | 9,796 | 42.3% | 50.0% | |
| 38.78% | 49 | 1.5 | 754 | 12,566 | 43.8% | 36.4% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 6.2 | 678 | 10,417 | 52.4% | 51.9% | |
| 70.83% | 48 | 1.8 | 794 | 12,184 | 68.8% | 71.9% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 5.3 | 797 | 11,177 | 52.2% | 56.0% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 1.3 | 728 | 11,720 | 44.4% | 56.7% | |
| 56.25% | 48 | 1.4 | 764 | 13,306 | 50.0% | 58.8% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 4.8 | 764 | 11,189 | 44.4% | 60.7% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 5.9 | 991 | 10,926 | 44.4% | 44.4% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 6.3 | 691 | 11,431 | 69.2% | 46.7% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 4.9 | 693 | 10,419 | 45.0% | 45.5% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 5.2 | 722 | 11,678 | 47.4% | 50.0% | |
| 56.10% | 41 | 6.0 | 623 | 10,641 | 57.9% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 1.8 | 735 | 12,182 | 52.4% | 47.4% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 1.6 | 707 | 12,296 | 50.0% | 48.1% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 4.8 | 759 | 11,779 | 45.5% | 60.7% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 6.1 | 787 | 12,194 | 46.7% | 43.5% | |
| 63.16% | 38 | 5.2 | 659 | 11,336 | 68.4% | 57.9% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 6.0 | 738 | 10,095 | 55.6% | 35.0% | |
| 70.27% | 37 | 6.3 | 783 | 11,208 | 80.0% | 63.6% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 1.4 | 679 | 10,680 | 53.3% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 1.2 | 696 | 11,017 | 35.7% | 50.0% | |
| 63.89% | 36 | 6.5 | 743 | 13,307 | 62.5% | 64.3% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 3.5 | 700 | 11,754 | 53.3% | 55.0% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 1.0 | 657 | 12,285 | 41.7% | 68.2% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 7.0 | 723 | 12,128 | 63.6% | 40.9% | |
| 65.63% | 32 | 1.2 | 752 | 13,017 | 72.7% | 61.9% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 6.7 | 781 | 10,493 | 72.2% | 50.0% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 6.1 | 736 | 11,291 | 53.9% | 61.1% | |
| 70.97% | 31 | 4.9 | 938 | 11,950 | 61.5% | 77.8% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 5.2 | 664 | 11,295 | 72.7% | 55.0% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 6.0 | 827 | 11,013 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 1.2 | 650 | 12,571 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 1.9 | 749 | 12,300 | 63.6% | 47.4% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.4 | 779 | 12,480 | 54.5% | 42.1% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 2.6 | 745 | 13,856 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 2.4 | 624 | 11,407 | 66.7% | 56.3% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.6 | 792 | 12,087 | 44.4% | 57.9% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 5.1 | 681 | 10,958 | 55.6% | 55.6% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.1 | 783 | 12,314 | 81.8% | 43.8% | |
| 69.23% | 26 | 1.9 | 716 | 12,219 | 70.0% | 68.8% | |
| 73.08% | 26 | 5.5 | 811 | 12,338 | 85.7% | 68.4% | |
| 26.92% | 26 | 4.3 | 657 | 10,925 | 9.1% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 1.1 | 530 | 11,739 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 1.5 | 775 | 13,496 | 42.9% | 62.5% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 6.1 | 769 | 10,225 | 66.7% | 71.4% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 1.3 | 646 | 11,069 | 55.6% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 5.1 | 731 | 13,110 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 4.8 | 640 | 11,558 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.5 | 667 | 12,788 | 0.0% | 53.9% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 1.0 | 517 | 8,572 | 30.0% | 16.7% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 2.9 | 666 | 11,244 | 57.1% | 62.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.9 | 690 | 10,020 | 42.9% | 37.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.1 | 929 | 13,866 | 100.0% | 53.9% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.5 | 738 | 13,581 | 33.3% | 70.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.2 | 690 | 12,712 | 33.3% | 30.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 5.9 | 781 | 11,564 | 80.0% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 2.0 | 816 | 13,327 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.5 | 634 | 9,959 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 1,000 | 12,296 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 792 | 13,320 | 66.7% | 14.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 636 | 11,620 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 496 | 8,810 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.7 | 750 | 13,786 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.7 | 693 | 12,922 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.2 | 667 | 12,724 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.3 | 543 | 8,354 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.3 | 532 | 10,148 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 2.5 | 528 | 10,496 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 711 | 10,821 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 429 | 9,082 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 803 | 9,814 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 539 | 8,953 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 580 | 11,407 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 798 | 12,058 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 759 | 14,285 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.4 | 899 | 10,284 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 814 | 16,147 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Nasus vs Hecarim - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nasus do against Hecarim in League of Legends?
Hecarim wins the Nasus vs Hecarim matchup with a 53.3% win rate compared to Nasus's 46.7%, a 6.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 30 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Nasus do against Hecarim in the early game?
In the early game, Nasus has the advantage against Hecarim with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. Nasus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nasus do against Hecarim in the late game?
In the late game, Hecarim takes over the Nasus vs Hecarim matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to 42.1%. Hecarim scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nasus vs Hecarim matchup?
Hecarim wins the matchup against Nasus with a 53.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 6.7 percentage point advantage means Hecarim is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 30 games analyzed.
What is the best Nasus build against Hecarim?
The best Nasus build against Hecarim includes Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Spirit Visage with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nasus runes against Hecarim?
The best Nasus runes against Hecarim use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Nasus vs Hecarim matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nasus counter Hecarim?
No, Nasus struggles against Hecarim with only a 46.7% win rate. Hecarim has the advantage in this matchup. Nasus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Hecarim's lead.
How do I play Nasus against Hecarim?
When playing Nasus against Hecarim, play cautiously and avoid Hecarim's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Hecarim has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.