Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.1%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Nasusvs Hecarim

BFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Nasus vs Hecarim is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Hecarim wins with a 70.0% win rate (+40.0%) over Nasus based on 20 games. Hecarim 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 Hecarim 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 - 30.0% win rate in this matchup
Nasus
30.0% WR
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Hecarim vs Nasus matchup - 70.0% win rate
Hecarim
70.0% WR

Who Wins the Nasus vs Hecarim Matchup?

Hecarim wins the Nasus vs Hecarim matchup
Winner
Hecarim
Matches: 20
30.0%
Win Rate
70.0%
1.2
CS / min
1.2
774
DMG / min
735
12,346
Gold / game
13,065
712
Heal / min
704
1,574
DMG Mitigated / min
1,272
0.8
CC / min
0.8
18.2%
Early Game WR
81.8%
44.4%
Late Game WR
55.6%

Nasus vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

The Nasus vs Hecarim matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 20 recent matches analyzed, Hecarim wins with a 70.0% win rate compared to Nasus's 30.0%, giving Hecarim a 40.0 percentage point advantage. Hecarim 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 sustain, where Nasus leads by 310 HP/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 wins the laning phase against Hecarim in League of Legends

Nasus is favored during the laning phase against Hecarim, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Nasus holds advantages in farming, damage, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.2Nasus
1.2Hecarim
Nasus and Hecarim 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
774Nasus
735Hecarim
Nasus deals 39 more champion damage per minute than Hecarim. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Hecarim choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Nasus's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,346Nasus
13,065Hecarim
Hecarim earns 719 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 Hecarim slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.8Nasus
0.8Hecarim
Both Nasus and Hecarim provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
2,286Nasus
1,976Hecarim
Nasus vastly out-sustains Hecarim, healing and mitigating 310 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nasus can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Hecarim is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Hecarim, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Nasus Build Against Hecarim

Ionian Boots of Lucidity 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. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Nasus the best chance to compete against Hecarim. 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

Early Game
Hecarim
81.8%
+63.6% advantage
Nasus early game win rateNasus18.2%
Hecarim early game win rateHecarim81.8%
Late Game
Hecarim
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Nasus late game win rateNasus44.4%
Hecarim late game win rateHecarim55.6%

Hecarim dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 81.8% win rate — a 63.6 percentage point lead over Nasus. This lopsided early game means Hecarim 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 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Nasus. Extended games heavily favor Hecarim, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Hecarim 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 Hecarim

Sorcery rune tree - Nasus primary runes vs HecarimSorcery
Stormraider's Surge - best Nasus rune vs HecarimNimbus Cloak - best Nasus rune vs HecarimTranscendence - best Nasus rune vs HecarimGathering Storm - best Nasus rune vs Hecarim
Inspiration rune tree - Nasus secondary runes vs HecarimInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Nasus rune vs HecarimCosmic Insight - best Nasus rune vs Hecarim
100.0% WR

The Sorcery 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 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
45.83%2166.371911,29038.5%51.2%
40.11%1825.964211,61746.4%36.3%
57.76%1615.875411,79154.8%59.6%
48.18%1376.085111,61552.6%45.0%
53.33%1355.770911,46456.4%51.3%
48.06%1296.471912,08350.0%46.8%
48.00%1256.472511,58250.9%45.8%
49.14%1166.170711,74940.8%55.2%
45.10%1026.582511,87636.8%50.0%
43.16%955.776810,82236.2%50.0%
48.39%935.172811,18942.9%52.9%
45.98%876.482311,80741.0%50.0%
48.24%855.776211,93455.2%44.6%
38.55%835.978911,12136.1%40.4%
53.09%816.11,12811,53845.2%61.5%
48.65%742.669711,51847.2%50.0%
54.79%736.583711,92661.5%51.1%
54.29%707.181012,80736.7%67.5%
42.03%696.262310,95945.5%38.9%
36.92%656.477711,16555.6%23.7%
49.23%655.576211,50350.0%48.6%
50.77%652.072512,62550.0%51.1%
41.54%655.986912,54530.8%48.7%
64.62%656.778813,30575.0%58.5%
55.56%636.575011,42856.7%54.5%
56.45%626.370412,24847.8%61.5%
54.24%596.572211,84256.5%52.8%
55.17%583.781612,24866.7%42.9%
51.79%566.166111,06848.1%55.2%
52.73%556.578113,08070.0%42.9%
59.26%543.377512,12864.0%55.2%
55.56%546.072412,31855.0%55.9%
44.44%545.578110,45140.0%48.3%
53.70%542.370712,30538.1%63.6%
54.72%536.366512,45852.9%55.6%
48.08%526.163611,71051.9%44.0%
66.67%512.176713,43763.6%69.0%
35.42%485.680310,25431.8%38.5%
45.83%485.477610,58744.0%47.8%
48.94%476.580712,31242.1%53.6%
67.44%431.477212,94270.6%65.4%
59.52%426.477612,34952.9%64.0%
52.38%421.163412,53350.0%53.3%
59.52%423.966412,61560.0%59.3%
31.71%415.388612,13642.9%25.9%
51.22%416.073211,68762.5%44.0%
52.50%402.379912,92141.2%60.9%
50.00%401.870612,59650.0%50.0%
61.54%395.873012,35766.7%59.3%
61.54%396.271011,31247.6%77.8%
63.64%336.172813,15360.0%65.2%
56.25%324.171713,26554.5%57.1%
58.06%313.778911,79243.8%73.3%
53.33%303.765012,29442.9%62.5%
58.62%296.677210,66941.7%70.6%
50.00%281.974913,92257.1%47.6%
46.43%286.681210,95661.5%33.3%
77.78%276.081112,165100.0%64.7%
51.85%271.675513,24550.0%52.6%
53.85%261.977212,45750.0%57.1%
50.00%246.870711,74272.7%30.8%
52.17%233.574112,32541.7%63.6%
65.22%234.885312,35845.5%83.3%
59.09%226.468212,36150.0%64.3%
63.64%226.868110,18566.7%60.0%
47.62%216.575311,16955.6%41.7%
40.00%205.664011,22750.0%30.0%
40.00%202.066912,70242.9%38.5%
30.00%201.277412,34618.2%44.4%
42.11%192.566611,06550.0%33.3%
50.00%182.182112,97837.5%60.0%
50.00%186.78299,71750.0%50.0%
55.56%183.280011,99450.0%60.0%
23.53%176.161411,48122.2%25.0%
64.71%171.981713,17550.0%72.7%
25.00%161.972713,55750.0%10.0%
37.50%167.277513,20262.5%12.5%
56.25%162.972913,07950.0%60.0%
31.25%161.671212,10014.3%44.4%
50.00%166.773311,32140.0%54.5%
50.00%165.969113,52366.7%40.0%
43.75%166.692810,35733.3%57.1%
46.67%155.762712,59450.0%44.4%
46.67%154.91,02312,14066.7%33.3%
46.67%151.978312,81733.3%55.6%
66.67%155.387414,64033.3%88.9%
57.14%146.664812,21857.1%57.1%
50.00%141.168111,34242.9%57.1%
50.00%142.759910,57044.4%60.0%
35.71%141.860811,85633.3%40.0%
53.85%136.369711,11742.9%66.7%
61.54%135.971612,30450.0%71.4%
41.67%126.182610,28442.9%40.0%
58.33%124.41,04013,86966.7%55.6%
63.64%116.060613,05366.7%60.0%
60.00%105.773710,57340.0%80.0%
55.56%96.765413,240100.0%42.9%
44.44%94.363811,39433.3%50.0%
55.56%96.774110,79660.0%50.0%
66.67%95.571313,79666.7%66.7%
44.44%95.171812,98066.7%33.3%
50.00%83.04439,95666.7%40.0%
50.00%85.880611,35460.0%33.3%
25.00%86.261110,0510.0%40.0%
25.00%86.555711,10733.3%20.0%
75.00%81.280913,89350.0%83.3%
14.29%76.34829,3850.0%33.3%
28.57%72.966711,98666.7%0.0%
28.57%70.84378,99420.0%50.0%
42.86%71.157511,481100.0%20.0%
66.67%61.686914,6380.0%66.7%
66.67%67.388012,43750.0%75.0%
0.00%63.261210,3180.0%0.0%
50.00%66.175813,39333.3%66.7%
50.00%66.782311,08333.3%66.7%
40.00%54.777212,76750.0%33.3%
40.00%54.365113,4990.0%66.7%
20.00%55.861212,870100.0%0.0%
80.00%56.376814,17166.7%100.0%
40.00%52.663512,3990.0%66.7%
60.00%55.26417,98766.7%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 70.0% win rate compared to Nasus's 30.0%, a 40.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 20 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Nasus do against Hecarim in the early game?

In the early game, Hecarim has the advantage against Nasus with a 81.8% win rate versus 18.2%. Hecarim 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 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. 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 70.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 40.0 percentage point advantage means Hecarim is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 20 games analyzed.

What is the best Nasus build against Hecarim?

The best Nasus build against Hecarim includes Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Spirit Visage with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 33.3% 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 Hecarim?

The best Nasus runes against Hecarim use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% 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 30.0% 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.