Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.0%
Pick Rate
4.1%

Nasusvs Heimerdinger

AFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 13, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Nasus vs Heimerdinger is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Nasus wins with a 55.2% win rate (+10.3%) over Heimerdinger based on 29 games. Nasus 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 Heimerdinger 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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Heimerdinger - 55.2% win rateHeimerdinger(55.2%)
Nasus - 55.2% win rate in this matchup
Nasus
55.2% WR
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Heimerdinger vs Nasus matchup - 44.8% win rate
Heimerdinger
44.8% WR

Who Wins the Nasus vs Heimerdinger Matchup?

Nasus wins the Nasus vs Heimerdinger matchup
Winner
Nasus
Matches: 29
55.2%
Win Rate
44.8%
6.3
CS / min
6.9
613
DMG / min
1,150
10,501
Gold / game
10,626
537
Heal / min
79
1,443
DMG Mitigated / min
382
0.5
CC / min
1.0
58.8%
Early Game WR
41.2%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Nasus vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

The Nasus vs Heimerdinger matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 29 recent matches analyzed, Nasus wins with a 55.2% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 44.8%, giving Nasus a 10.3 percentage point advantage. Nasus dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Heimerdinger 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 1,519 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nasus players can confidently pick into Heimerdinger and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Heimerdinger away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Nasus vs Heimerdinger Laning Phase Breakdown

Heimerdinger wins the laning phase against Nasus in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.3Nasus
6.9Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger edges out Nasus by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 10 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Heimerdinger.
Damage
613Nasus
1,150Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger heavily out-damages Nasus by 537 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 Heimerdinger's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,501Nasus
10,626Heimerdinger
Nasus and Heimerdinger generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 126 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.5Nasus
1.0Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Nasus, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Heimerdinger coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,980Nasus
461Heimerdinger
Nasus vastly out-sustains Heimerdinger, healing and mitigating 1,519 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nasus can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Heimerdinger is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Heimerdinger, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Nasus Build Against Heimerdinger

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Heimerdinger, providing the mobility and stats Nasus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nasus against Heimerdinger are Death's Dance, Essence Reaver and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Nasus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Heimerdinger. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nasus vs Heimerdinger matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Nasus
58.8%
+17.6% advantage
Nasus early game win rateNasus58.8%
Heimerdinger early game win rateHeimerdinger41.2%
Late Game
Nasus
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Nasus late game win rateNasus50.0%
Heimerdinger late game win rateHeimerdinger50.0%

Nasus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.8% win rate — a 17.6 percentage point lead over Heimerdinger. This lopsided early game means Nasus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Nasus at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Heimerdinger. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

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

Best Nasus Runes Against Heimerdinger

Sorcery rune tree - Nasus primary runes vs HeimerdingerSorcery
Summon Aery - best Nasus rune vs HeimerdingerManaflow Band - best Nasus rune vs HeimerdingerTranscendence - best Nasus rune vs HeimerdingerScorch - best Nasus rune vs Heimerdinger
Inspiration rune tree - Nasus secondary runes vs HeimerdingerInspiration
Approach Velocity - best Nasus rune vs HeimerdingerBiscuit Delivery - best Nasus rune vs Heimerdinger
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary allows Nasus to press their advantage against Heimerdinger, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Nasus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
45.95%2226.775711,69047.4%44.9%
46.62%1335.876911,92947.1%46.3%
42.61%1155.574111,11347.1%39.1%
51.38%1095.01,04810,82149.2%54.5%
55.77%1046.580712,50646.8%63.2%
46.53%1012.777312,63044.7%48.1%
51.22%836.268212,39955.9%47.9%
41.98%811.372711,96642.5%41.5%
48.15%816.273012,02138.2%55.3%
50.00%805.978611,20439.4%57.5%
50.67%756.180011,80863.6%40.5%
52.70%747.074012,64860.0%46.1%
50.00%724.578311,88136.4%61.5%
45.83%725.575312,26946.4%45.5%
50.00%706.083312,84642.3%54.5%
46.38%694.770211,75041.7%51.5%
39.71%682.366611,47846.0%32.3%
62.12%666.578212,20353.6%68.4%
59.38%646.080411,85653.6%63.9%
47.37%576.371311,07456.7%37.0%
52.63%575.170010,41645.7%63.6%
54.39%571.972711,42359.3%50.0%
60.71%562.185513,46856.5%63.6%
50.91%556.485511,64334.8%62.5%
56.36%551.670412,27246.9%69.6%
35.19%546.265011,68636.4%34.4%
55.56%546.473011,68554.2%56.7%
59.26%545.781011,87162.1%56.0%
49.02%515.896412,40651.7%45.5%
41.67%486.378211,37928.0%56.5%
52.08%486.266211,08144.8%63.2%
58.33%486.578911,58661.5%54.5%
61.70%471.473812,64454.2%69.6%
40.43%477.286511,76939.1%41.7%
50.00%466.886611,79262.5%36.4%
60.87%464.773212,89550.0%66.7%
47.83%466.291812,95750.0%46.7%
56.82%446.175512,18068.8%50.0%
48.84%432.280813,17661.1%40.0%
39.02%416.469311,17942.9%35.0%
50.00%405.782611,35744.4%54.5%
51.28%395.574311,31447.8%56.3%
55.26%381.470612,24538.9%70.0%
54.05%372.668912,93835.0%76.5%
44.12%341.675613,86942.9%45.0%
51.52%334.670412,38453.9%50.0%
63.64%332.470312,67372.2%53.3%
59.38%326.580612,72336.4%71.4%
51.61%313.577712,11362.5%40.0%
56.67%302.679411,97555.6%58.3%
58.62%296.373812,42950.0%63.2%
55.17%296.361310,50158.8%50.0%
51.85%272.175011,75642.9%61.5%
57.69%266.168110,85960.0%54.5%
42.31%261.864112,02523.1%61.5%
42.31%265.872810,50540.0%45.5%
30.77%261.972111,64245.5%20.0%
75.00%245.973911,79076.9%72.7%
79.17%242.180113,21191.7%66.7%
29.17%245.675611,85037.5%25.0%
65.22%235.885712,89128.6%81.3%
72.73%227.16059,72960.0%100.0%
45.45%223.371412,68922.2%61.5%
42.86%217.366811,33430.0%54.5%
60.00%202.382813,27050.0%66.7%
25.00%206.874312,05928.6%23.1%
65.00%201.776614,37557.1%69.2%
65.00%201.170312,78444.4%81.8%
78.95%191.370712,544100.0%60.0%
47.37%196.481610,88440.0%55.6%
52.63%196.174411,30160.0%44.4%
50.00%185.272713,33228.6%63.6%
50.00%184.576811,99050.0%50.0%
47.06%173.786512,60244.4%50.0%
52.94%172.686514,93050.0%53.9%
56.25%165.869011,79277.8%28.6%
81.25%166.689013,13657.1%100.0%
50.00%161.569313,31940.0%66.7%
53.33%152.479313,82725.0%63.6%
53.33%155.866511,86266.7%44.4%
60.00%156.870913,76760.0%60.0%
53.33%157.178112,33857.1%50.0%
53.33%155.674011,44557.1%50.0%
80.00%154.767811,48185.7%75.0%
46.67%151.171713,79862.5%28.6%
60.00%151.074812,47140.0%70.0%
64.29%144.568013,12862.5%66.7%
57.14%146.872512,81683.3%37.5%
64.29%146.755510,83871.4%57.1%
38.46%136.276710,36433.3%42.9%
58.33%126.674612,53350.0%66.7%
16.67%126.960512,09320.0%14.3%
33.33%126.966411,78750.0%16.7%
50.00%126.378212,28562.5%25.0%
54.55%116.36849,73957.1%50.0%
54.55%116.796912,10271.4%25.0%
72.73%113.574111,21480.0%66.7%
40.00%101.973311,72940.0%40.0%
50.00%104.45278,07050.0%50.0%
40.00%104.561410,98160.0%20.0%
66.67%91.249910,11450.0%80.0%
66.67%97.168212,27471.4%50.0%
77.78%92.31,13115,150100.0%66.7%
66.67%98.067812,98860.0%75.0%
22.22%91.064411,0110.0%50.0%
55.56%95.960711,51966.7%50.0%
55.56%96.874812,38666.7%50.0%
44.44%96.868111,82825.0%60.0%
62.50%83.176412,94466.7%60.0%
25.00%86.962711,45125.0%25.0%
50.00%86.257411,95966.7%40.0%
57.14%77.479413,34766.7%50.0%
57.14%72.860110,88125.0%100.0%
57.14%71.552211,146100.0%40.0%
57.14%72.061510,78740.0%100.0%
28.57%76.464710,98866.7%0.0%
66.67%67.180911,50560.0%100.0%
20.00%56.976311,28933.3%0.0%
80.00%56.288513,53075.0%100.0%
60.00%55.950912,071100.0%33.3%
80.00%56.569814,377100.0%75.0%
60.00%56.457410,96750.0%66.7%

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Nasus vs Heimerdinger - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Nasus do against Heimerdinger in League of Legends?

Nasus wins the Nasus vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 55.2% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 44.8%, a 10.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 29 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Nasus do against Heimerdinger in the early game?

In the early game, Nasus has the advantage against Heimerdinger with a 58.8% win rate versus 41.2%. 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 Heimerdinger in the late game?

In the late game, Nasus takes over the Nasus vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Nasus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Nasus vs Heimerdinger matchup?

Nasus wins the matchup against Heimerdinger with a 55.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 10.3 percentage point advantage means Nasus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 29 games analyzed.

What is the best Nasus build against Heimerdinger?

The best Nasus build against Heimerdinger includes Death's Dance, Essence Reaver, Spirit Visage with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Heimerdinger?

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

Does Nasus counter Heimerdinger?

Yes, Nasus has a favorable matchup against Heimerdinger with a 55.2% win rate. Nasus strongly counters Heimerdinger in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Nasus against Heimerdinger?

When playing Nasus against Heimerdinger, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.