
Nasusvs K'Sante
Nasus vs K'Sante is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. K'Sante wins with a 52.6% win rate (+5.3%) over Nasus based on 19 games. K'Sante 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 K'Sante 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 K'Sante Matchup?

Nasus vs K'Sante Matchup Summary
The Nasus vs K'Sante matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 19 recent matches analyzed, K'Sante wins with a 52.6% win rate compared to Nasus's 47.4%, giving K'Sante a 5.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: K'Sante controls the early laning stage, but Nasus outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — K'Sante 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 K'Sante leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While K'Sante is slightly favored, Nasus can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on K'Sante's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Nasus vs K'Sante Laning Phase Breakdown
K'Sante is favored during the laning phase against Nasus, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. K'Sante holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nasus Build Against K'Sante
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against K'Sante, providing the mobility and stats Nasus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nasus against K'Sante are Frozen Heart, Trinity Force and Thornmail. This combination gives Nasus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against K'Sante. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nasus vs K'Sante matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
K'Sante dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Nasus. This lopsided early game means K'Sante 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 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above K'Sante. 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: K'Sante 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 K'Sante
The Sorcery and Resolve rune setup gives Nasus the best tools to compete against K'Sante in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.95% | 222 | 6.7 | 757 | 11,690 | 47.4% | 44.9% | |
| 46.62% | 133 | 5.8 | 769 | 11,929 | 47.1% | 46.3% | |
| 42.61% | 115 | 5.5 | 741 | 11,113 | 47.1% | 39.1% | |
| 51.38% | 109 | 5.0 | 1,048 | 10,821 | 49.2% | 54.5% | |
| 55.77% | 104 | 6.5 | 807 | 12,506 | 46.8% | 63.2% | |
| 46.53% | 101 | 2.7 | 773 | 12,630 | 44.7% | 48.1% | |
| 51.22% | 83 | 6.2 | 682 | 12,399 | 55.9% | 47.9% | |
| 41.98% | 81 | 1.3 | 727 | 11,966 | 42.5% | 41.5% | |
| 48.15% | 81 | 6.2 | 730 | 12,021 | 38.2% | 55.3% | |
| 50.00% | 80 | 5.9 | 786 | 11,204 | 39.4% | 57.5% | |
| 50.67% | 75 | 6.1 | 800 | 11,808 | 63.6% | 40.5% | |
| 52.70% | 74 | 7.0 | 740 | 12,648 | 60.0% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 72 | 4.5 | 783 | 11,881 | 36.4% | 61.5% | |
| 45.83% | 72 | 5.5 | 753 | 12,269 | 46.4% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 70 | 6.0 | 833 | 12,846 | 42.3% | 54.5% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 4.7 | 702 | 11,750 | 41.7% | 51.5% | |
| 39.71% | 68 | 2.3 | 666 | 11,478 | 46.0% | 32.3% | |
| 62.12% | 66 | 6.5 | 782 | 12,203 | 53.6% | 68.4% | |
| 59.38% | 64 | 6.0 | 804 | 11,856 | 53.6% | 63.9% | |
| 47.37% | 57 | 6.3 | 713 | 11,074 | 56.7% | 37.0% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 5.1 | 700 | 10,416 | 45.7% | 63.6% | |
| 54.39% | 57 | 1.9 | 727 | 11,423 | 59.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.71% | 56 | 2.1 | 855 | 13,468 | 56.5% | 63.6% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 6.4 | 855 | 11,643 | 34.8% | 62.5% | |
| 56.36% | 55 | 1.6 | 704 | 12,272 | 46.9% | 69.6% | |
| 35.19% | 54 | 6.2 | 650 | 11,686 | 36.4% | 34.4% | |
| 55.56% | 54 | 6.4 | 730 | 11,685 | 54.2% | 56.7% | |
| 59.26% | 54 | 5.7 | 810 | 11,871 | 62.1% | 56.0% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 5.8 | 964 | 12,406 | 51.7% | 45.5% | |
| 41.67% | 48 | 6.3 | 782 | 11,379 | 28.0% | 56.5% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 6.2 | 662 | 11,081 | 44.8% | 63.2% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 6.5 | 789 | 11,586 | 61.5% | 54.5% | |
| 61.70% | 47 | 1.4 | 738 | 12,644 | 54.2% | 69.6% | |
| 40.43% | 47 | 7.2 | 865 | 11,769 | 39.1% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 6.8 | 866 | 11,792 | 62.5% | 36.4% | |
| 60.87% | 46 | 4.7 | 732 | 12,895 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 6.2 | 918 | 12,957 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 6.1 | 755 | 12,180 | 68.8% | 50.0% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 2.2 | 808 | 13,176 | 61.1% | 40.0% | |
| 39.02% | 41 | 6.4 | 693 | 11,179 | 42.9% | 35.0% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 5.7 | 826 | 11,357 | 44.4% | 54.5% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 5.5 | 743 | 11,314 | 47.8% | 56.3% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 1.4 | 706 | 12,245 | 38.9% | 70.0% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 2.6 | 689 | 12,938 | 35.0% | 76.5% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 1.6 | 756 | 13,869 | 42.9% | 45.0% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 4.6 | 704 | 12,384 | 53.9% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 33 | 2.4 | 703 | 12,673 | 72.2% | 53.3% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 6.5 | 806 | 12,723 | 36.4% | 71.4% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 3.5 | 777 | 12,113 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 2.6 | 794 | 11,975 | 55.6% | 58.3% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 6.3 | 738 | 12,429 | 50.0% | 63.2% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 6.3 | 613 | 10,501 | 58.8% | 50.0% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 2.1 | 750 | 11,756 | 42.9% | 61.5% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 6.1 | 681 | 10,859 | 60.0% | 54.5% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 1.8 | 641 | 12,025 | 23.1% | 61.5% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 5.8 | 728 | 10,505 | 40.0% | 45.5% | |
| 30.77% | 26 | 1.9 | 721 | 11,642 | 45.5% | 20.0% | |
| 75.00% | 24 | 5.9 | 739 | 11,790 | 76.9% | 72.7% | |
| 79.17% | 24 | 2.1 | 801 | 13,211 | 91.7% | 66.7% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 5.6 | 756 | 11,850 | 37.5% | 25.0% | |
| 65.22% | 23 | 5.8 | 857 | 12,891 | 28.6% | 81.3% | |
| 72.73% | 22 | 7.1 | 605 | 9,729 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 3.3 | 714 | 12,689 | 22.2% | 61.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 7.3 | 668 | 11,334 | 30.0% | 54.5% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 2.3 | 828 | 13,270 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 20 | 6.8 | 743 | 12,059 | 28.6% | 23.1% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 1.7 | 766 | 14,375 | 57.1% | 69.2% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 703 | 12,784 | 44.4% | 81.8% | |
| 78.95% | 19 | 1.3 | 707 | 12,544 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.4 | 816 | 10,884 | 40.0% | 55.6% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.1 | 744 | 11,301 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 5.2 | 727 | 13,332 | 28.6% | 63.6% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 4.5 | 768 | 11,990 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 3.7 | 865 | 12,602 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 2.6 | 865 | 14,930 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 5.8 | 690 | 11,792 | 77.8% | 28.6% | |
| 81.25% | 16 | 6.6 | 890 | 13,136 | 57.1% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.5 | 693 | 13,319 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 2.4 | 793 | 13,827 | 25.0% | 63.6% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.8 | 665 | 11,862 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.8 | 709 | 13,767 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.1 | 781 | 12,338 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.6 | 740 | 11,445 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 4.7 | 678 | 11,481 | 85.7% | 75.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.1 | 717 | 13,798 | 62.5% | 28.6% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.0 | 748 | 12,471 | 40.0% | 70.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 4.5 | 680 | 13,128 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.8 | 725 | 12,816 | 83.3% | 37.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.7 | 555 | 10,838 | 71.4% | 57.1% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.2 | 767 | 10,364 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.6 | 746 | 12,533 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 12 | 6.9 | 605 | 12,093 | 20.0% | 14.3% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.9 | 664 | 11,787 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.3 | 782 | 12,285 | 62.5% | 25.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.3 | 684 | 9,739 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.7 | 969 | 12,102 | 71.4% | 25.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 3.5 | 741 | 11,214 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.9 | 733 | 11,729 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.4 | 527 | 8,070 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 614 | 10,981 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.2 | 499 | 10,114 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.1 | 682 | 12,274 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 2.3 | 1,131 | 15,150 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 8.0 | 678 | 12,988 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.0 | 644 | 11,011 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.9 | 607 | 11,519 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.8 | 748 | 12,386 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 681 | 11,828 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.1 | 764 | 12,944 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.9 | 627 | 11,451 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.2 | 574 | 11,959 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 794 | 13,347 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.8 | 601 | 10,881 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.5 | 522 | 11,146 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.0 | 615 | 10,787 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.4 | 647 | 10,988 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.1 | 809 | 11,505 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 763 | 11,289 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 885 | 13,530 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 509 | 12,071 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 698 | 14,377 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 574 | 10,967 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Nasus vs K'Sante - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nasus do against K'Sante in League of Legends?
K'Sante wins the Nasus vs K'Sante matchup with a 52.6% win rate compared to Nasus's 47.4%, a 5.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 19 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Nasus do against K'Sante in the early game?
In the early game, K'Sante has the advantage against Nasus with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. K'Sante players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nasus do against K'Sante in the late game?
In the late game, Nasus takes over the Nasus vs K'Sante matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Nasus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nasus vs K'Sante matchup?
K'Sante wins the matchup against Nasus with a 52.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 5.3 percentage point advantage means K'Sante is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 19 games analyzed.
What is the best Nasus build against K'Sante?
The best Nasus build against K'Sante includes Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 K'Sante?
The best Nasus runes against K'Sante use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nasus vs K'Sante matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nasus counter K'Sante?
No, Nasus struggles against K'Sante with only a 47.4% win rate. K'Sante has the advantage in this matchup. Nasus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize K'Sante's lead.
How do I play Nasus against K'Sante?
When playing Nasus against K'Sante, play cautiously and avoid K'Sante's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale K'Sante in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.