Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.3%
Pick Rate
4.1%

Nasusvs K'Sante

BFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

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.

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K'Sante - 47.4% win rateK'Sante(47.4%)
Nasus - 47.4% win rate in this matchup
Nasus
47.4% WR
VS
K'Sante vs Nasus matchup - 52.6% win rate
K'Sante
52.6% WR

Who Wins the Nasus vs K'Sante Matchup?

K'Sante wins the Nasus vs K'Sante matchup
Winner
K'Sante
Matches: 19
47.4%
Win Rate
52.6%
6.4
CS / min
6.5
816
DMG / min
947
10,884
Gold / game
10,886
533
Heal / min
250
1,598
DMG Mitigated / min
2,179
0.8
CC / min
1.9
40.0%
Early Game WR
60.0%
55.6%
Late Game WR
44.4%

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 wins the laning phase against Nasus in League of Legends

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.

Farming
6.4Nasus
6.5K'Sante
Nasus and K'Sante farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 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
816Nasus
947K'Sante
K'Sante heavily out-damages Nasus by 132 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 K'Sante's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,884Nasus
10,886K'Sante
Nasus and K'Sante generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 2 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.8Nasus
1.9K'Sante
K'Sante brings significantly more crowd control than Nasus, with 1.1 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes K'Sante far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Nasus should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
2,132Nasus
2,429K'Sante
K'Sante vastly out-sustains Nasus, healing and mitigating 297 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means K'Sante can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Nasus is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Nasus, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

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

Early Game
K'Sante
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Nasus early game win rateNasus40.0%
K'Sante early game win rateK'Sante60.0%
Late Game
Nasus
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Nasus late game win rateNasus55.6%
K'Sante late game win rateK'Sante44.4%

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

Sorcery rune tree - Nasus primary runes vs K'SanteSorcery
Phase Rush - best Nasus rune vs K'SanteManaflow Band - best Nasus rune vs K'SanteTranscendence - best Nasus rune vs K'SanteScorch - best Nasus rune vs K'Sante
Resolve rune tree - Nasus secondary runes vs K'SanteResolve
Bone Plating - best Nasus rune vs K'SanteUnflinching - best Nasus rune vs K'Sante
100.0% WR

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.

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 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.