Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.8%
Pick Rate
3.1%

Nasusvs Katarina

CFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Nasus vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Katarina wins with a 75.0% win rate (+50.0%) over Nasus based on 8 games. Katarina 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 Katarina 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 - 25.0% win rate in this matchup
Nasus
25.0% WR
VS
Katarina vs Nasus matchup - 75.0% win rate
Katarina
75.0% WR

Who Wins the Nasus vs Katarina Matchup?

Katarina wins the Nasus vs Katarina matchup
Winner
Katarina
Matches: 8
25.0%
Win Rate
75.0%
6.2
CS / min
5.6
611
DMG / min
1,296
10,051
Gold / game
11,826
353
Heal / min
295
1,176
DMG Mitigated / min
669
0.7
CC / min
0.1
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Nasus vs Katarina Matchup Summary

The Nasus vs Katarina matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 75.0% win rate compared to Nasus's 25.0%, giving Katarina a 50.0 percentage point advantage. Katarina 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 crowd control, where Nasus leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Katarina 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Laning Phase Breakdown

Nasus wins the laning phase against Katarina in League of Legends

Nasus is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Nasus holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.2Nasus
5.6Katarina
Nasus edges out Katarina by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 9 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Nasus.
Damage
611Nasus
1,296Katarina
Katarina heavily out-damages Nasus by 684 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 Katarina's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,051Nasus
11,826Katarina
Katarina generates a commanding 1,775 more gold per game than Nasus. This substantial economic advantage means Katarina consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Nasus should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.7Nasus
0.1Katarina
Nasus provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Katarina, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Nasus coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,530Nasus
965Katarina
Nasus vastly out-sustains Katarina, healing and mitigating 565 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nasus can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Katarina is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Katarina, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Nasus Build Against Katarina

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Katarina, providing the mobility and stats Nasus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nasus against Katarina 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 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Katarina. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nasus vs Katarina matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Katarina
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Nasus early game win rateNasus0.0%
Katarina early game win rateKatarina100.0%
Late Game
Katarina
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Nasus late game win rateNasus40.0%
Katarina late game win rateKatarina60.0%

Katarina dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Nasus. This lopsided early game means Katarina can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Katarina is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Nasus. Extended games heavily favor Katarina, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Katarina 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 Katarina

Sorcery rune tree - Nasus primary runes vs KatarinaSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Nasus rune vs KatarinaManaflow Band - best Nasus rune vs KatarinaTranscendence - best Nasus rune vs KatarinaScorch - best Nasus rune vs Katarina
Domination rune tree - Nasus secondary runes vs KatarinaDomination
Cheap Shot - best Nasus rune vs KatarinaUltimate Hunter - best Nasus rune vs Katarina
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Domination rune setup gives Nasus the best tools to compete against Katarina 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 Katarina - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Nasus do against Katarina in League of Legends?

Katarina wins the Nasus vs Katarina matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to Nasus's 25.0%, a 50.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Nasus do against Katarina in the early game?

In the early game, Katarina has the advantage against Nasus with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Katarina players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Nasus do against Katarina in the late game?

In the late game, Katarina takes over the Nasus vs Katarina matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Nasus vs Katarina matchup?

Katarina wins the matchup against Nasus with a 75.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 50.0 percentage point advantage means Katarina is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.

What is the best Nasus build against Katarina?

The best Nasus build against Katarina includes Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Thornmail with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. 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 Katarina?

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

Does Nasus counter Katarina?

No, Nasus struggles against Katarina with only a 25.0% win rate. Katarina has the advantage in this matchup. Nasus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Katarina's lead.

How do I play Nasus against Katarina?

When playing Nasus against Katarina, play cautiously and avoid Katarina's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Katarina has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.