Nasusvs Kennen
Nasus vs Kennen is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Nasus wins with a 52.2% win rate (+4.3%) over Kennen based on 23 games. Nasus wins the early laning phase while Kennen scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nasus vs Kennen 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 Nasus vs Kennen?
Nasus wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 35.5% and 64.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 42 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 23 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 4 games, Nasus won 100.0%.
Key takeaways
- Nasus vs Kennen is an even matchup: Nasus wins 50.0% of 42 games, and the 95% range (35.5–64.5%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 51.3% for Nasus; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 247, within the margin of error (40 games).
- Nasus players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Kennen: 29.8% of their other Top games, 4.8% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Nasus and Kennen played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Nasus's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Nasus vs Kennen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nasus vs Kennen Win Rate by Game Length
Nasus's win rate against Kennen by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Nasus's results against Kennen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nasus vs Kennen Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenNasus gold at 15: +247
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nasus Changes Against Kennen
Choices Nasus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually29.8%vs Kennen4.8%−25.0 pts
Legend: HasteRuneUsually75.3%vs Kennen52.4%−22.9 pts50.0% WR here
Last StandRuneUsually74.2%vs Kennen52.4%−21.9 pts50.0% WR here
Health Scaling (flex)Stat shardUsually72.2%vs Kennen52.4%−19.9 pts50.0% WR here
Spirit VisageItemUsually44.4%vs Kennen61.9%+17.5 pts61.5% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually20.8%vs Kennen38.1%+17.3 pts
Ghost + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually53.0%vs Kennen35.7%−17.3 pts
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually33.2%vs Kennen16.7%−16.5 pts
Best Nasus Build vs Kennen
Usual Nasus build (Top)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Kennen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 33 Nasus games against Kennen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nasus's standard build instead.
- Nasus usually completes Trinity Force first, at 15.0 min (median of 20 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Nasus Runes vs Kennen
Usual Nasus runes (Top)
Fleet Footwork
62.6% win rate · 107 games
Against Kennen
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Nasus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Nasus Matchups
Hardest for Nasus
Easiest for Nasus
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Nasus vs Kennen FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nasus vs Kennen?
Nasus vs Kennen is an even matchup: Nasus wins 50.0% of 42 games, and the 95% range (35.5–64.5%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Nasus's win rate against Kennen?
Nasus wins 50.0% of 42 Top games against Kennen on patch 26.19 (95% range 35.5–64.5%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 51.3% would be expected.
Does Nasus counter Kennen?
Not clearly. Nasus wins 50.0% of 42 games against Kennen, and the 95% range (35.5–64.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nasus or Kennen?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 247, within the margin of error (40 games).
Does Nasus outscale Kennen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Kennen strongest against Nasus?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Kennen is ahead of Nasus beyond the margin of error.
What should Nasus build against Kennen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nasus's usual Top core: Iceborn Gauntlet, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate. The biggest change against Kennen: Plated Steelcaps (29.8% usually, 4.8% here).
What runes should Nasus use against Kennen?
Use Nasus's usual Fleet Footwork page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Kennen: Legend: Haste (75.3% usually, 52.4% here).