Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.1%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Nasusvs Yasuo

BFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Nasus vs Yasuo is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Nasus wins with a 52.7% win rate (+5.5%) over Yasuo based on 55 games. Nasus wins the early laning phase while Yasuo scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nasus vs Yasuo 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 - 52.7% win rate in this matchup
Nasus
52.7% WR
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Yasuo vs Nasus matchup - 47.3% win rate
Yasuo
47.3% WR

Who Wins the Nasus vs Yasuo Matchup?

Nasus wins the Nasus vs Yasuo matchup
Winner
Nasus
Matches: 55
52.7%
Win Rate
47.3%
6.5
CS / min
6.8
781
DMG / min
962
13,080
Gold / game
12,475
586
Heal / min
257
1,883
DMG Mitigated / min
1,063
0.7
CC / min
1.0
70.0%
Early Game WR
30.0%
42.9%
Late Game WR
57.1%

Nasus vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

The Nasus vs Yasuo matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 55 recent matches analyzed, Nasus wins with a 52.7% win rate compared to Yasuo's 47.3%, giving Nasus a 5.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nasus controls the early laning stage, but Yasuo outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nasus needs to press advantages before Yasuo reaches their power spikes, while Yasuo should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Nasus leads by 1,149 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nasus has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Yasuo's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Nasus vs Yasuo Laning Phase Breakdown

Yasuo wins the laning phase against Nasus in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.5Nasus
6.8Yasuo
Nasus and Yasuo farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 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
781Nasus
962Yasuo
Yasuo heavily out-damages Nasus by 181 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 Yasuo's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,080Nasus
12,475Yasuo
Nasus earns 605 more gold per game than Yasuo, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Nasus slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.7Nasus
1.0Yasuo
Both Nasus and Yasuo provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.3s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
2,469Nasus
1,320Yasuo
Nasus vastly out-sustains Yasuo, healing and mitigating 1,149 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nasus can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Yasuo is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Yasuo, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Nasus Build Against Yasuo

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Yasuo, providing the mobility and stats Nasus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nasus against Yasuo are Dead Man's Plate, Frozen Heart and Trinity Force. This combination gives Nasus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 62.5% win rate across 8 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Yasuo. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nasus vs Yasuo matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Nasus
70.0%
+40.0% advantage
Nasus early game win rateNasus70.0%
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo30.0%
Late Game
Yasuo
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Nasus late game win rateNasus42.9%
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo57.1%

Nasus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 70.0% win rate — a 40.0 percentage point lead over Yasuo. This lopsided early game means Nasus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Yasuo is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Nasus. Extended games heavily favor Yasuo, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Nasus must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Yasuo reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Yasuo 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 Yasuo

Precision rune tree - Nasus primary runes vs YasuoPrecision
Fleet Footwork - best Nasus rune vs YasuoTriumph - best Nasus rune vs YasuoLegend: Haste - best Nasus rune vs YasuoLast Stand - best Nasus rune vs Yasuo
Resolve rune tree - Nasus secondary runes vs YasuoResolve
Second Wind - best Nasus rune vs YasuoUnflinching - best Nasus rune vs Yasuo
46.7% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Nasus to press their advantage against Yasuo, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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 Yasuo - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Nasus do against Yasuo in League of Legends?

Nasus wins the Nasus vs Yasuo matchup with a 52.7% win rate compared to Yasuo's 47.3%, a 5.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 55 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Nasus do against Yasuo in the early game?

In the early game, Nasus has the advantage against Yasuo with a 70.0% win rate versus 30.0%. 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 Yasuo in the late game?

In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Nasus vs Yasuo matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Nasus vs Yasuo matchup?

Nasus wins the matchup against Yasuo with a 52.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 5.5 percentage point advantage means Nasus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 55 games analyzed.

What is the best Nasus build against Yasuo?

The best Nasus build against Yasuo includes Dead Man's Plate, Frozen Heart, Trinity Force with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 62.5% 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 Yasuo?

The best Nasus runes against Yasuo use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 46.7% win rate in the Nasus vs Yasuo matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Nasus counter Yasuo?

Yes, Nasus has a favorable matchup against Yasuo with a 52.7% win rate. Nasus strongly counters Yasuo in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Nasus against Yasuo?

When playing Nasus against Yasuo, 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.