Nasus Best Build (49.8% WR) - LoL Patch 26.11

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Teleport + Flash
78.5%Win Rate13.3%Pick Rate
Ghost + Smite
79.2%Win Rate4.9%Pick Rate

Build Stats

51.23%Win Rate

+1.48%WR Diff

4.28%Pick Rate

488Matches

This Nasus build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Nasus build are Frozen Heart, Trinity Force and Thornmail. This item combination achieves a 51.2% win rate across 488 matches analyzed.

At full build, Nasus gains a total of 36 Attack Damage, 1233 Health, 240 Armor, 50 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Nasus Runes

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Resolve

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Nasus build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage.

Build Deep Dive

The most popular starting items for Nasus are Doran's Shield, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 42.0% win rate and 36.1% pick rate.

Doran's Shield

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

42.0%Win Rate

36.1%Pick Rate

Doran's Ring

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

54.3%Win Rate

7.2%Pick Rate

These are Nasus's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Frozen Heart (52.2% WR, +2.5% WR diff, 40.4% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 400 Mana. Trinity Force (51.0% WR, +1.2% WR diff, 54.5% pick rate) provides 333 Health, 36 AD, 0.3% AS. Thornmail (52.3% WR, +2.5% WR diff, 25.7% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

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Frozen Heart
2,500
52.20%Win Rate
+2.45%WR Diff
40.44%Pick Rate
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Trinity Force
3,333
50.97%Win Rate
+1.22%WR Diff
54.47%Pick Rate
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Thornmail
2,450
52.27%Win Rate
+2.52%WR Diff
25.67%Pick Rate

Top situational items for Nasus include Dead Man's Plate, Spirit Visage. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

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Dead Man's Plate
2,900
55.95%Win Rate
+6.20%WR Diff
9.62%Pick Rate
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Spirit Visage
2,700
55.62%Win Rate
+5.87%WR Diff
39.45%Pick Rate

The best boots for Nasus are Armored Advance. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

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Armored Advance
1,200
45.24%Win Rate
-4.51%WR Diff
0.76%Pick Rate

The recommended trinket for Nasus is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

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Farsight Alteration
0
56.29%Win Rate
+6.54%WR Diff
5.49%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Nasus build.

Armor:240
Movement Speed:45
Mana:400
Health:1233
Attack Damage:36
Attack Speed:30%
Movement Speed:4%
Magic Resistance:50

Build Comparison

Best WR

Most Played

Alt 1

Armor

130

240

120

Speed

Mana

400

Health

1683

1233

1833

0.3%

Speed

0.04%

When facing Nasus's top counters like Urgot, Ornn, Chogath, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Nasus needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Dead Man's Plate or Spirit Visage based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nasus performance.

Urgot
35.3%Win Rate
-14.46%WR Diff
Counter Items
Ornn
36.0%Win Rate
-13.70%WR Diff
Counter Items
Cho'Gath
37.8%Win Rate
-11.95%WR Diff
Counter Items

durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,500g~4 min

This Nasus durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. This build maintains a solid 51.2% win rate based on 488 analyzed matches. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Nasus build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,083, this Nasus build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, Thornmail power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Nasus build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

Strong physical damage mitigation
Substantial health pool for survivability

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Nasus Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Nasus build?

The best Nasus build in this patch includes Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, and Thornmail. This build has a 51.23% win rate and is picked 4.28% of the time.

What are Nasus's core items?

Nasus's core items are Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, and Thornmail. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Nasus's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Nasus?

Armored Advance are the best boots for Nasus. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Nasus's playstyle. They are included in 4.3% of Nasus builds.

What is the best trinket for Nasus?

Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Nasus. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Nasus maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Nasus builds?

Yes, alternative Nasus builds include options like Frozen Heart, Trinity Force, and Spirit Visage. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Nasus?

MetaBot sources its build data for Nasus directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Nasus builds are?

MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Nasus. From there, we aggregate the Nasus builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.

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Best Nasus Core Items - Build These First

Frozen Heart

Trinity Force

Thornmail

High Win Rate Situational Items for Nasus

Dead Man's Plate

Spirit Visage

Nasus Boots

Armored Advance

Nasus Trinket

Farsight Alteration

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