Zaahenvs Nasus
Zaahen vs Nasus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Zaahen wins with a 54.8% win rate (+9.7%) over Nasus based on 31 games. Zaahen holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Zaahen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zaahen vs Nasus matchup.
Zaahen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zaahen 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 Zaahen vs Nasus?
Zaahen wins 46.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 36.2% and 57.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 84 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- −2.5 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Nasus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Zaahen wins 46.4% of 84 games (95% range 36.2–57.0%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.3% for Zaahen; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Zaahen usually wins the lane: 865 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (81 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Zaahen players pick Cosmic Insight much less often against Nasus: 12.7% of their other Top games, under 2% 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 Zaahen and Nasus 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 Zaahen'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.
Zaahen vs Nasus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Zaahen vs Nasus Win Rate by Game Length
Zaahen's win rate against Nasus 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: Zaahen's results against Nasus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Zaahen vs Nasus 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)ZaahenZaahen gold at 15: +865
- First itemZaahenZaahen: 12.5 min · Nasus: 15.0 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenZaahen wins 39.0% of 41 games
What Zaahen Changes Against Nasus
Choices Zaahen players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Cosmic InsightRuneUsually12.7%vs Nasusunder 2%−12.7 pts
Second WindRuneUsually21.4%vs Nasus9.5%−11.9 pts
Biscuit DeliveryRuneUsually11.6%vs Nasusunder 2%−11.6 pts
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually25.8%vs Nasus36.9%+11.1 pts45.2% WR here
InspirationSecondary treeUsually13.1%vs Nasus3.6%−9.5 pts
Usually1.3%vs Nasus6.0%+4.7 pts
Best Zaahen Build vs Nasus
Usual Zaahen build (Top)
62.7% win rate · 236 games
Against Nasus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 41 Zaahen games against Nasus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Zaahen's standard build instead.
- Zaahen usually completes Trinity Force first, at 12.5 min (median of 54 games).
- Nasus usually completes Trinity Force first, at 15.0 min (median of 50 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Zaahen Runes vs Nasus
Usual Zaahen runes (Top)
Conqueror
50.8% win rate · 1,023 games
Against Nasus
Conqueror52.2% win rate · 46 games
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Zaahen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Zaahen'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 Zaahen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Zaahen Matchups
Hardest for Zaahen
Easiest for Zaahen
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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Zaahen vs Nasus FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Zaahen vs Nasus?
Current data slightly favors Nasus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Zaahen wins 46.4% of 84 games (95% range 36.2–57.0%).
What is Zaahen's win rate against Nasus?
Zaahen wins 46.4% of 84 Top games against Nasus on patch 26.19 (95% range 36.2–57.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.3% would be expected.
Does Zaahen counter Nasus?
Not clearly. Zaahen wins 46.4% of 84 games against Nasus, and the 95% range (36.2–57.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Zaahen or Nasus?
Zaahen usually wins the lane: 865 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (81 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Zaahen outscale Nasus?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Nasus strongest against Zaahen?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nasus is ahead of Zaahen beyond the margin of error.
What should Zaahen build against Nasus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Zaahen's usual Top core: Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Trinity Force. The biggest change against Nasus: Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (25.8% usually, 36.9% here).
What runes should Zaahen use against Nasus?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 52.2% over 46 games against Nasus. The biggest change against Nasus: Cosmic Insight (12.7% usually, under 2% here).