Zacvs Nasus
Zac vs Nasus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Nasus wins with a 58.3% win rate (+16.7%) over Zac based on 12 games. Nasus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Zac build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zac vs Nasus matchup.
Zac Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zac 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 the Zac vs Nasus Matchup?
Zac vs Nasus Matchup Summary
The Zac vs Nasus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Nasus wins with a 58.3% win rate compared to Zac's 41.7%, giving Nasus a 16.7 percentage point advantage. Nasus dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Zac 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 Zac leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nasus has a strong advantage in this matchup. Zac players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Nasus 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.
Zac vs Nasus Laning Phase Breakdown
Nasus is favored during the laning phase against Zac, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Nasus holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Zac Build Against Nasus
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Nasus, providing the mobility and stats Zac needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zac against Nasus are Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Zac an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nasus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zac vs Nasus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Zac33.3%
Nasus66.7%Zac44.4%Nasus55.6%Nasus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Zac. This lopsided early game means Nasus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Nasus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Zac. Extended games heavily favor Nasus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Nasus holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Zac players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Zac Runes Against Nasus
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Zac the best tools to compete against Nasus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Zac matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Zac'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 Zac build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.74% | 94 | 1.1 | 615 | 12,307 | 40.6% | 48.4% | |
| 50.55% | 91 | 1.0 | 543 | 11,666 | 43.6% | 55.8% | |
| 53.01% | 83 | 1.0 | 602 | 12,276 | 40.7% | 58.9% | |
| 41.56% | 77 | 1.1 | 564 | 11,043 | 43.2% | 40.0% | |
| 57.75% | 71 | 1.0 | 533 | 11,455 | 63.3% | 53.7% | |
| 50.72% | 69 | 1.1 | 571 | 12,155 | 50.0% | 51.2% | |
| 52.24% | 67 | 1.3 | 576 | 11,757 | 44.8% | 57.9% | |
| 50.00% | 64 | 1.0 | 557 | 11,011 | 54.5% | 45.2% | |
| 47.46% | 59 | 1.0 | 514 | 11,654 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 1.0 | 528 | 11,424 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 54.90% | 51 | 1.1 | 505 | 11,206 | 45.8% | 63.0% | |
| 35.56% | 45 | 1.1 | 556 | 11,429 | 47.4% | 26.9% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 1.2 | 580 | 11,404 | 61.1% | 47.6% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 1.3 | 587 | 11,440 | 38.9% | 44.4% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 1.3 | 678 | 12,323 | 60.0% | 55.6% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.2 | 672 | 12,208 | 50.0% | 57.9% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 0.9 | 632 | 10,785 | 61.5% | 30.0% | |
| 34.38% | 32 | 0.9 | 598 | 12,065 | 22.2% | 39.1% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 0.9 | 479 | 10,817 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.0 | 627 | 13,048 | 45.5% | 63.2% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 1.0 | 520 | 11,414 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 1.1 | 650 | 12,360 | 18.2% | 41.2% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 1.2 | 579 | 11,260 | 38.5% | 46.1% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.4 | 560 | 10,595 | 53.3% | 55.6% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.3 | 571 | 11,368 | 25.0% | 70.0% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 3.3 | 767 | 13,184 | 66.7% | 53.9% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 2.0 | 708 | 11,412 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 1.7 | 643 | 11,162 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 1.9 | 590 | 13,233 | 37.5% | 75.0% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 1.8 | 520 | 11,123 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 1.6 | 570 | 9,057 | 41.7% | 28.6% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 4.0 | 634 | 11,351 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.0 | 605 | 11,877 | 71.4% | 36.4% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.0 | 585 | 11,092 | 37.5% | 70.0% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 3.4 | 604 | 9,113 | 33.3% | 14.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 3.5 | 699 | 11,420 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 0.9 | 652 | 11,863 | 62.5% | 25.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 0.8 | 547 | 10,662 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 15 | 1.2 | 528 | 11,331 | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 3.0 | 755 | 11,267 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 1.1 | 583 | 12,065 | 100.0% | 54.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.1 | 578 | 11,298 | 42.9% | 37.5% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.5 | 828 | 11,383 | 75.0% | 30.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 1.2 | 648 | 10,875 | 28.6% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.3 | 804 | 10,645 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.9 | 610 | 12,882 | 80.0% | 55.6% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 0.9 | 529 | 12,135 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 3.3 | 648 | 9,716 | 44.4% | 20.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.1 | 541 | 11,583 | 55.6% | 80.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 2.2 | 514 | 9,397 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 3.9 | 639 | 10,942 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 3.9 | 875 | 13,023 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 2.5 | 640 | 11,139 | 55.6% | 100.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 508 | 10,650 | 16.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 0.8 | 506 | 9,761 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.6 | 615 | 10,306 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.5 | 585 | 12,714 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.7 | 550 | 10,144 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 2.5 | 714 | 13,433 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.9 | 588 | 10,749 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 441 | 8,363 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 657 | 10,728 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.2 | 574 | 9,280 | 20.0% | 25.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.8 | 596 | 11,318 | 75.0% | 80.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 3.3 | 739 | 10,772 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 919 | 12,700 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.8 | 673 | 8,528 | 37.5% | 100.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.3 | 738 | 12,635 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.7 | 668 | 10,757 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 817 | 10,654 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 4.8 | 722 | 10,950 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 782 | 13,164 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 2.8 | 552 | 11,786 | 0.0% | 14.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 596 | 10,853 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 557 | 10,379 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 696 | 10,080 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.0 | 958 | 10,166 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.3 | 623 | 11,620 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 692 | 10,570 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 510 | 9,484 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.1 | 560 | 11,766 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.1 | 446 | 6,360 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.4 | 537 | 8,889 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 411 | 6,970 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 827 | 12,689 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 658 | 7,138 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 405 | 6,962 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 999 | 11,752 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 498 | 10,122 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 448 | 7,544 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 794 | 12,455 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 615 | 9,868 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.6 | 662 | 10,106 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Zac vs Nasus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Zac do against Nasus in League of Legends?
Nasus wins the Zac vs Nasus matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to Zac's 41.7%, a 16.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Zac do against Nasus in the early game?
In the early game, Nasus has the advantage against Zac with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Nasus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Zac do against Nasus in the late game?
In the late game, Nasus takes over the Zac vs Nasus matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Nasus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Zac vs Nasus matchup?
Nasus wins the matchup against Zac with a 58.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 16.7 percentage point advantage means Nasus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.
What is the best Zac build against Nasus?
The best Zac build against Nasus includes Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Zac runes against Nasus?
The best Zac runes against Nasus use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Zac vs Nasus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Zac counter Nasus?
No, Zac struggles against Nasus with only a 41.7% win rate. Nasus has the advantage in this matchup. Zac players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nasus's lead.
How do I play Zac against Nasus?
When playing Zac against Nasus, play cautiously and avoid Nasus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Nasus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.