How to beat Nasus

Common role: Top

A late-game juggernaut who stacks his Q infinitely and becomes unkillable.

What makes Nasus dangerous

Nasus permanently increases his Q damage every time he last-hits with it. Early he is weak, but if left to farm he outscales almost everyone, becoming a tanky bruiser who one-shots with an empowered Q and slows you to a crawl with his W.

How to play against Nasus

• 1Deny his stacks — this is the whole game. Freeze or push the wave, zone him off cannon minions, and have your jungler pressure him so he can't farm freely.
• 2Beat him early. Nasus is one of the weakest laners for the first 6 levels — trade aggressively and build a lead before he comes online.
• 3His W (Wither) cripples your movement and attack speed. Save your dash/flash or buy tenacity to escape it, and don't fight when it's up.
• 4In the late game, kite him — he has no gap-closer. Don't let him W your carry; peel and reposition instead of trading autos with his stacked Q.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Very weak early game before he stacks.
• ✓No mobility or gap-closer — pure kiting target.
• ✓Wither is his only pick tool; bait or cleanse it.
• ✓If you deny stacks, he never comes online.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Nasus's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  영혼의 포식자

  나서스는 적의 영혼을 흡수하여 추가 생명력 흡수 효과를 얻습니다.

• Q
  흡수의 일격

  나서스가 적을 공격하여 피해를 입힙니다. 흡수의 일격으로 대상을 처치할 경우 흡수의 일격 스킬이 강화됩니다.

  Strong: permanently stacks damage on every last-hit — late-game one-shots. Weak: deny stacks by zoning him off minions and he never comes online.

• W
  쇠약

  나서스가 적 챔피언의 노화를 촉진시켜 이동 속도와 공격 속도를 점진적으로 늦춥니다.

  Strong: Wither cripples your move and attack speed — his only pick tool. Weak: on cooldown he can't stick — save your dash/tenacity for it and don't fight while it's active.

• E
  영혼의 불길

  나서스가 영혼의 불꽃을 일으켜 해당 지역에 서 있는 적에게 피해를 입히고 방어력을 낮춥니다.

• R
  사막의 분노

  나서스가 강력한 모래 폭풍을 소환하여 주변의 적을 강타합니다. 나서스는 폭풍이 부는 동안 체력과 공격 범위가 증가하며, 주변의 적에게 피해를 입히고, 흡수의 일격 재사용 대기시간이 감소하며, 추가 방어력과 마법 저항력을 얻습니다.

  Strong: bonus health and Q range make him a late-game monster. Weak: he has no gap-closer — kite him and never trade autos with his stacked Q.

Itemization

Nasus is AD with sustain. Grievous Wounds and armor (Randuin's, Frozen Heart to cut his attack speed and Q spam) are core. Tenacity boots and any slow-resist help you escape his Wither.

This guide covers Nasus's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.