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
  Ruhyiyen

  Nasus, rakibinin ruh enerjisini sömürerek ilave can çalma kazanır.

• Q
  Sömürü Darbesi

  Nasus rakibine vurarak hasar verir ve hedefin katledilmesi halinde sonraki Sömürü Darbelerinin gücü artar.

  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
  Çürü

  Nasus rakip bir şampiyonu yaşlandırarak hedefin hareket ve saldırı hızını zamanla azaltır.

  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
  Ruh Ateşi

  Nasus bir bölgeye yolladığı Ruh Ateşi ile bölgedeki rakiplerin hasar görmesini ve Zırh miktarlarının düşmesini sağlar.

• R
  Kumların Hiddeti

  Nasus yakınındaki rakipleri hırpalayan güçlü bir kum fırtınası çıkarır. Fırtına hiddetlendikçe Nasus fazladan can ve saldırı menzili kazanır, yakınındaki rakiplere hasar verir, Sömürü Darbesi'nin bekleme süresinde azalma kazanır ve hem ilave zırh hem de büyü direnci elde eder.

  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.