Who counters Nasus Top?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Nasus are Garen (42.57%), Shen (38.37%), Volibear (42.25%). The percentage is Nasus's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Nasus Top counter?

On patch 26.19 Nasus does best against Yasuo (64.00%), Gnar (60.23%), Dr. Mundo (57.14%).

Nasus Top build and counters

Nasus Top has a 50.33% win rate with 3.12% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier A. Based on our analysis of 5 462 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Nasus on Top.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 5 462

Win rate 50.33%

Tier A

Nasus

Top · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 5 462
Wins: 2 749
Win rate: 50.33%
Pick rate: 3.12%
Ban rate: 23.59%
Difficulty: Easy

Nasus Top stats

16 897

Physical Damage

5 495

Magic Damage

395

True Damage

22 789

Total Damage

42 558

Damage Taken

15 710

Healing

5.1

Kills

5.8

Deaths

5.6

Assists

2.5

Max Kill Spree

11 905

Gold

188

Minions Killed

3.6

Jungle CS

Nasus Top Builds

Runes

Precision

Resolve

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

100%

Skill Priority

Popularity0.70%Win rate44.74%

Popularity0.68%Win rate43.24%

Popularity0.62%Win rate58.82%

Popularity0.57%Win rate48.39%

Popularity0.55%Win rate66.67%

Popularity0.48%Win rate53.85%

Popularity0.35%Win rate42.11%

Popularity0.33%Win rate55.56%

Popularity0.29%Win rate43.75%

Nasus Top skill order

On patch 26.19 Nasus Top most often maxes Q > W > E, used in 84.18% of games with a 50.97% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Siphoning Strike
Wither
Spirit Fire

Win rate: 50.97%
Pick rate: 84.18%
Games: 4 444

Other options

Win rate 50.15%Pick rate 12.96%
Win rate 53.64%Pick rate 2.08%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Siphoning Strike
Wither
Spirit Fire

Win rate: 49.91%
Pick rate: 43.41%
Games: 2 328

Other options

Win rate 51.86%Pick rate 26.03%
Win rate 48.58%Pick rate 9.17%

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Nasus Top counters

Nasus Top struggles most against Garen (42.57%), Shen (38.37%), Volibear (42.25%) and has the easiest time against Yasuo (64.00%), Gnar (60.23%), Dr. Mundo (57.14%). Percentages are Nasus's win rate in each matchup, based on 5 462 ranked solo games of Nasus in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Nasus

Lowest Nasus win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Nasus's win rate.

Champions Nasus counters

Highest Nasus win rate in the lane matchup.

All Nasus Top matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Nasus's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Nasus win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Ambessa	37.93%	58	−676
Games 58 Gold diff @15 −676
Shen	38.37%	86	−165
Games 86 Gold diff @15 −165
Olaf	39.68%	63	−536
Games 63 Gold diff @15 −536
Volibear	42.25%	142	−1 044
Games 142 Gold diff @15 −1 044
Garen	42.57%	350	−1 001
Games 350 Gold diff @15 −1 001
Illaoi	43.51%	154	−1 764
Games 154 Gold diff @15 −1 764
Cho'Gath	44.04%	109	−355
Games 109 Gold diff @15 −355
Trundle	45.45%	99	−703
Games 99 Gold diff @15 −703
Urgot	45.74%	94	−761
Games 94 Gold diff @15 −761
Aatrox	46.00%	150	−1 368
Games 150 Gold diff @15 −1 368
Tryndamere	46.28%	121	−882
Games 121 Gold diff @15 −882
Teemo	46.67%	195	−315
Games 195 Gold diff @15 −315
Ornn	47.13%	87	−113
Games 87 Gold diff @15 −113
Singed	47.37%	76	−450
Games 76 Gold diff @15 −450
Kayle	48.75%	80	+347
Games 80 Gold diff @15 +347
Mordekaiser	49.10%	222	−763
Games 222 Gold diff @15 −763
Vayne	49.12%	57	+408
Games 57 Gold diff @15 +408
Jayce	49.12%	57	−740
Games 57 Gold diff @15 −740
Jax	49.24%	132	−344
Games 132 Gold diff @15 −344
Yorick	49.34%	152	−826
Games 152 Gold diff @15 −826
Sion	50.00%	74	−678
Games 74 Gold diff @15 −678
Heimerdinger	50.00%	66	−1 085
Games 66 Gold diff @15 −1 085
Yone	50.44%	226	−932
Games 226 Gold diff @15 −932
Irelia	50.60%	83	−1 192
Games 83 Gold diff @15 −1 192
Zaahen	50.88%	57	−485
Games 57 Gold diff @15 −485
K'Sante	51.47%	68	−1 086
Games 68 Gold diff @15 −1 086
Darius	51.87%	214	−759
Games 214 Gold diff @15 −759
Sett	51.90%	210	−640
Games 210 Gold diff @15 −640
Malphite	52.74%	201	+21
Games 201 Gold diff @15 +21
Fiora	53.61%	97	−324
Games 97 Gold diff @15 −324
Renekton	54.31%	116	−747
Games 116 Gold diff @15 −747
Gwen	55.70%	79	−746
Games 79 Gold diff @15 −746
Gangplank	55.91%	93	−799
Games 93 Gold diff @15 −799
Pantheon	56.00%	75	−538
Games 75 Gold diff @15 −538
Camille	56.41%	78	−534
Games 78 Gold diff @15 −534
Dr. Mundo	57.14%	98	+90
Games 98 Gold diff @15 +90
Tahm Kench	59.38%	64	−525
Games 64 Gold diff @15 −525
Gnar	60.23%	88	−365
Games 88 Gold diff @15 −365
Yasuo	64.00%	100	−133
Games 100 Gold diff @15 −133

Nasus in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Nasus outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Nasus Jungle

Win rate: 42.25%
Pick rate: 0.19%
Games: 329

Skill max order

Win rate 43.57%

Nasus Middle

Win rate: 50.81%
Pick rate: 0.81%
Games: 1 427

Core Items

Runes

Fleet Footwork

Skill max order

Win rate 52.23%

Champions that counter Nasus

Champions Nasus counters

Katarina

62.5%

3.38%

Nasus Bottom

Win rate: 9.09%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 22

Nasus Support

Win rate: 56.82%
Pick rate: 0.03%
Games: 44

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.9%
16–20 min	4.4%
21–25 min	16.2%
26–30 min	29.4%
31–35 min	26.6%
36–40 min	12.7%
41+ min	5.9%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	47.2%
16–20 min	49.4%
21–25 min	47.1%
26–30 min	49.1%
31–35 min	53.7%
36–40 min	51.7%
41+ min	50.5%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured56.7%
First Dragon secured62.7%
First Herald secured65.7%
First Tower secured70.9%
First Baron secured80%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Nasus Top?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Nasus are Garen (42.57%), Shen (38.37%), Volibear (42.25%). The percentage is Nasus's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Nasus Top counter?: On patch 26.19 Nasus does best against Yasuo (64.00%), Gnar (60.23%), Dr. Mundo (57.14%).
What is the best Nasus Top skill order?: On patch 26.19 Nasus Top most often maxes Q > W > E, used in 84.18% of games with a 50.97% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

How the Nasus Top page is built

Where the data comes from

This Nasus Top page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Nasus in Top is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Nasus performs in Top, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Nasus in Top.

This Nasus Top data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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